Operator Display Editor
This program allows you to construct operator displays, visual
displays of Cyflex data.
This program is only intended to create displays so it does not display
live data.
However the configuration file output by this program will display live
data through the Cyflex User Interface (CUI).
Menu Bar
- File
- New - Create a new, fresh display. This is how the program
starts up.
- Open - Open an existing display configuration file for
editing.
- Save - Save the information currently being edited over the
file it came from.
If there was no initial file, this will "Save as".
- Save as - Save the information to a file you select.
- Test - Run the current display as a real display exactly as
it would appear in CUI and using real data.
- Exit - Terminate this program.
- Pages
- New page - Create a new page. The new page will be added
to the end of any existing pages.
- Delete ... - Delete the currently displayed page. You will
have a chance to confirm you want to delete it.
- Move ... - Move the currently displayed page. You will be
prompted for the position to move it to.
- Rename ... - Change the name on the tab for the currently
displayed page.
- Help
- About - Display a short message about this program.
- Help - Display this information.
Palette
On the left side of the display is a palette of objects which may be
used to create a display.
These may be dragged to the location in the work area where you would
like them to appear.
Once dropped in the workarea you will have the opportunity to edit them
further.
The dialogs that appear to assist in editing have their own help
information.
See that for more details on each of these display objects.
The following are the currently available display objects.
Currently we do not have good icons for all of them.
The tooltips are generally a better description until suitable icons are
available.
displays a
meter in one of several forms, gauge, knob, vertical bar or
horizontal bar.
displays a grid variable values in one of several formats.
Formats include different sizes, combinations and layouts of the
variable name, value and units of measure.
display an LED
which may display up to three different images corresponding to on,
off and unknown states.
displays a text string in selectable colors, fonts and
sizes.
displays an action button and allows the configuration
of the action to be performed when the button is clicked.
displays a vertical set of variables. This is similar to
grid except that the size and location of the variable name, units
and value display in a stack are configurable.
displays a single variable. This is similar to grid
and stack except only one variable is displayed.
The others could be used instead of this.
But this is a little more convenient for the special case of just one
variable.
will add a previously saved display configuration into the
display being built.
This treats the information inserted as a unit and does not permit
editing of the individual items.
In this way, if the file added is changed, all displays referencing
it will change.
will insert a previously saved display configuration
into the display
being built.
Items are added individually and may be edited or changed.
Later changing the inserted file will have no effect on any displays
which inserted it.
Editing
Once an object has been created, you have two means to edit it.
Clicking on an object will allow you to move the object and to resize
it.
Double-clicking on an object will bring up a properties dialog where you
may edit other properties of the object.
Deleting an object can be done by right clicking on it.
This will display a message asking of you want to proceed with deleting
it.