Adding States Through Drag-And-Drop; Removing States From A Button; Deleting States - AMX TPDESIGN4 V2.5 Instruction Manual

4. With the source states copied to the clipboard, select the Multi-General or Multi-Bargraph
button to add the copied states to. If the states are to be added to the end of the collection,
ensure that no states are currently selected in the State Manager. A quick way to de-select all
states is by left-clicking anywhere outside of a state thumbnail.
5. Paste the states from the clipboard using either the Edit > Paste, State Manager Context
Menu > Paste, or the Ctrl-V keyboard accelerator.
6. If the states are to be added elsewhere in the collection, first left-click to select the state prior to
which the new states will be inserted. Then insert the states from the clipboard by selecting
either Edit > Insert, State Manager Context Menu > Insert, or the Ctrl-V keyboard
accelerator.
When copying states from another button or from a popup page, the pasted state's
border style may be modified to ensure that it is an acceptable style in the button's
border family.

Adding States Through Drag-and-Drop

A simplified alternative to using the clipboard to add copies of states within the same button is to
use drag-and-drop:
1. First select the source state(s). Hold down the Ctrl key while left-clicking to add multiple states
to the selection. Hold down the Shift key while left-clicking to select a range of states.
2. With the source states selected, press and hold the right mouse button while over one of the
selected states. While continuing to press the right mouse button, move the mouse to the
location where the states will be copied. If the states are to be added to the end of the
collection, drag the source states beyond the last state. If they are to be added elsewhere in the
collection, drag the source states either over the state prior to which the new states will be
inserted, or over the space between state thumbnails where the new states will be inserted.
3. Release the right mouse button and select Insert copy... from the drag-and-drop menu.

Removing States From A Button

States can be removed from a Multi-State General or Multi-State Bargraph button (the number of
states is fixed for the other button types) by either deleting them from the collection, or by cutting
them to the clipboard.
Multi-General or Multi-Bargraph buttons must have at least two states. Actions that
would cause the number of states to drop below two are not allowed.

Deleting States

1. Select the states to be deleted. Hold down the Ctrl key while left-clicking to add states to the
selection. Hold down the Shift key while left-clicking to add a range of states to the selection.
2. Delete the selected states by selecting either Edit > Delete, State Manager Context Menu >
Delete, or the Del key.
TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program
Working With Buttons
111