Maple Systems Silver Series Installation And Operation Manual page 103

Cre ating Win dows
occurred, then try using the Direct Window object on the Common Window, (more about the common
window later in this chapter).
If you want to display one of many possible popup windows on any full screen window, then try using
the Indirect Window object on the Common Window. You can then let the PLC determine which popup
window should be displayed or you can create several Set Word objects to allow the OIT operator to select
which window to look at, (more about the Set Word object in a succeeding chapter).
If you want to display a child popup window within a parent popup window, then it is best to use either
the Indirect or Direct Window object not the Function Key object, even when you want the OIT operator to
press a key to display the child popup window. Using the Function Key object causes the popup window to
be displayed at the Window Setting position regardless of the location of the parent window. This means
that the child window could appear outside of the parent window's area, especially if the parent window can
be moved about the OIT screen. By using the Indirect or Direct Window object, the child window will
always be located within the parent window even when the parent window has moved. To allow the OIT
operator to press a key to display the child popup window, configure a Set Word or Set Bit object to trigger
the Indirect or Direct Window object, (more about Set Word and Set Bit objects in a succeeding chapter).
Creating a moving window
The popup windows that you create for display on the OIT can be configured so that the OIT operator can touch the
window and touch somewhere else on the OIT display to move the window to that location. To create a popup
window that can be moved, you must perform the following steps:
1. Create a popup window
2. Add a Function Key object with the Window Bar attribute in the popup window
The best way to show how this is done is to go through an example.
Creating a moving window
1. Create a new window that is 150 x 100 pixels similar to Window #13 shown below:
Note that it really doesn't matter what type of objects are displayed in the window.
2. From the Parts menu, select Function Key. The Create Function Key Object dialog box is
displayed.
3. Click Window Bar.
4. Click the Shape tab. Click Use Shape. Click on the Shape Library... command. Select
Shape#0 from the button1 library. Click OK to return to the Create Function Key Object
dialog box.
5. Click the Label tab. Click the Use label checkbox.
6. Enter the text 'Window #13' into the Contents box. Click OK to exit the Create Function
Key Object dialog box and go back to the EasyBuilder main screen.
7. Place the new Function Key object somewhere on Window #13. Reenter the Function Key
Attributes dialog box by double-clicking on the Function Key object.
8. Click the Profile tab. Select X=4 and Y=4. Select Width=119 and Height=21.
9. Click OK.
10. Window #13 should now look something like this:
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