Dialog 'Properties' of Visualization Objects
Function: This dialog is used for configuring object-dependent properties.
Call: Menu bar: View; context menu of the visualization object in the Devices view or POUs view.
Tab 'Access Control'
This tab is used for defining which user group can execute which actions on the object.
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Tab 'Visualization'
This tab assigns a visualization type to a visualization.
In addition, it includes settings for window size that are used at runtime.
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Visualization |
Visualization type for an ordinary or referenced visualization. Preset. |
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Dialog |
Visualization type for a visualization that opens as a dialog in its own window for an input event. The input action for this is Open dialog. The Close dialog input action closes the window. Tip: A dialog usually includes an OK button or Cancel button at the bottom edge for confirming or rejecting user input, and for closing the dialog. A simple dialog or a dialog prompt includes only a question or information and buttons for closing the dialog with either Yes or No. A dialog is part of a user interface. While a dialog is open, the rest of the user interface is usually disabled. |
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Numpad / keypad / dialog for input configuration |
Visualization type for a visualization that displays a virtual numeric keypad or a virtual keyboard. It appears when the user is prompted to specify text. The input action for this is Write variable.
Note: The interface of this visualization must also conform with the interfaces for the standard visualizations for the numeric keypad or that keyboard that provides the
Tip: The |
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Dialog is opaque |
Use this option when your drawn dialog is rectangular and opaque, containing no transparent parts. |
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Use automatic detected visualization size |
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Include background image |
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Use specified visualization size |
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: The screen area that is covered by the dialog is not refreshed. This has a positive effect on the character and input performance.
: The size is determined so that all visualization elements are enclosed.
: All elements are visible, but a larger background image is truncated.
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Internal |
When editing as a library project while the project is open in CODESYS, an internal visualization is handled like all visualizations. The internal visualization appears in drop-down lists. Or in the visualization manager (Visualizations tab). The internal visualizations that include a linked library are not visible to you. |
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