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(a) Limitations to ASCII codes for the vector font: The text contents for the text component often can't
be determined during the compilation of the project, and due to the limitations to the storage space,
all the characters that may be used can't be downloaded to the HMI. Therefore, the text component
can only use ASCII characters (The matrix information corresponding to all the ASCII characters
for this font have been downloaded to the HMI by the software.) when using the vector font.
(b) Unicode character encoding. When the dot matrix font and the Unicode are selected
simultaneously, you can use the function key to input Unicode character to the text input
component.
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Time Component
Time component can display the information such as year, month, day, hour, minute, second and
week etc. of the current system in the simplest way.
When the vector font is selected, the time will be displayed according to the set vector font.
Because the length of the character string for time is different at different time, so there are 2
spaces behind the example to avoid the incomplete display of time.
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List and Pull-down List
List and pull-down list options are available for selection in the Multiple State Switch component,
and in such state, the tag for the component is used as the option of the component. Similarly, fonts
can be set for each language and each state.
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Alarm and Event Information
Alarm and event information component can also set different vector fonts for each piece of alarm
information and for each language (When the text library is used.) respectively.
Use of Font Toolbar
The software provides the toolbar for convenient font operation. When you select one or more
components, you can use the font toolbar to change the font attributes of the related components.
Please pay attention to the following conditions:
(a) The font attributes set through the toolbar for the current state and current language. If the
attributes of other states and languages need to be changed, you can do it through the component
dialog box or by changing the current state or the current language of the project, as shown below:
(b) When multiple components are selected, if the component doesn't support a certain font attribute,
the attribute of this component will not be affected by using the font toolbar to set the font attribute.
Notes for Using Vector Font
Based on the special realizing method for the vector font, the following conditions should be paid
attention to when the vector font is used:
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Some fonts may not support some characters, or have poor support effects.
For example, if you want to display four characters "
four characters are not included in the Arial character set, so four square boxes will be displayed in
this case, as shown below. Therefore, you must select the font that can meet the requirement of the
text content during the font selection
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