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1 WindO/I-NV4 Specifications
Using Windows Fonts
This section describes how to use Windows Fonts.
• Selecting Windows Font for the Font property for Draw Objects and Parts automatically disables these
properties:
- Style:
- Magnification: The width by height magnification will be set to 1 x 1. Note, Magnification can be
• When the Place on the Top Layer check box on the Properties dialog box for parts with Windows fonts
set is selected, lines containing characters outside the part outline are not displayed.
To register and use a Windows Font in Text Manager
Applicable draw object
Applicable parts
1
Select the Use Text Manager check box on the Properties dialog box for Draw Objects and Parts.
• The Use Text Manager check box may appear in different locations depending on the object. This table shows
where to find this property:
Text
Bit Button, Word Button, Goto Screen Button, Print Button, Key Button,
Pilot Lamp, Multi-State Lamp
Selector Switch, Message Display
Message Switching Display
Bar Chart, Line Chart
• The Alarm List Display and Alarm Log Display parts are designed to use the text registered in the Text Manager so
the Use Text Manager check box is not shown.
2
Specify the Text ID for the Windows Font set in Text Manager.
• Using the Text ID for the Windows Font set in Text Manager, the text is displayed horizontally. even if
Vertical Writing is selected in the properties dialog box.
• In the Message Display, variable text "\@" appears as is.
• With the Alarm List Display and Alarm Log Display, line spacing is not automatically adjusted based on
the size of the text. Adjust it using the Line Spacing property on the Format tab.
• If text containing a carriage return is used for a label on a Bar or Line Chart, or for an Alarm List Display
or Alarm Log Display part, it will appear truncated after the carriage return if a non-Windows Font is
used.
• When printing Alarm Logs, Text IDs set to a Windows Font will be printed using a font that exists on the MICRO/I.
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The style set under Windows Font will be used.
selected on the Message Display, Message Switching Display, and Alarm List Display
parts, but will not be reflected on the actual text displayed. To use scrolling on these
parts, adjust the display area for text using the Magnification property.
Text
Bit Button, Word Button, Goto Screen Button, Print Button, Key Button,
Buttons
Keypad, Selector Switch
Lamps
Pilot Lamp, Multi-State Lamp
Message Display, Message Switching Display, Alarm List Display,
Data Displays
Alarm Log Display, Data Log Display
Charts
Bar Chart, Line Chart
Applicable objects
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Location
Properties of Text dialog box
Registration Text tab
General tab
Message tab
Label tab
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