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CONFIGURING THE COLOR VIRTUAL HMI
PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS
The text editor supports cutting, pasting and all the other options normally found within a
Windows editor. The editor will also configure the keyboard to use the appropriate Input
Method Editor for the currently selected default language.
Note that only the default language text can be edited directly. Other versions of the text must
be edited via the properties dialog box, which is accessed by selecting the primitive and
pressing Alt+Enter, or by selecting the Properties command from the Edit menu…
• The Text property is used to specify the text to be displayed. As mentioned
above, the default language version of the text can also be edited directly on the
display page when the primitive is created, or by clicking an existing primitive.
• The Font property is used to specify the font to be used. The font list comprises
the eight resident fonts found in all Masters, plus any custom fonts already
created in this database. The Pick button can be used to invoke the font selection
dialog, allowing any font that is installed on your system to be rendered in a
form that can be used by the target device. Note that it is your responsibility to
ensure that your license in respect of the font allows this kind of usage.
• The Text Type property is used to indicate whether the text should be drawn with
a solid or transparent background. Transparent text can be used to overlay
multiple primitives while still allowing those primitives to be seen.
• Foreground and Background properties are used to specify the colors to be used
to draw the text. Obviously, having the same color for both settings will render
the text invisible—a fact that can be exploited to show or hide text as required.
• The Horizontal and Vertical justification properties are used to indicate where
the text should be placed within the bounding rectangle of the primitive.
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