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G4 PanelBuilder

v1.1

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Page 1: ...instruction manual Software G4 PanelBuilder v1 1...

Page 2: ...RMA is cancelled will be refused AMX is not responsible for products returned without a valid RMA number AMX Corporation is not liable for any damages caused by its products or for the failure of its...

Page 3: ...ceipt AMX DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THE AMX SOFTWA...

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Page 5: ...hemes 8 Status Bar 8 Viewing Panes 8 Changing Visual Style 8 Basic Operations 9 Getting Started 9 Creating A New Project 9 Adding A Toolbox Element to The Diagram 9 Adding Elements via The Diagram Men...

Page 6: ...Creating Templates for G4 PanelBuilder 21 Creating Templates with Alternate Screen Names 24 Creating Templates with Color Schemes 24 Define The Color Scheme 24 Create A Preview Image 24 Template Requ...

Page 7: ...oject Dialog Window 39 Project Properties Dialog Window 39 Replace Template Dialog Window 40 Save As Dialog Window 40 Template Manager Dialog Window 41 Template Sample Images Dialog Window 42 Unicode...

Page 8: ...iv G4 PanelBuilder Table of Contents...

Page 9: ...uilder will supports the following platforms Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or greater Windows XP Home and Professional Service Pack 1 or greater Other PC requirements Pentium 233 MHZ processor minimum r...

Page 10: ...ar also provides a brief description of toolbar and menu items via mouse over Instance Counter The instance counter tracks and displays the number of times an element is used within the current projec...

Page 11: ...connects to AMX com and launches the AMX com Template Library dialog window Install Templates From File Launches the Install Templates from File dialog window Template Manager Launches the Template M...

Page 12: ...ow Show Grid Shows the grid in the Diagram area Snap To Grid Locks all element placements to grid lines Zoom Out Decreases the magnification of the diagram area Increments are 150 125 100 75 and 50 of...

Page 13: ...ions FIG 2 Diagram Area Diagram Area Entering Node This node receives the connection line from another element Exiting Node This node connects out to another element Element The building block of the...

Page 14: ...rea Undo does not apply to text changes within elements Redo Reverses the undo action taken within the diagram area Color Schemes Launches the Color Schemes dialog window Zoom Out Decreases the magnif...

Page 15: ...thin the toolbox otherwise a general image will be shown for the thumbnail Mouseover the element to get a description Once you have found the element you would like to use you can right click on the t...

Page 16: ...of the G4 PanelBuilder Application Interface is the status bar In addition to giving you the current status of G4 PanelBuilder i e Ready The status bar also provides a brief description of toolbar an...

Page 17: ...s now open to the G4 PanelBuilder Application Interface A Start element is in place within the Diagram area Adding A Toolbox Element to The Diagram Once you have a project file open you can add elemen...

Page 18: ...pen the outline is red A connection line appears between the two elements 4 You can now edit the properties for the Navigation element or select another element to add to the diagram area FIG 8 Drag S...

Page 19: ...onnection is not possible the element highlights in red You have now created the flow from one page to another Editing Diagram Element Properties via The Diagram Menu Once an element is in place in th...

Page 20: ...File name in the field provided 3 Locate the directory you would like to save within 4 Place a check next to Package template with project file if you would like to include the TPT file with the PB4...

Page 21: ...all A Template via Template Manager The style for your panel pages is dictated by the template TPT file you are using You can download templates from AMX com or create your own and then load them into...

Page 22: ...their style The Template Manager allows you to preview add and remove templates from your local directory To remove template files TPT files 1 Open the Template Manager dialog window by selecting Fil...

Page 23: ...Properties You can edit some of the project s properties as well as add information specific to you i e Dealer ID and Designer ID 1 Select File Project Properties to launch the Project Properties dial...

Page 24: ...e text field and the equivalent is displayed below 5 Click OK to close the Unicode Edit dialog window 6 Click OK to close the Diagram Properties dialog window The Unicode can now only be edited via th...

Page 25: ...ments within the Diagram area and then connecting them accordingly You can delete these elements from the work area individually or in a global fashion To globally remove an element 1 Select the eleme...

Page 26: ...u the elements will align incrementally and the gird is shown Snap To Grid The Diagram area allows you to visually arrange your panel pages and connect them to create a flow To have the elements snap...

Page 27: ...ion of G4 PanelBuilder they will be downloaded at this time 3 After the download is complete Web Update will close G4 PanelBuilder and the updates will be added If you do not have Web Update installed...

Page 28: ...Basic Operations 20 G4 PanelBuilder...

Page 29: ...xels Per Inch is higher than the CV12 and the MVP 7500 s limited color depth Both examples are situations where you might consider making specific templates for those panel types 1 You should spend so...

Page 30: ...s a starting point Leave the Job Name in the Panel Properties the same for all related TPD4 files this is the basis of a template family Not all resolutions have to be done at once If necessary you ca...

Page 31: ...Creating Templates for G4 PanelBuilder 23 G4 PanelBuilder FIG 10 TPDesign4 Workspace...

Page 32: ...ithin TPDesign4 select Panel Edit Palettes to open the Edit Palettes dialog window 2 Select Rename to edit the name of the palette 3 Define the colors used in the palette 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for as...

Page 33: ...w you to create a template without A minimum of 1 Navigation Element A minimum of 1 Placeholder Element A main preview image preview jpg or preview png Required Template Elements When designing a temp...

Page 34: ...onal icon image buttonName This is unused and the button is deleted in the generated TP4 project item buttonName The popups in the Navigation element must contain at lest one item button that will be...

Page 35: ...sed in the generated TP4 project info buttonName This text is used to populate the mouseover element description in the toolbox Only one page in a Mode element can contain an Info button The Info butt...

Page 36: ...ageName The base page name that is used in the generated TP4 project info buttonName This text is used to populate the mouseover element description in the toolbox Only one of the popups in a Splash e...

Page 37: ...image buttonName Unused the button is deleted in the generated TP4 project title buttonName The pages and popups in the Feature element can contain one or more Title buttons whose text is replaced wi...

Page 38: ...n element Hide all popups on the page for that element Perform the standard page flip to the page for that element Show any popups for the element Show any popups for the linked Sub Feature when appli...

Page 39: ...w image per element AMX Element Naming Conventions AMX urges you to use the following naming convention to allow for portability between templates Errors could occur if the elements do not match from...

Page 40: ...Projector device Video Projector Video Projector Volume Dual device Volume Dual Volume Dual Volume Single device Volume Single Volume Single Feature Name Example US Weather Maps feature US Weather Ma...

Page 41: ...elected template family and the number of templates available Template Family Panel Types Panels available for use within the selected family Samples Launches the Template Sample Images dialog window...

Page 42: ...es allowing you to switch from one color scheme to another within one template The current scheme is reflected in the element preview Used either with Chameleon buttons or standalone you can use a sin...

Page 43: ...available Node Name Click in the field to type and edit a new name that will appear on the selected node Title This is the title displayed on the panel page and any corresponding buttons the title po...

Page 44: ...g the original element Click Close to confirm and continue to the project file Generate TPDesign4 Project Dialog Window The Generate TPDesign4 dialog window is a typical Windows dialog window Browse t...

Page 45: ...operties Template Family Properties The name of the selected template family and the number of templates available Template Family Panel Types Panels available for use within the selected family Sampl...

Page 46: ...tion fields If no suitable templates are available the message No Compatible Templates For Selected Panel Type will appear An exclamation point will appear in the top right of a thumbnail that can be...

Page 47: ...eld is not necessary to create a panel file Protection A drop down list containing none read only and locked None has no password security Both read only and locked enable the Password and Confirm fie...

Page 48: ...allows you to transport PB4 files to other computers that have G4 PanelBuilder without concern for the template file TPT When loading the PB4 file and the TPT file isn t found G4 PanelBuilder installs...

Page 49: ...selected template family from your local directory Samples Launches the Template Sample Images dialog window Expand All Shows all available templates within each family Collapse All Closes all expand...

Page 50: ...ndard ASCII text The Unicode can only be edited through the Unicode Edit window Template Sample Images Dialog Window buttons Navigates left and right between the panel samples Fit Image Toggles the sa...

Page 51: ...within the Diagram area Preview Launches the Diagram Preview dialog window Delete Deletes the element currently selected in the Diagram area Snap To Grid Locks all element placements to grid lines Zo...

Page 52: ...Toolbar A check next to this item indicates it is visible Click to remove the toolbar Tasks Pane A check next to this item indicates it is visible Click to remove the tasks pane Toolbox A check next t...

Page 53: ...Program Reference 45 G4 PanelBuilder...

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