Copying/Pasting Across Projects; Copying/Pasting Pages, Popup Pages And Buttons Across Projects; Using The Grab And Paint Properties Tools - AMX TPDESIGN4 V2.5 Instruction Manual

Copying/Pasting Across Projects

TPDesign4 allows you to copy and paste pages, popup pages and buttons, including all of their
various attributes across projects. This can obviously be a major time saver, and there are a few key
points to keep in mind in doing so:
Use the Paste Control Options dialog to specify whether to retain Function Codes (Address,
Channel and Level codes), Page Flip Options, and Images/Slots/Sounds when the page, popup page
or buttons are pasted into a separate project. This a powerful tool. Give some thought to which
elements of the page, popup page or button you want to retain in the target project.
When you copy/paste across projects, if the selected pages, popup pages and/or buttons contain
bitmaps, icons and/or sounds, those elements are copied into the target project along with the page,
popup page or button (assuming that Retain image references, Retain slot references and Retain
sound references are all selected in the Paste Control dialog). Once the buttons are pasted into the
target project, the bitmaps, icons and sounds that came over with the pasted buttons are available in
the Resource Manager for the target project.
If you copy/paste a page or popup page containing buttons, the buttons are copied along with the
page.

Copying/Pasting Pages, Popup Pages and Buttons Across Projects

1. Open the Paste Control Options dialog (Button > Paste Controls) to specify whether to retain
Function Codes (Address, Channel and Level codes), Page Flip Options, and Images/Slots/
Sounds when the copied buttons are pasted into a page in a separate project.
2. Click to select the source page or popup page (the one that you want to copy to another
project), in the Workspace Navigator window (Pages tab). and Copy.
You don't have to actually open a page to copy it (double-click to open a page in a
Design View window).
3. In the Workspace Navigator (Pages tab), click to select the target project (the one that you want
to paste the page or popup page into), and Paste. Pages and Popup pages are automatically
pasted into the correct folders.

Using the Grab and Paint Properties Tools

The Grab Properties and Paint Properties tools work together to allow you to grab (copy) the
properties and values of a selected Button or Page and apply them to another Button or Page:
1. Select Grab Properties Tool from the Edit menu, the Design View context menu, or click the
toolbar button to activate the Grab Properties tool.
2. Click on a Button or Page in a Design View window to take a snapshot of the properties and
values of the item that is clicked on, and open the Property Painter dialog (also accessible via
the View menu).
3. In the Property Painter dialog, click the checkboxes to select the Properties that of the selected
Button or Page that you want to grab.
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The set of selected properties (but not their values) may be named and saved for later use
by entering a name in the Property Set text box.
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