Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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If the Scale attribute is turned on and the aspect ratio (ratio of the width to height) of the Container is different from
that of the PCX image, the image will be distorted to fit the Container. If you want to make the Container size fit the
size of the image, start with the Container sized bigger than the image and the Scale attribute turned off. Then link
the image and after it is displayed, resize the Container to fit the image while pressing
S. The S key prevents
the image size from changing while the Container is resized.
Convert: Determines whether or not Turbo will attempt to match (convert) the color palette in the PCX image
with the one it uses. It does this by dithering the existing colors to try to emulate a larger color palette.
A Container object is a box that can hold other objects. As a result, objects within it are linked to it so they move and
resize along with the Container. An empty Container object is shown in Figure 4.23.
Fig. 4.23 A Sample Empty Container Object
Fig. 4.24 A Sample Container Used to Create an MRX-24 Control Panel
The example in Figure 4.24 shows an MRX-24 matrixer control panel that was created using a Container object.
The Text and Button objects were placed in the Container to create the control panel. Each of the smaller Buttons
was assigned to one of the MRX-24 relays.
Moving or resizing a Container causes all the objects, except for Text objects with bitmap fonts, within it to move or
be proportionally resized along with it. This makes Containers useful for grouping objects.
It is possible to place a Container around existing objects without linking to them. Placing a Container on top of
existing objects results in the Container moving behind the objects. The result looks as if the objects and the
Container are linked but moving or resizing the Container has no affect on the objects in front of it. To correct this,