TPDesign4 Program Overview
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TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program
may also notice that one or more (if not all) of the property values in the grid are blank.
The only values that will display in the grid while the Apply To All button is depressed
are those values that are common among all selected items. Typing in or changing a value
in any property box will immediately affect all selected buttons, provided that the change
can be applied to them all. In the event that a value is appropriate for one (or more)
buttons but inappropriate for others, you will see a message that states that the value was
only applied to those buttons for which it was valid.
To make changes that affect all states on a button at once, use the All States option in the States tab
(located directly above the other listed states for the selected button).
Using the Prev and Next buttons
The Prev and Next buttons, located at the bottom of the Properties Control window (next to the
Apply to All option) are activated only when more than one button is selected on a page, and the
Apply To All option is not depressed (in its active state). These buttons allow you to quickly edit
the selected buttons individually. Hold down the Shift key and click to select multiple buttons.
Note that when you have multiple buttons selected, only one of them has the edit focus at any given
time. Use the Prev and Next buttons to cycle through the selected buttons to view each button's
properties in the Properties Control window. The button represented in the Properties Control
window is the one with edit focus. All modifications are always done on the button with the edit
focus.
State Manager Window
The State Manager window(FIG. 8) is typically located along the bottom edge of the screen
(although it is a dockable window and you may move it anywhere you like) and is used to view/edit
the various states of a selected button. Each state of the selected button is displayed as a thumbnail
image in this window. To display the State Manager window, select View > State Manager.
The State Manager interacts with the Properties Control window to allow the visual aspects of a
page, popup page or button to be set. Select a Page, Popup page or button to view the state or states
associated with it. Double-click on any thumbnail in the State Manager window to view/edit the
properties for the selected state, in the Properties Control window (States tab).
The State Manager window allows the viewing and modification of individual states, and supports
full Cut, Copy, Delete, Insert, Replace and Paste as well as drag and drop capabilities.
This Apply To All option works on multiple button selections, but not on multiple states
for a single button. To make state-oriented changes across multiple states, select the
states that you want to edit and they will appear listed in the States tab of the
Properties Control window.
FIG. 8 State Manager Window
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