Shape Preferences Tab - User Preferences Dialog Box
The Shape Preferences tab of the User Preferences dialog box displays the following items:
Color
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Item |
Description |
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Fade Color |
Use this button to open the Select Color dialog box where you can choose the default shape fade color. |
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Foreground Color |
Use this button to open the Select Color dialog box where you can choose the default shape foreground color. |
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Background Color |
Use this button to open the Select Color dialog box where you can choose the default shape background color. |
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Edge Color |
Use this button to open the Select Color dialog box where you can choose the default shape edge color. |
Font
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Item |
Description |
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Font Name |
Specifies the default font for text objects. |
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Font Size |
Specifies the default size of text objects. |
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Font Styles |
Specifies the default text object style. The text can be regular, bold, italics, or bold italics. |
General
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Item |
Description |
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Edge Style |
Specifies the default shape edge style. Edges can be solid, transparent, dotted, or dashed. |
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Edge Width |
Specifies the default shape edge width. You can enter any width from 0 to 255 pixels. |
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Hit Test Size |
Specifies the minimum distance the cursor can be from an object before highlighting the object. You can enter any distance from 0 to 255 pixels. |
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Blend Percent |
Specifies how much of the fade color, in a percentage, will be mixed with the foreground color. The higher the percentage, the more the fade color is visible. |
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Fill Style |
Specifies the default shape foreground fill style. Fills can be solid, transparent, gradient, or a pattern. |
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Background Style |
Specifies whether the default shape background is opaque or transparent. |
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Fade Type |
Specifies the default fade type for shape objects. Fade types can be linear, concentric, radial, or reflected. |
Pipe
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Item |
Description |
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Thickness |
Specifies the default thickness for pipe objects. You can enter any value from 10 to 300. |
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Elbow Style |
Specifies the default elbow style for pipe objects. Elbow styles can be round or square. |
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Start Cap |
Specifies the default start cap for pipe objects. Start caps can be round, square, horizontal-diagonal, or vertical-diagonal. |
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End Cap |
Specifies the default end cap for pipe objects. End caps can be round, square, horizontal-diagonal, or vertical-diagonal. |
Datalink – Remove Leading and Trailing Spaces
Select this check box to indicate whether iFIX should remove extra spaces when Data links are displayed in the run-time environment. This check box is selected by default, which means that all blank spaces before and after data within Data links will be stripped out. Also, note that this option only applies to Data links that display ASCII (A_) or Raw Format data. If you change this option, you must restart the WorkSpace for the change to take effect.
Text – Remove Leading and Trailing Spaces
Select this check box so that leading and trailing spaces are removed from text objects that you add to the WorkSpace. This setting only applies to text entered after you change the setting; it does not change existing text entries.
By default, this check box is selected.
Historical Datalink – Show Time Stamp with Data
Select this check box to specify that the Historical Datalink include the time stamp with the data. The time stamp appears only at run-time.
By default, this check box is selected.
