Blinking objects can be an effective device for attracting an operator's attention to a screen. However, when you use blinking in iFIX pictures, it forces a repaint of the region in which the blinking object resides. This can be costly, in terms of your system's resources, so you should use blinking judiciously and only in the displays in which it is truly needed.
Blink rate The default blink rate is .5 seconds. If you do not need to have the object blink that fast, adjust the rate to slower interval. This will help conserve system resources.
To change the blink rate:
- Open the Animations dialog box for the object you want to animate and select the Color tab.
- Click the Animate check box for the color property you want (ForegroundColor, BackgroundColor, or EdgeColor).
- Click the Advanced button and, in the Other Options area, enter a blinking rate (in seconds) in the Toggle Rate field.
