Programming
2.2 Structure and elements of a dialog
Expanding the user interface
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2.2.3 Dialog properties
Description
The properties of the dialog are defined in the start identifier line of the dialog.
Figure 2-4 Dialog properties
1 Machine status display ("header")
2 Header line of the dialog with header and long text
3 Dialog
4 Graphic
Programming
Syntax: //M(Identifier/[Header]/[Graphic]/[Dimension]/[System or user
variable]/[Graphic position]/[Attributes])
Description: Defines a dialog
Parameters: Identifier Name of the dialog
Header Dialog header as text or call for text (e.g., $85011)
from a language-specific text file
Graphic Graphics file with path in double quotation marks
Dimension Position and size of the dialog in pixels (distance from
left-hand side, distance from right-hand side, width,
height), in relation to the upper left-hand corner of the
screen. The entries are separated by a comma.
System or user
variable
System or user variable to which the current cursor
position is assigned. The cursor position can be
assigned to the NC or PLC via the system or user
variable. The first variable has the index 1. The order
corresponds to the configuration order of the variables.