Cutting Objects; Saving The Active Project As A Different Panel Type; Working With Multiple Projects; Opening Multiple Projects Simultaneously - AMX MIO-R4 Operation/Reference Manual

TPDesign4 Project Files

Cutting Objects

Cutting an object or objects is identical in nature to copying, with the exception that the selected object
or objects will be removed. You may cut by selecting Edit > Cut from the main menu, using the Ctrl + X
hotkey, or by clicking the Cut toolbar button.

Saving the Active Project as a Different Panel Type

Select File > Save As Different Panel Type to open the Save As Different Panel Type dialog. Use the
options in this dialog to save the active panel project to be compatible with a different panel type than
was specified when the file was created (in the New Project Wizard). The options in this dialog include:

Working With Multiple Projects

TPDesign4 supports working on multiple projects simultaneously, with a few limitations:

Opening Multiple Projects Simultaneously

Each project page has its own tab along the bottom of the Design View window (known as MDI Page
Tabs). TPDesign4 will display up to a maximum of 15 page tabs. If you open more than 15 pages, only
the most recently opened 15 pages will remain open (the others will be automatically closed).
Use the View > MDI Page Tabs option to toggle the page tabs. When this option is enabled, a tab is
displayed for each open page. The page tabs normally appear along the bottom edge of the Design View
window area, but can be moved, toggled or modified via the MDI tabs context menu (right-click inside
any of the tabs).
You can copy/paste pages, popup pages and buttons across projects to save time and effort (see below).

Copying/Pasting Across Projects

TPDesign4 allows you to copy and paste pages, popup pages and buttons, including all of their various
attributes across projects. This can obviously be a major time saver, and there are a few key points to
keep in mind in doing so:
Use the Paste Control Options dialog to specify whether to retain Function Codes (Address, Channel and
Level codes), Page Flip Options, and Images/Slots/Sounds when the page, popup page or buttons are
pasted into a separate project. This a powerful tool. Give some thought to which elements of the page,
popup page or button you want to retain in the target project.
When you copy/paste across projects, if the selected pages, popup pages and/or buttons contain bitmaps,
icons and/or sounds, those elements are copied into the target project along with the page, popup page or
button (assuming that Retain image references, Retain slot references and Retain sound references are all
selected in the Paste Control dialog). Once the buttons are pasted into the target project, the bitmaps,
icons and sounds that came over with the pasted buttons are available in the Resource Manager for the
target project.
If you copy/paste a page or popup page containing buttons, the buttons are copied along with the page.
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Panel Type: This field initially shows the panel type currently associated with this project.
Click the down arrow to open a drop-down list of all supported panel types, and select a
different panel type from the list.
Screen Size: This field initially shows the screen size (resolution) currently associated with
this project. Each panel type has its own specific resolution, so this is a read-only field unless
you have selected the NXP-TPI/4 (Touch Panel Interface), which supports four resolution
settings (640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768 and 1280 x 1024). Move the slider to select the
desired resolution.
New Filename: Use this field to rename the project file, if desired. Use the browse button to
navigate to a different target directory if you need to.
TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Software (v2.10 or higher)