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USING THE PAGE LIST
CRIMSON USER MANUAL - MODULAR CONTROLLER
circle on your PC. If this mode is not selected, Crimson can expand the display
page to use more of the PC’s screen, but at the expense of some distortion.
Other options are available during page editing, and are described below.
USING THE PAGE LIST
To create, rename or delete display pages, click on the left-hand pane of the User Interface
window. The various commands on the Page menu can then be used to make the desired
changes. Alternatively, right-click on the required display page, and select from the menu.
To select a page, either click on the page in the page list, or use the up and down arrows in the
toolbar. Alternatively, you can use the Alt+Left and Alt+Right key combinations to move
up and down the list as required. These keys will work no matter which pane is selected.
DISPLAY EDITOR TOOLBOXES
To edit the contents of a display page, first select the page as described above. Then, click on
the green rectangle that represents the Master’s display. A white rectangle will appear around
the display to indicate that it has been selected, and a number of toolboxes will appear.
THE DRAWING TOOLBOX
The drawing toolbox is used to add various elements, known as primitives,
to the display page. The first two icons control the insertion mode, while
the balance of the icons represent individual primitives. The primitives
shown in yellow are basic geometric and animation items, while the ones
shown in green are rich primitives that use formatting and other
information from a data tag to control their operation. The primitives
shown in red are system items, such as the active alarm viewer. All of the
commands contained in the toolbox can also be accessed via the Insert menu.
THE FILL FORMAT TOOLBOX
The fill format toolbox is used to control the pattern that will be used to fill a
display primitive. If one or more primitives is selected, clicking on a fill
pattern will change all the selected items to use that pattern. If nothing is
currently selected, clicking on a pattern will set the default pattern for
newly-created primitives. The various options can also be accessed via the Format menu, or
via the paint-can icon on the toolbar.
THE LINE FORMAT TOOLBOX
The line format toolbox is used to control the color that will be used to draw an
outline around a display primitive. If one or more primitives is selected, clicking
on a line color will change all the selected items to use that color. If nothing is
currently selected, clicking on a color will set the default outline color for newly-created
primitives. The various options can also be accessed via the Format menu, or via the
paintbrush icon on the toolbar.
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