Working With Buttons
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TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program
Displaying a Video Source on a Button
TPDesign4 allows you to assign a video source as the background image on a Page, Popup Page or
Button.
To apply a video fill to a Button:
1. Select (or a create) a Button in your project.
2. In the Properties Control window - States Tab, click Video Fill to activate the drop-down list of
available video sources (Source 1-4). Since this is a state-oriented setting, be sure to consider
all of the button states when applying the video fill. To apply the video fill across all states, use
the All States option in the Properties Control window (States tab). Alternatively, you can use
Ctrl+A to select all states in the State Manager window.
3. Select a video source from the list to apply the video fill to the button.
Creating a Time Button
A Time Button is a button that displays the current time on the panel. It is a read-only non-
interactive button.
To create a time button:
1. Create a new button. The button can be of any type, but normally you would use the General
button type.
2. In the Programming tab of the Properties window, click the Address Port field to enable the
drop-down menu.
3. Select 0-setup port from the drop-down menu.
4. Click the Address Code field to enable the drop-down menu (none, Date Display, Time
Display).
5. Click the plus (+) symbol next to Time Display to expose a drop-down menu of time display
formats to choose from.
6. Select the desired display format (24-hour, Standard or Standard AM/PM).
Creating a Date Button
A Date Button is a button that displays the current date on the panel. It is a read-only non-
interactive button.
To create a date button:
1. Create a new button. The button can be of any type, but normally you would use the General
button type.
2. In the Programming tab of the Properties window, click the Address Port field to enable the
drop-down menu.
3. Select 0-setup port from the drop-down menu.
4. Click the Address Code field to enable the drop-down menu (none, Date Display, Time
Display).
5. Click the plus (+) symbol next to Date Display to expose a drop-down menu of time display
formats to choose from.
6. Select the desired display format (Weekday, dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy-mm-dd, etc).
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