Content Comparison

Visibility

This feature controls the visibility of the object. The visibility can be toggled using the checkbox, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. Note that while an analog tag may be bound to this property, the software treats any value greater than one as a one.

Opacity

This feature controls the opacity of the object. The opacity can be altered directly using the sliding bar, or bound to a tag by pressing icon in the [Property Editor]. When binding a tag to this feature, a [FLOAT] tag type should be used, as the feature reads values between 0 and 1.00 where 0 equals 0% and 1.00 equals 100%.

Blinking

This feature controls whether or not the object blinks. The blinking can be toggled using the checkbox, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. Note that while an analog tag may be bound to this property, the software treats any value greater than one as a one.

Blink Interval

This feature controls the interval at which a blinking object blinks. The desired interval can be entered by double-clicking the displayed interval, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. It should be noted that any data entry in this field is treated as a millisecond value. For a given interval input, the object will be visible on screen for the length of the interval before disappearing for the length of the interval. Example: For a 5000 ms interval, the object will be visible on screen for 5 s, then invisible for an additional 5 s.

Fill Enabled

This feature controls whether or not the selected object will have a fill color. This option can be enabled and disabled via the checkbox, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. Note that while an analog tag may be bound to this property, the software treats any value greater than one as a one.

Fill

Functionality still being built in, review this section when implementation is completedThis feature controls the color of object within the border. A general color can be chosen from the dropdown or a hexadecimal value can be manually entered. Alternatively, a tag value can be linked via the icon to allow dynamic color change during runtime.

Font Name

This feature allows the user to select from a wide range of fonts.

Font Size

This feature allows the user to change the size of the selected font. Users can enter a value, or bind a tag to it by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor].

Italic

This feature controls whether or not the text is italicized. This option can be toggled using the checkbox, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. Note that while an analog tag may be bound to this property, the software treats any value greater than one as a one.

Underline

This feature controls whether or not the text is underlined. This option can be toggled using the checkbox, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. Note that while an analog tag may be bound to this property, the software treats any value greater than one as a one.

Bold

This feature controls whether or not the text is bold. This option can be enabled and disabled via the checkbox, or bound to a tag by pressing the icon in the [Property Editor]. Note that while an analog tag may be bound to this property, the software treats any value greater than one as a one.

Font Color

Functionality still being built in, review this section when implementation is completedThis feature controls the color of the font. A general color can be chosen from the dropdown or a hexadecimal value can be manually entered. Alternatively, a tag value can be linked via the icon to allow dynamic color change during runtime.

Vertical Alignment

This feature controls the vertical alignment within the textbox. This feature has three options the user can select from: [TOP], [MIDDLE], and [BOTTOM]. Alternatively, users can bind this property to a [STRING] tag. Once the property is bound to a tag, if the bound tag’s string matches one of the three possible inputs ([TOP], [MIDDLE], and [BOTTOM]) the alignment of the text will be altered accordingly.

Horizontal Alignment

This feature controls the horizontal alignment within the textbox. This feature has three options the user can select from: [LEFT], [CENTER], and [RIGHT]. Alternatively, users can bind this property to a [STRING] tag. Once the property is bound to a tag, if the bound tag’s string matches one of the three possible inputs ([LEFT], [CENTER], and [RIGHT]) the alignment of the text will be altered accordingly.

Text

This feature allows the user to input a desired message in the text field. Alternatively, users can display a tag’s value by binding a tag to this property using the icon in the [Property Editor].