Edit Picture Dialog Box
The Edit Picture dialog box displays the following items:
Window Width
Specifies the width of the iFIX picture that is currently open. Window Width is measured as a percentage.
Window Height
Specifies the height of the iFIX picture that is currently open. Window Height is measured in a percentage.
Window Styles
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Item |
Description |
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Title Bar |
Select this check box to display the title bar of the currently opened picture. |
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System Menu |
Select this check box to display the system menu controls in the title bar of the currently opened picture. These controls allow you to perform such window-related actions as Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize, Close, and Next. |
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Resizable |
Select this check box to indicate that the picture can be resized. |
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Always on Top |
Select this check box to indicate that the current picture is displayed on top of all other windows. |
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Runtime Visible |
Select this check box to indicate that the current picture can be viewed in the run-time environment. |
Gradient
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Item |
Description |
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Gradient Enabled |
Select this check box to apply a gradient to the background color of the current picture. |
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Linear |
Select this option to apply a linear gradient fade type to the background of the current picture. This option is available only when the Gradient enabled check box is selected. |
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Reflected |
Select this option to apply a reflected gradient fade type to the background of the current picture. This option is available only when the Gradient enabled check box is selected. |
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Radial |
Select this option to apply a radial gradient fade type to the background of the current picture. This option is available only when the Gradient enabled check box is selected. |
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Concentric |
Select this option to apply a concentric gradient fade type to the background of the current picture. This option is available only when the Gradient enabled check box is selected. |
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Background Color |
Use this button to open the Select BackgroundColor dialog box to configure the background color of the picture that is currently open. |
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Blend Slider |
Use this slider to set the percentage of fade color to blend with the current picture's background color. The higher the percentage, the more fade color is visible. This slider is available only when the Gradient enabled check box is selected. |
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Fade Color |
Use this button to open the Select FadeColor dialog box to configure the fade color of the picture that is currently open. |
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Gradient Angle Slider |
Use this slider to set the angle of the gradient for the current picture's background color. This slider is available only when the Gradient enabled check box is selected. |
Message Reflection
Some messages are normally sent to the parent control. Under normal conditions, these messages are actually reflected back to the sending control, so that the control can handle its own message. This message reflection can be handled by the container, which will reflect the messages back as events. However, some controls cannot handle message reflection.
If your picture contains OLE controls, and those controls are behaving poorly, try disabling the Message Reflection check box.
Disable Caching for this Picture
Select this check box to indicate that when you close the current picture, it will NOT be loaded into the cache. With this check box selected, the picture file will always be opened directly from the disk drive.
If you clear this check box, picture caching is enabled for the current picture, if you also enabled it in the User Preferences dialog box on the Picture tab. With picture caching enabled, iFIX reads and opens the previously opened picture from memory.
