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9.2 | Basic objects |
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| Symbol | Object | Notes |
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| "Line" | You can choose straight, rounded or |
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| "Polyline" | A "polyline" consists of linked paths and may have any number of vertices. |
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| The vertices are numbered in the order of their creation. You can modify or |
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| delete vertices individually. You can choose straight, rounded or arrow- |
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| shaped line ends for the polyline. The polyline is an open object. Even if the |
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| start and end points have the same coordinates, the area they enclose |
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| cannot be filled in. |
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| "Polygon" | The vertices of a polygon are numbered in the order of their creation. You |
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| can modify or delete vertices individually. You can fill a polygon with a color |
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| or a pattern. |
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| "Ellipsis" | You can fill an ellipsis with a color or a pattern. |
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| "Circle" | You can fill a circle with a color or a pattern. |
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| "Rectangle“ | You can set any rounding for the vertices of a rectangle. You can fill a |
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| rectangle with a color or a pattern. |
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| "Text field" | In a text field, you display one row or multiple rows of text and assign font |
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| colors and fonts to this text. You can fill a text field with a color or a pattern. |
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| "I/O field" | An I/O field can be assigned the following functions in Runtime: |
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| Output of tag values |
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| Input of values by the operator; the input values are stored in a tag |
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| Combined input and output; in this case, the operator can edit the |
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| output tag values and thus reset them. |
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| You can define limits for the tag values shown in the I/O field. |
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| If you want to hide the operator input in Runtime, configure "Hidden input". |
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| "Date/time | A date/time field may have the following functions in Runtime: |
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| field" | Output of the date and time |
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| Combined input and output; in this case, the operator can edit the |
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| output values and thus reset the date or time. |
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| The system time or corresponding tags can be used as the source for the |
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| date and time. |
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| You can choose to have the date displayed in detail (e.g. Tuesday, |
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| December 31, 2003) or in short form (12/31/2003). |
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