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Control Panel Application Impact Reference Guide
Datalogic Automation Inc. 4-10
must have a unique name, although Control Panels with the same name may be stored in different Control
Panel Application files.
To create an empty Control Panel Application
1. Click the New Control Panel Application button.
2. Click the Create Empty Application button in the Select Template browser.
3. Add Control Panels as desired. (See “Control Panel” on page 4-11.)
To create a Control Panel Application from a template
1. Click the New Control Panel Application button.
2. Select a template from the Template browser and click Add.
3. Select a location on the Control panel for the template and left-click that location. If you click Cancel,
you will create an empty application.
4. Add Control Panels as desired. (See “Control Panel” on page 4-11.)
5. Click the Save Control Panel Application button in the toolbar to save the application.
The following Control Panel Application properties are available.
Property Name What it is
Filename The Application’s file name, which must have a ".cp" extension. IMPOR-
TANT: File names are case sensitive.
Panel Tab Font Selects the display font for all the Control Panel tabs
Panel Tab Height Sets the tab height for all the Control panels, in pixels. A value of zero
automatically adjusts to accommodate the tab font size. A value of -1
hides the tab. In this case, you must provide some other way (such as a
toggle button control) to access the tabs
Width of Panels Sets the width of all the Control panels, in pixels, when CPM is in Full
Screen Design Viewing mode or Run mode. Set this value based on the
screen resolution of the PC where the application will eventually run.
Height of Panels Sets the height of all the Control panels, in pixels, when CPM is in Full
Screen Design Viewing mode or Run mode. Set this value based on the
screen resolution of the PC where the application will eventually run.
Recommended
Width/Height of
Panels
These dimensions are calculated based on your PC’s current screen res-
olution setting.
Recommended
Height of Panels
without Toolbar
Set the Height of Panels value to this value if the application will be run
with CPM Runtime with no toolbar displayed.
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