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Shorthand Variable Text Commands (Cont.)
@TXT
Adds text to a but-
ton.
@UNI
Adds Unicode text
on a button.
Button String Commands
The table below lists string commands you can assign to buttons using the touch panel editor. Select
the PROPERTIES option in the Edit bar, press the target button, and enter the string command with
the Touch Panel keyboard. The string command is sent to the control system when you press the
button.
Button String Commands
$SL
Activates sleep
mode on the
touch panel.
$ST
Sets the idle time
to activate sleep
mode for a touch
panel in 1-minute
increments.
AXP-PLV PosiTrack Pilot Video Camera Controller
Use the | character to display text on multiple lines.
Syntax:
"'@TXT',<variable text address>,'<text>'"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
button text = Enter button text to appear on button.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'@TXT',2,'VCR|PLAY'"
Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2. The | character places VCR above
PLAY on the button.
Characters for Middle Eastern languages, such as Arabic, are not supported within the
Unicode fonts because they are bi-directional. Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be cre-
ated and edited using TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program.
Syntax:
"'@UNI',<variable text address>,'<text>'"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
text = Enter button text here
Example:
"'@UNI',2,'(Foreign Text)'"
Sets the Foreign Text on variable button 2.
Syntax:
"'$SL'"
Example:
"'$SL'"
Activates sleep mode on the touch panel.
When the touch panel's input time matches the sleep time, the panel goes to sleep.
Syntax:
"'$ST <sleep timeout>'"
Variables:
sleep timeout = 1 (Off) - 120 (minutes)
Example:
"'$ST 5'"
Sets the touch panel's sleep time to 5 minutes.
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