Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Screens and Graphics
Column # Property Default Value
11 En. Transparent 0
When configuring text messages that have the comma character as part of the message, you must configure
the whole message between quotes (e.g., "Warning, Turn the motor Off" ); otherwise, the comma will be
interpreted as a data separator instead of as part of the message.
• The first line of this file is equivalent to the State = Error. In other words, if there is no message associated
with the current value of the tag configured in the Read Tag field, the message configured in the first row
(State = Error) is displayed during runtime.
• The data configured in the Value column of the first row from this file is irrelevant. This row must always be
configured, regardless of the object type (even for Multistate Pushbutton).
• Only the Text/Message and Value columns are mandatory. The other columns are optional, and the default
values will be used if you do not specify any value for them (see table).
• The fields Text(FG), Text(BG), Rec(FG), Rec(BG) and Transparent can be configured with the code of the color
associated with it. The code can be entered directly in decimal format (e.g., 255) or in hexadecimal format
using the syntax ‐value (e.g., ‐0000FF).
• The fields Text Blink, Rec Blink and En. Transparent can be configured with Boolean values 0 or 1 (0 = Unchecked; 1
= Checked), or with the keywords FALSE or TRUE (FALSE = Unchecked; TRUE = Checked).
Example:
Error Message,,0,16777215,1,8421376,16777215,1,error.bmp,0,0
Message Zero,0,0,16777215,0,8421376,16777215,0,open.bmp,65280,1
Message Ten,10,0,16777215,0,8421376,16777215,0,closed.bmp,65280,1
Message Twenty,20,0,16777215,0,8421376,16777215,0,,0,0
Message Thirty,30,0,16777215,0,8421376,16777215,0,,0,0
Tip: You can use the Smart Message editor (Data Source = Static) to configure the messages, values
and colors. To do so, select the configuration, copy it and paste it into an Excel worksheet. Then,
you can save the Excel worksheet as a CSV file (File > Save As). This procedure provides you with a
user friendly interface for configuring the color codes.
Libraries
SYMBOLS
The Library is a visual browser for all of the Symbols that are available to be inserted in a project screen. To
open the Library window, do one of the following:
• On the Graphics tab of the ribbon, in the Libraries group, click Symbols; or
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