Setting New Button Parameters - AMX TPDESIGN4 V2.5 Instruction Manual

Working With Buttons

Setting New Button Parameters

Use the Drawing toolbar (FIG. 26) to set new button parameters. The settings that are specified in
this toolbar become the default settings for all new buttons, until the settings are changed. This way,
you can quickly create sets of buttons that are visually consistent.
FIG. 26 Drawing toolbar
This toolbar is normally at the top of your screen and provides you with a mechanism for
controlling various elements of future button creation. This toolbar can either be free floating or
docked, but cannot be docked in a vertical fashion, as the drop down lists contained on the toolbar
do not support this type of docking. On the extreme left side of the toolbar, you will see a button
that will allow you to toggle the default choices for both the Off and the On state of a button. You
can control the button type, border family, font, font size, button fill color, border color and text
color.
To set new button parameters:
1. Select the Button Draw tool from the Button Selection/Draw toolbar. When the Button Draw
tool is selected, the Drawing toolbar becomes activated.
2. Buttons are always drawn in the Off State. The Drawing toolbar (shown above) allows you to
control certain new button creation properties for both the Off and the On state of a button.
3. Click the down-arrow on the first drop-down menu to the right of the State button to select the
type of button you want to create (default = general). This selection becomes the default for all
subsequent buttons, until the Button Type selection is changed.
4. Click the down-arrow on the second drop-down menu (to the right of the Button Type drop-
down) to select a Border Style for the button. This selection becomes the default for all
subsequent buttons, until the Border Style selection is changed.
5. Use the next two drop-down menus to specify a Font and Font Size as the default text attributes
for new buttons. These selections become the default text settings for all subsequent buttons,
until the Font and Font Size specifications are changed.
6. Click the down-arrow on the first palette button to set the Border Color for the button. Again,
this selection becomes the default for all subsequent buttons, until the Border Color setting is
changed.
7. Click the down-arrow on the second palette button to set the Fill Color for the button. This
selection becomes the default for all subsequent buttons, until the Fill Color setting is changed.
8. Click the down-arrow on the third palette button to set the Text Color for the button. Of course,
this selection becomes the default for all subsequent buttons, until the Text Color setting is
changed.
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