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Transitions and Gestures
Overview
You can program Modero X Series touch panels, using the commands in this section, to perform a wide variety of
operations using Send Commands and variable text commands.
A device must first be defined in the NetLinx programming language with values for the Device: Port: System (in
all programming examples - Panel is used in place of these values and represents all Modero panels).
Verify you are using the latest NetLinx Master and Modero firmware, as well as the
latest version of NetLinx Studio and TPD4.
For more information on gestures and on designing touch panel pages, please refer
to the TPDesign4 online help, available at www.amx.com.
Animated Transitions
Animated transitions are used to add motion and effects to the transition from one page to another on a panel. With
existing panel firmware, page flip transitions occur with the new page immediately drawing over the existing page on the
screen. With animated transitions, the old page is moved, faded, or overdrawn from the screen while the new page is
drawn. These operations use the OpenGL hardware accelerator to ensure smooth transitions.
Current panel firmware also supports animated buttons and popup page effects. This functionality is unchanged.
In all cases, once the transition is triggered, the old page is frozen. For example, if the old page had an animated button,
the motion on that button would stop as soon as the transition is triggered. In the case of motion on the new page, such as
an animated button or even a popup effect, this motion will operate even while the overall page itself is in motion as part
of the transition.
Eighteen different classes of transitions are supported. Each transition class is described below. "Origins" refers to the
side or corner of the screen where a transition starts, and "Default" refers to where the transition will start unless
otherwise selected. All of the transition classes are commanded transitions. Once the transition is triggered, it proceeds
to completion.
Transition Classes
Transition
Slide
Slide with bounce
Black glass
Fade
Door with fade
Modero G4 Touch Panels - Configuration and Programming
Transition Description
The current page slides off of the screen and the new page slides in
until it completely covers the screen and stops. There is no gap
between pages, so if the page backgrounds match, this effect can give
the appearance of moving around on a canvas that is larger than the
physical screen size.
This is the same as a slide transition, but with a bounce effect added
when the new page reaches the edge of the screen across from where
it originated.
The existing page appears to move away from the viewer and off to the
side. As soon as it is completely off the screen, the new page moves in
and toward the viewer from the opposite edge of the screen. Both the
old and new pages have a reflection on the bottom that makes it
appear that the page is sliding along black reflective glass.
The current page fades out while the new page fades in.
The new page moves over the existing page like a door with a hinge at
the edge of the LCD. In addition, the new page is semi-transparent,
allowing the old page to be seen through until the transition is finished,
at which point the old page has faded away.
Transitions and Gestures
Origins
Default
Top
Right
Left
Right
Bottom
Top
Right
Left
Right
Bottom
Left
Right
Right
Center
Center
Top
Right
Left
Right
Bottom
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