Add A Sub-Menu Item (Unicode); Arranging Menu And Sub Menu Items; Creating Complex-Script Glyphs - AMX KEYPADBUILDER Manual

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Add a Sub-Menu Item (Unicode)

1. In the Fixed Menu Edit dialog window, select Add Sub-Menu Item in the Sub Menu field.
2. Click Add Item to launch the Add/Edit Menu Item dialog window.
3. Enter the Unicode text in the Menu Caption field. The corresponding Unicode Send Command
Value is displayed beneath the text box.
4. Click OK to return to the Add/Edit Menu Item dialog window.
5. Place a check in the boxes of all items that apply:
6. If this sub menu item requires a channel assignment either type it or click Auto Assign to have
KeypadBuilder allocate the next available channel.
If you are uncertain as to what channels have been assigned where, click Channel Map to see.
7. Click OK when you are done.

Arranging Menu and Sub Menu items

In both the Main and Sub Menu fields, the items are appear top to bottom as they do in the LCD.
To move an item:
1. Select the menu item from the list.
2. Click either Up or Down to move the item within the list.
To remove an item:
1. Select the menu item from the list.
2. Click Delete.
To undo the delete:

Creating Complex-Script Glyphs

To create a glyph for use as a menu or sub -menu item:
1. With a KeypadBuilder project open, click Complex-Script Glyphs from the navigation pane.
2. Click New Glyph in the Add/Edit Keypad Glyphs dialog window.
3. Click the format font selection button (...) to launch the Windows font format dialog window. Select
the family, format and size of the font and click OK.
4. In the Character Select drop down list, select the language character set you wish to use. Your
operating system must support this or you must use a keyboard language interface.
5. Place your cursor in the Text field and type what you wish to make a glyph. it can be no larger than
96x24 pixels. If you make a mistake click Clear to start fresh.
6. Click Create Glyph to render your glyph. The glyph will not create if you exceeded the text
dimensions.
7. In the field Glyph Name, type in name that will help you associate that glyph within your project.
8. Click OK to accept the glyph.
KeypadBuilder v2.1
Separator - This display item has no value and therefore cannot have any other box selections.
This does count as one of your display lines.
Return to Main - The menu returns to the top level after this item has been selected.
Select the deleted item from the list and click Delete again. If you click Close, save and exit,
you will not be able to undelete.
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