Drawing Assist Support For Popup Pages - AMX MIO-R4 Operation/Reference Manual

2. Left-click inside the desired page (in the active Design View window), and while holding the left
mouse button down, drag to draw the popup page to the desired size and shape. The minimum
popup page size is 15 pixels in height or width.
3. Upon the creation of a popup page, you will see selection handles appear on the outsides of the
popup that are small yellow squares with red interiors. This is a visual indication that the newly
created popup has the Edit Focus.
4. The General tab of the Properties Control window displays general (non-states related) properties
for the popup page in a editable table. Use this table to set the popup page's general properties.
5. The Programming tab of the Properties Control window displays programming-related properties
for the popup page in a editable table. Use this table to set the popup page's programming
properties.
6. The States tab of the Properties Control window displays state-related information for the new
popup in a editable table. Edit the (Off) state property as desired.
7. Select File > Save to save your changes.
Because the RGB Color palette supports more colors than the Palette Index, you
might see some slight variation in some colors if you switch from the RGB Color
palette to Palette Index. In most cases, any variation that occurs in the translation is
extremely subtle, since TPDesign4 tries to match the color exactly.

Drawing Assist Support for Popup Pages

Once a popup page is displayed on a main Page in the Design View, you can utilize several of the
Drawing Assist tools (available via the Position and Size Assist toolbars (FIG. 33) and the Layout menu)
to edit the size and position of the popup page. With only the popup page selected, you can use the
Center Horizontal and Center Vertical, the Size to Image tool (if an image has been placed on the popup
page), all five border tools (if a border has been applied to the popup page), as well as apply any of the
options from the Aspect Ratio tool.
FIG. 33 Position and Size Assist toolbars
With the selection of one or more buttons on the page in conjunction with a popup page selection, all of
the existing Drawing Assist tools are available to allow you to size and align their popup page(s) with
existing buttons on the page.
TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Software (v2.10 or higher)
When using the Button Draw or Popup Draw tools, hold down the SHIFT key while drawing
to constrain the item to a square.
When using the Selection tool, hold down the ALT key while clicking and dragging in a
Design View window to move the current selections without selecting anything new on the
mouse press (useful for moving popup pages whose entire area is filled with buttons).
When using the Selection tool, hold down the CTRL key while clicking and dragging to force
a "lasso" selection to occur (even if the mouse was clicked over a button or Popup Page shown
on the Page). Lasso selection forces you to draw a square around the outside of the item to
select it, as opposed to clicking on the item.
With an item selected in a Design View window, hold down the CTRL key while moving the
item with the keyboard arrow keys to move by the grid size instead of a single pixel
(regardless of the grid visibility or snap to grid setting). Holding the CTRL key while resizing
the selected items with the keyboard will resize by the grid size.
Position Assist Toolbar
Size Assist Toolbar
Working With Popup Pages
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