Creating Templates for G4 PanelBuilder
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G4 PanelBuilder
Optional Template Elements
There are required elements when developing templates but G4 PanelBuilder also supports a series of optional
elements that will make your templates more robust.
Your templates can have any of the following:
Mode Elements
- This element is generally used for designating "modes" your system will work
in, i.e., "Video Conference Mode" or "Presentation Mode." Additionally, Mode elements can be
associated with rooms.
Consists of a single page and can contain multiple popups.
Only one Mode element can be displayed at a time.
Sub-Navigation Elements
- This element is a submenu and can occur on screen with Navigation
elements.
Consists of at least one popup and can contain multiple popups.
Cannot contain pages.
Mode Element Specific Conventions
[mode#
modeName
]
pageName
modeName
The name of the Mode as it will appear in G4 PanelBuilder.
pageName
The base page name used in the generated TP4 project.
[info]
buttonName
This text is used to populate the
mouse-over element descrip-
tion in the toolbox.
Only one page in a Mode element can contain an Info button. The Info
button contains the page flip information for displaying the Mode element
and can also contain an optional icon image.
buttonName
Unused; the button is deleted in the generated TP4 project.
[item]
buttonName
The page in the Mode element must contain at least one Item button that
contains the navigation information. Item buttons are ordered within the
Mode element by left-to-right then top-to-bottom.
buttonName
The button name used in the generated TP4 project.
[title]
buttonName
Popups in a Mode element can contain one or more Title buttons, whose
text is replaced with the name given to the Mode in the generated TP4 proj-
ect.
buttonName
The button name used in the generated TP4 project.
Sub-Navigation Element Specific Conventions
[subnav#
navName
]
pageName
navName
The name of the Sub-Navigation element as it appears in G4 PanelBuilder.
pageName
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 Sub-Navigation element can contain an Info
button, which contains the page flip information for displaying the
Sub-Navigation element and can also contain an optional icon image.
buttonName
Unused; the button is deleted in the generated TP4 project.
[item]
buttonName
Popups in the Sub-Navigation element must contain at least one Item button
that will contain navigation information. Item buttons are ordered in the
Navigation element left-to-right then top-to-bottom.
buttonName
The button name used in the generated TP4 project.
[title]
buttonName
The popups in a Sub-Navigation element can contain one or more Title
buttons. The text within the Title buttons are replaced with the name given to
the Sub-Navigation in the generated TP4 project.
buttonName
The button name used in the generated TP4 project.
