Hardware manual

Impact Reference Guide Text Entry
4-75 Datalogic Automation Inc.
Text Entry
The Text Entry control provides text entry on the Control Panel. The entered text can then be linked to a
vision program or another Control Panel. If the On-Screen Keyboard is enabled, it is displayed when this
control gains focus.
Hide Makes the control invisible
Enable Enables the control so it can be used
Disable Disables the control; it cannot be used
Event Name When it happens
Updated When the table’s values are updated
Update by User Only when the table’s values are updated by a user’s action
Property Name What it is
Background Color Click in the field to choose the control’s background color. (The Transpar-
ent property must be False to see the background.)
Caret Color Click in the field to choose the cursor color displayed when you enter
numbers.
X The control’s X coordinate.
Y The control’s Y coordinate.
Disabled Color Click in the field to choose the text’s display color when the control is dis-
abled.
Editable If True, the text can be edited.
Enabled If True, the control is enabled.
Font Click in the field to choose the text’s font properties.
Text Color Click in the field to choose the text’s display color.
Horizontal Align-
ment
Sets the text’s horizontal justification: Left, Center, or Right
Selected Color Click in the field to choose the text’s display color when the text field is
selected.
Selected Back-
ground
Click in the field to choose the text’s background color when the text field
is selected.
Text The control’s current text value.
Height The control’s height (in pixels)
Width The control’s width (in pixels)
Method Name What it does