Overview

Buttons can be placed on Pages, Popup Pages and Sub-Pages, and can be used to trigger events, to provide level controls, to provide text input, to display images and video fills and more (FIG. 71):

FIG. 71 Buttons

Like other TPD5 Elements, Button properties are managed via the Properties window. TPDesign5 provides various Button Types to accommodate different types of functions:

    • General buttons - Basic dual-state buttons that can be used for most touch panel functions.
    • Multi-State General buttons - Basic multi-state buttons that can be used for most touch panel functions, that support up to 256 states. Use multi-state buttons when you want to utilize animation effects.
    • Bargraph buttons - Level monitors and adjustable level controls that can be configured to monitor or adjust audio outputs and lighting levels.
    • Multi-State Bargraph buttons - Level monitors and adjustable level controls that can be configured to monitor or adjust audio outputs and lighting levels, that support up to 256 states.
    • Text Input buttons - Provide a method for the user to enter text on the panel.

    • Sub-Page View buttons - Serve as "containers" for Sub-Page Sets, and define the area of a Scrolling Region on the panel page. See the

      Scrolling Regions (Sub-Pages & Sub-Page View Buttons) section on page 89

      for details on using Sub-Page View buttons and Sub-Pages to create Scrolling Regions on the panel.

    • Listview buttons - Listview buttons provide the ability to display a listing of items from a dynamic data source on a G5 touch panel. Dynamic data can be created either using an XPort server, NetLinx code or a generic CSV file. The creator of the data can specify how many fields comprise a record and the format of those fields. As many records as necessary can be specified. See the

      Listview Buttons & Dynamic Data section on page 104

      for detailed information on implementing Listview buttons.

Note that all button types support General, Programming and State properties, but only General, Multi-State General and Listview buttons support Event properties.

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