ID : 1856
Tool Bars
The editor provides the following handy tool bars for creating TP panel data.
- Main tool bar
- Zoom grid tool bar
- Layout tool bar
- Parts tool bar
- Move tool bar
Main Tool Bar
This provides the following buttons.
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New | Create a new TP panel file. |
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Open... | Open an existing TP panel file. |
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Save | Save the current file to disk, overwriting any older version there. |
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Cut | Move the contents of the selected range to the system clipboard. |
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Copy | Copy the contents of the selected range to the system clipboard. |
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Paste | Insert the clipboard contents at the current cursor position. |
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Undo | Reverse the effects of the last operation. |
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Redo | Undo the last undo operation--in other words, repeat the last operation. |
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Print the current screen. | |
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About | Display the About screen indicating the editor's version number, etc. |
Zoom Grid Tool Bar
These buttons change the Layout window magnification, toggle the grid display on and off, etc.
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Zoom | Change the magnification ratio for the selected region. |
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Cancel Zoom | Cancel zooming and return the Layout window to the standard (100%) magnification. |
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Select parts | Select a part pointed with this cursor. |
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Pan | Shift the display screen in the specified direction. |
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Grid | Toggle the grid display on and off. |
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Snap | Toggle automatic grid positioning on and off. |
Layout Tool Bar
These buttons assign uniform positioning, spacing, or size to the selected parts.
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Align Top | Align along the upper edge. |
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Align Middle | Align vertical centers. |
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Align Bottom | Align along the lower edge. |
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Align Left | Align along the left edge. |
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Align Center | Align horizontal centers. |
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Align Right | Align along the right edge. |
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Space across | Standardize horizontal spacing. |
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Space down | Standardize vertical spacing. |
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Same width | Standardize width. |
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Same height | Standardize height. |
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Same size | Standardize size. |
Parts Tool Bar
Most of these buttons select a part to add to the panel layout in the Layout window.
Name | Description | |
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Label | Add part: label. |
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Text box | Add part: text box. |
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Numerical value input box | Add part: numerical input box. |
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Group box | Add part: group box. |
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Radio button | Add part: radio buttons. |
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Check box | Add part: check box. |
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Push button | Add part: push button. |
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Illuminated push button | Add part: illuminated push button. |
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Pilot lamp | Add part: pilot lamp. |
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Line | Add part: line. |
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Rectangle | Add part: rectangle. |
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Oval | Add part: oval. |
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Function key | Add part: function key. |
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Timer | Add part: timer. |
Move Tool Bar
These buttons move parts around the panel layout and within the file's part hierarchy.
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Front | Move to the top layer. |
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Back | Move to the bottom layer. |
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Forward | Move forward one layer. |
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Backward | Move backward one layer. |
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Nudge up | Move up. Simultaneously holding down the Shift key moves 5 pixels each time. |
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Nudge down | Move down. |
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Nudge left | Move left. |
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Nudge right | Move right. |
ID : 1856