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Programming
2.1 Getting started
2.1
2.1.1 Fundamentals of Configuration
Configuration files
The defining data for new user interfaces are stored in configuration files. These files are
automatically interpreted and the result displayed on the screen. Configuration files are not
stored in the software supplied and must be set up by the user.
An ASCII editor (e.g., Notepad or the HMI editor) is used to create configuration files.
Menu tree principle
Several interlinked dialogs create a menu tree. A link exists if you can switch from one dialog
to another. You can use the newly defined horizontal/vertical softkeys in this dialog to call the
preceding or any other dialog.
A menu tree can be created behind each start softkey:
Figure 2-1
Expanding the user interface
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Start softkey
Menu tree
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