Modifying a Control Panel
Modifying the Properties of Controls
You can modify the properties of controls in the Online or Layout Mode.
Right-click the control to be modified.
Click Properties.
If a control is placed on another control, for example a control that is placed in a group box, modifications to the reference control, such as the font or the Autosize command, will also affect the new control.
Properties Dialog Box
The tab pages provided in the Properties dialog box vary, depending on the selected control:
Name |
Function |
General |
Determine the caption, font, and text position and size for the control. |
Link |
Link to the device for which the property is displayed. |
Autosize |
Determine how the size of the control changes when the entire panel is increased or reduced in size. |
Color |
Select the colors for the individual components of the control. |
Style |
Select the shape of the control. |
Button |
Specify whether and which additional Control Panel(s) are opened when the corresponding Script button is clicked (also, see Controlling Devices from the Control Panel Creating Hidden Windows). |
Command |
Type the command or program to be executed when the Script button is clicked. |
Axis/Decoration |
Determine the scaling of the axes and the representation of the online signals and 3D plot. |
Signals |
Determine which signals are displayed and which offset is used. |
Chrom. |
Determine whether and how chromatograms overlap on the signal plot. |
Device |
Select the pump(s) for which gradient profiles are displayed. |
Timebase |
Connect to the selected Timebase. |
Default Parameters |
Specify the default parameters for a command that is linked to a Device Command button. |
Events |
Select the events to be marked on the Trend Plot. |
Statistics |
Select the statistics to be marked on the trend plot and define how they are calculated. |
Data Labels |
Specify which data points on the trend plot are labeled, and the text of the label. |
Data |
Select the trend variable to be plotted, the datasource from which trend data is retrieved, and the time period of the trend data. |
Function |
Select the function to assign to the timebase command button. |
For information about how to specify the property of a control, refer to Controlling Devices from the Control Panel Linking a Control to a Device.