Creating New Buttons; Drawing A Button - AMX MIO-R4 Operation/Reference Manual

On/Off State
Font type
FIG. 37 Drawing Tools Toolbar elements
Select View > Toolbars > Drawing Toolbar to show/hide this toolbar:
• On/Off State:
• Button Style drop-down: Click the down arrow to view a list of all available button types. The
• Border Style drop-down: Click the down arrow to view a list of all available border styles. The
• Font type drop-down:
• Font size drop-down:
• Border color palette:
• Fill color palette:
• Text color palette:
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.

Creating New Buttons

Drawing a Button

Within the Selection/Drawing Tools toolbar is the Button Draw Tool. Click and hold the Button Draw
Tool to access a drop-down of the other types of Draw Tools (FIG. 38):
FIG. 38 Button Draw Tools
Alternatively, select Edit > Button Draw Tool from the main menu.
1. Select the Button Draw Tool (used for all button types other than List Box Buttons).
2. Open the Page (or Popup page) that the button will be added to, and place your cursor within the
boundaries of an open Design View.
TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Software (v2.10 or higher)
Border Style
Font size
Click to view and select the state-specific button property settings for
buttons that are to be created.
selected button style will apply to all newly created buttons.
selected border style will apply to all newly created buttons.
Click the down arrow to view a list of all available fonts. The selected
font will apply to all newly created buttons.
Click the down arrow to view a list of all available fonts sizes. The
selected font size will apply to all newly created buttons.
Click to select a border color to apply to buttons to be created.
Click to select a fill color to apply to buttons to be created.
Click to select a text color to apply to buttons to be created.
Button Draw Tool
Popup Draw Tool
List Box Draw Tool
Working With Buttons
Button Style
Fill color
Border color
Text color
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