Configure a path control

Procedure

  1. In the navigator, click Global Displays > Forms.
  2. From the Forms list, select the resource you want to work with.
  3. Click Display Editor > Designer.
  4. Click the Toolbox tab.
  5. Expand the control group you want to work with.
  6. Click and drag the control to the desired position in the Designer.
    Note: To apply the properties of a control to another control, click and drag the control to another control in the document tree. The Applying <control (control name)> to Target dialog box appears where you can select the option you want to use to apply to the control.
  7. Save the form or user display.
    Click Save on the...To save...
    toolbarlocally for WPF forms; to the server for Silverlight forms
    title barto the server for WPF forms
  8. Resize the path control using the resize handles, as required.
  9. Right-click the path control and select Edit Layer.
    The control's outline color changes to orange to indicate that it is the active layer, and the contents of the Toolbox tab changes to display the list of Geometry shapes.
  10. Click the geometry shape you want to add to the path control, and then move the mouse to the active layer area.
    The mouse pointer changes to a cross-hair.
  11. Depending on the geometry shape you are adding, you can click and drag the mouse in the active layer to create the shape you want, or click multiple times to add start and end points for the shape you want to create.
    Tip:
    • To clear the shape while you are still designing it, right-click the shape, and then press the delete button.
    • To clear a previously created shape, click the shape, and then press the delete button.
  12. To close the active layer, click Close Active Geometry, and then click in the active layer.
  13. Save the form or user display.
    Click Save on the...To save...
    toolbarlocally for WPF forms; to the server for Silverlight forms
    title barto the server for WPF forms