Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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Fig. 4.30 Sample Spin Controls
appearance. This border is not affected by the color attributes. It is often desirable to turn off the border when the
control is placed inside a container. This causes it to blend into the container.
Defer Send: Prevents changes from being sent to the linked IQ component until the Send button is pressed.
The Send button is available at the bottom of the control (see Figure 4.30) only when this attribute is turned on.
Refresh: This attribute only affects Spin controls that are linked to UCODE-compatible IQ components. If
Refresh is turned on and the Spin control has been placed inside a container object, every time the state of the Spin
control changes, all objects in the parent container will retrieve their state from the IQ component and redisplay
themselves if necessary.
Numeric: Causes the Spin control to display numerical data. This attribute is automatically selected for some
functions. When the Numeric attribute is turned on, it is also possible to enter a numerical value directly into the
display window when the Spin control is clicked with the center mouse button ({). Note: Two-button mouse users
can simultaneously press both the left and right buttons in place of a center button. Also, the longer the increment/
decrement buttons are pressed, the larger the step size used to increment/decrement the value. Lastly, the Width
and Places attributes are active only when the Numeric attribute is turned on.
Use 5x7 Font: Causes the Spin control to always use a compact 5x7 bitmap font. This can increase legibility
when the Spin control is sized very small.
Width: Sets the maximum number of digits that are displayed when the Numeric attribute is turned on.
Places: Sets the number of digits placed to the right of the decimal point when the Numeric attribute is turned on.
Two spin controls are shown in Figure 4.30. The left one has the Defer Send attribute turned off and the right one
has Defer Send attribute turned on.
Send Button
Note: To change the attributes of an object after it has been created, click on it with the right mouse button ({).