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Options on the General tab of the Interlocked Push Button Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the General tab of the Interlocked Push Button Properties dialog box.

Options

Descriptions

Appearance

Specify the object's appearance in this area.

Border style

Select a border style for the object.

If the object shape is circle or ellipse, the available border styles are None and Line.

Border width

Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.

Back style

Specifies the object background. Available options are:

  • Solid. The object’s background is filled with a solid color specified in the Back color option.
  • Transparent. The object’s background is not filled and any objects behind it show through.
  • Gradient. The object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.

    Specify the color for the background (Back color) on the States tab.

Shape

Select the shape of the object. If the object shape is circle or ellipse, the application applies properties such as size and position by measuring in relation to the object’s bounding box.

Border uses back color

Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the object.

Clear this check box to use the selected Border Color.

Specify the background color and the border color on the States tab.

Highlight color

This box shows the current highlight color. Click it to select another color.

The object's border, if any, changes to the highlight color when the operator presses the button at run time.

Button Value

Type the integer value to use for this button. When the operator presses the button, the button changes to State 1 and the application sends this value to the data source.

Touch margins

You can specify a touch-insensitive margin inside the button’s edges. If the operator presses on the touch-insensitive margin, the button press is not registered.

Horizontal margin

Specifies the number of pixels for the distance inside the left and right edges of the button where the button will not be touch sensitive.

Vertical margin

Type the number of pixels for the vertical touch margin. The vertical margin is along the button’s top and bottom edges.

Other

 

Audio

Select this check box to sound an internal beeper when the object is pressed.

If the computer running the project does not have an internal beeper, the object press does not trigger a beep.

See also

bounding box

Create Interlocked push buttons

Set up general properties for an Interlocked push button