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CONFIGURING THE MONOCHROME VIRTUAL HMI
ADDING DISPLAY PRIMITIVES
THE TEXT FORMAT TOOLBOX
The text format toolbox is used to control the horizontal and vertical alignment of
primitives that contain text elements. If one or more such primitives is selected,
clicking on an icon will change all the selected items to use the selected
justification. If nothing is currently selected, clicking on an icon will set the default format for
newly-created primitives. The various options can also be accessed via the Format menu.
THE FOREGROUND TOOLBOX
The foreground toolbox is used to control the foreground color for primitives that
contain text elements. If one or more such primitives is selected, clicking on an
icon will change all the selected items to use the selected color. If nothing is
currently selected, clicking on an icon will set the default color for all newly-created
primitives. The various options can also be accessed via the Format menu.
THE BACKGROUND TOOLBOX
The background toolbox is used to control the background color for primitives
that contain text elements. If one or more such primitives is selected, clicking on
an icon will change all the selected items to use the selected color. If nothing is
currently selected, clicking on an icon will set the default color for all newly-created
primitives. The various options can also be accessed via the Format menu.
ADDING DISPLAY PRIMITIVES
To add a display primitive to a page, click on the required icon in the drawing toolbox, or
select the required option from the Insert menu. The mouse cursor will change to an arrow
with a crosshair at its base, and you will then be able to drag-out the required position of the
primitive within the display window…
SMART ALIGNMENT
If you have the Smart Align features of the View menu enabled, Crimson will provide you
with guidelines to help align a new primitive with existing primitives, or with the center of
the display. In the example shown above, the horizontal dotted line indicates that the center of
the tank primitive is vertically aligned with the center of the display. With a little practice,
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