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TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Software (v2.10 or higher)
Creating G4 PanelBuilder Templates .......................................................................... 174
Template Requirements .............................................................................................. 175
Required Template Elements ...................................................................................... 175
Optional Template Elements....................................................................................... 177
Element Specific Conventions ..................................................................................... 177
Rules for Navigating A Template ................................................................................ 178
Template Wide Conventions ....................................................................................... 178
Creating Navigation Elements .................................................................................... 178
Creating Placeholder Elements ................................................................................... 179
Placeholder Element Conventions .............................................................................. 181
Creating Preview Images ............................................................................................ 181
Alternate Screen Names for Template Elements ........................................................ 182
Element Specific Conventions ..................................................................................... 182
Navigation Element Conventions ............................................................................... 183
Sub-Navigation Element Conventions ...................................................................... 184
Splash Element Conventions ...................................................................................... 184
Device Element Conventions ...................................................................................... 185
Feature Element Conventions .................................................................................... 185
Sub-Feature Element Conventions ............................................................................. 185
Exporting Your Project as a VisualArchitect Template.......................................... 186
VA Templates - Navigations as Pages ......................................................................... 186
VA Templates - Logical Page Scroll Bar Elements ....................................................... 186
VA Templates - Logical Page Info Element.................................................................. 186
VA Templates - Logical Page Up and Down Elements ................................................ 187
VA Templates - List Box Page Up and Down Elements ............................................... 187
Working With the Resource Manager .............................................................189
Resource Manager dialog - Images tab................................................................. 190
Resource Manager dialog - Dynamic Images tab .................................................. 190
Resource Manager dialog - Slots tab .................................................................... 190
Resource Manager dialog - Sounds tab ................................................................ 191
Editing Image and Sound Files Using External Programs ..................................... 192
To edit image files:...................................................................................................... 192
To edit sound files:...................................................................................................... 192
Adding an External Editing Program for Image Files .................................................. 192
Adding an External Editing Program for Sound Files.................................................. 192
Changing the Default External Image or Sound Editor Program ................................ 193
Working With Images ........................................................................................... 193
Supported Image File Types ....................................................................................... 193
Importing Image Files To Your Project........................................................................ 194
Assigning Images to Slot Positions.............................................................................. 194