User`s guide

Modifying ActiveX Control Properties
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•The Volume block in the Angular Gauges library uses three adjacent annular
regions, each with a different color.
•The Thermometer block in the Sliders library uses two styles for ticks: one
for numbered ticks every 10 degrees and another for unnumbered ticks every
2 degrees.
•The Circle Meter block in the LEDs library applies one of three LED styles
to each of 10 LEDs. The three styles differ in their colors.
Determining When Multiple Styles Are Allowed
To find out whether a component supports multiple styles, look in the block’s
property dialog box for a pair of properties whose names are like this,
respectively:
•A plural noun describing the component, such as
Fonts or Scales
•A word that combines the noun and the letters ID, such as FontID or
ScaleID
As an example, the figure below shows the pair of properties, Fonts and
FontID, that indicate the ability to create multiple font styles.
If the dialog box has no such properties for the component you are interested
in, then you cannot create multiple styles for that component. For example, in
the
Background panel of a block’s dialog box, you can define the color of an
outline, but you cannot create multiple concentric outlines of different colors.
Creating Styles
After locating the style-identifying pair of properties for the component you are
interested in, follow these steps to create an additional style: