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9.2. Quick Start
Once you have activated this feature, click Add
GS Screen from the right-click menu on the Naviga-
tion Tree. A blank GS screen opens with the Add Wid-
gets palette.
Figure 9-2 - Graphical Status Screen Tasks Menu
With select user privileges, the GS Screens drop-
down menu is available on the blank GS page that
opens after the Add GS Screen is clicked from the
Navigation Menu where you can perform many use-
ful GS Screen tasks. The GS Screens drop-down
menu contains a list that consists of anything that per-
tains to graphical status screens such as viewing
JSON source (click View JSON Source and a view-
only window opens showing the source code for the
GS Screen you have open), exporting, saving, work-
ing with the image library, deleting GS screens, disas-
sociating a screen, and GS screen properties.
Figure 9-3 - GS Screens Drop-down Menu
9.2.1. Create GS Screens Quick Start
1. Click the desired widget(s) from the Add Widgets
palette and it will appear on the blank GS Screen.
You are automatically in Edit mode when you ar-
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rive at this screen.
2. Right-click on the widget for editing capabilities
and properties (The Properties menu for widgets
will differ depending on what type of widget you
are working with. For example, text-based widgets
will have more editing options for text formatting).
3. Click on Properties to open the Image Editor.
4. Add any desired points by selecting the point check-
boxes in the navigation tree, then pressing OK on
the Properties menu to save and view on-screen.
5. For a selection of images for the GS Screens, click
on the Browse (...) icon and open the Image Library.
Choose between system and user images and down-
load to the image library by clicking Use. Different
images have unique functionality depending on
what the widget will be showing from the control-
ler: ON/OFF states, different real-time values, and
more. (The supported file types are .jpg, gif., and
.png.)
6. To associate points with your GS Screen, choose the
points from the Navigation Tree and they will auto-
matically appear under the Point References head-
ing at the bottom of the Image Editor.
7. Click OK at the bottom of the Properties window.
8. To save the GS screen, click the save icon (save in-
dicator at the top right of your screen), or click Save
from the GS Screens drop-down menu (on the tool
bar at the top of the screen). A Save GS Screen win-
dow opens and will ask you to name your GS
Screen. Enter a name for the GS Screen and click
OK. Once you have saved the GS Screen, the save
icon will disappear. Exporting and publishing the
GS Screen can be done from the GS Screens drop-
down menu.
9. After creating a GS Screen, toggle the button to
Run mode to see the GS Screen become active and
show real-time values.
9.2.2. Run and Edit Modes
Edit: If you are adding or creating a GS Screen,
you are automatically in Edit mode when you first ar-
rive at this page. The Run button indicates that you
are in Edit mode. When the button reads Edit, you are
in Run mode. Run mode shows the GS Screen operat-
ing in real-time. Toggle this button to go back and
forth between modes. These buttons are displayed to
the left of the Logout button along with a GS Screens
drop-down menu. Note that IE 7 and above and
Firefox 1.5 are the supported browsers. (IE 6 is sup-
ported for viewing GS screens only.)
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