Specifications

General Properties & Click Actions
Every component you add to the custom view has
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that need to be defined.
In the
General tab, define the sizing and placement parameters – this affects where on the screen you will see
this component, and how large an area the component will occupy. Enter the desired height and width of the
component (in pixels), and define the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) distance between the top left corner of the
screen and the top left corner of the object.
You can also click and drag to move the object, and use the sizing handles to resize. To align multiple objects
precisely, use the
Snap to Grid and Align to Grid functions from the
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menu (described on page 70).
The
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you set up for the component determines what happens when an operator clicks on the object. You
can set up a Click Action for any object in your custom view, and the available actions are the same for each:
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Action, Issue Command, Run Macro, Stop Macro, Clear Alarms,
and Open Custom View . The last option is useful
if you are using multiple custom views and wish to provide a means to navigate from one view to the next without
using the View List.
When you check the
Require Ctrl-Click option, operators have to press and hold the Control key while clicking
the component. This prevents critical actions from being executed inadvertently.
METER COMPONENTS
Three types of custom view components provide metering channel data: text, angular and linear meters.
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display a readout of the meter value,
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provide a gauge-style appearance, and
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show the value on a straight-line scale. Every meter has a
Meter Data properties tab, where you specify the site
name and unit number containing the metering channel, along with the channel number and the number of
decimal places to show. The other properties you define depend on the type of meter you use.
Meter (Text)
In the Meter (Text) properties tab, you can assign a background color to the meter display, change the font and
font size, adjust the text alignment, and choose the type of border for the meter.
Meter (Angular)
The Meter (Angular) tab lets you customize the appearance of the meter:
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Determines how far the gauge “wraps” around, allowing a short arc or a circular meter.
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Determines where the low-end of the scale begins (in degrees measured from the center point of the
meter).
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Determines the size of the meter.
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Moves the meter within the allotted component space.
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Removes the meter background so that background images will show through.
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