Changing The Fast Se Lec Tion Win Dow - Maple Systems Silver Series Installation And Operation Manual

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Finally, pressing the Fast Selection Key will remove the Fast Selection Window until it is needed again.
As you can see, the Fast Selection window, though not seen, is always readily available.

Changing the Fast Se lec tion Win dow

As with common windows, only one fast selection window can be on the OIT display at one time. However, you
can create multiple fast selection windows by using base windows. Then, with the help of a Function Key object,
the OIT operator can change the active fast selection window.
This feature allows you to customize each fast selection window created to perform a specialized function
depending upon which set of windows is currently displayed. For example, for a group of data entry screens, you
may want the fast selection window to contain a numeric keypad. For a group of data monitoring screens, you may
want the fast selection window to contain a trend graph.
To change the active fast selection window
1. Create a fast selection window. Note: To use this feature, you must change the default width
setting of the fast selection window from 70 to at least a minimum of 100. This is because the
minimum allowable width size for base windows is 100.
2. Create a base window that is the same width and height as the fast selection window you just
created. This will be used as another fast selection window. Match all settings to that used
on the fast selection window. For our example, we will use Window#11.
3. Create a full screen base window that can be used to change the fast selection windows, (such
as a startup window). Let's use Window#10, the initial window, for our example.
4. On Window#10, create a Function Key object that is used to change the fast selection
window. From the Parts menu, click Function Key. The Create Function Key Object dialog
box appears.
5. On the General tab, click JOG FS-Window.
6. In the same frame, enter 11 for Window No..
7. 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.
8. Click the Label tab. Click the Use label checkbox.
9. For our example, type CFS11 (meaning Change Fast Selection Window#11) into the
Contents box. Click OK to exit the Create Function Key Object dialog box and go back to
the EasyBuilder main screen.
10. Place the new Function Key object somewhere on Window #10.
11. Now create another Function Key object with the JOG-FS attribute but select 4 for Window
number
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The Fast Selection window can only call full screen windows not popup windows.
Therefore, you cannot use Function Key objects with the Popup Window attribute in
Fast Selection windows.
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