Defining the Navigation for UI Devices
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Device Port Number
- This field displays this element's default device port number
assignment (on the touch panel). Click inside this field to change this assignment.
Items
- This list indicates the items (devices) that are represented on this template element.
When controlled devices are connected to the nodes on this element, the default device names
(Manufacturer and Model Number) are added to the Item slots for easy identification. Click
inside these fields to rename the devices if desired. Note that when you edit an Item name, the
new name is reflected in the selected Template Element (in the Touch Panel UI diagram).
UI Element Properties - Navigation
When a Template element is selected in a Touch Panel UI diagram, the Properties window is populated
with Template element properties.
Navigation elements provide panel pages that provide access to other template elements in the UI.
Name
- This is the (default) system name for the selected UI element - it only appears on the
UI diagram (it is not displayed on the generated Touch Panel page). Click inside this row to
edit the element name; note that the element Name cannot contain any Unicode characters.
View Name
- This field allows you to specify a View Name for this element. The View Name
is displayed on the panel page that this element represents. Click inside this row to enter a
View Name, which may contain Unicode characters. When you add a View Name to an
element, the View Name is indicated in parenthesis beneath the Name on this element (in the
Touch Panel UI diagram).
Typically, the View Name is used to enter Unicode text for display on the panel, or to
leave the system name of a device to as the default 'Manufacturer Model Number' (e.g.,
'Marantz DV9500) while displaying a different name on the panel (e.g., 'DVD').
Comments
- Click inside this row to add any developer's comments regarding this Template
element.
Category
- This field displays the category (type) of the selected UI element - in this case,
Navigation (read-only).
Template Element
- This field displays the selection's Template Element type (read-only).
Device Port Number
- This field displays this element's default device port number
assignment (on the touch panel). Click inside this field to change this assignment.
Items
- This list indicates the items (devices) that are represented on this template element.
When controlled devices are connected to the nodes on this element, the default device names
(Manufacturer and Model Number) are added to the Item slots for easy identification. Click
inside these fields to rename the devices if desired.
UI Element Properties - Features
When a Template element is selected in a Touch Panel UI diagram, the Properties window is populated
with Template element properties.
Name
- This is the (default) system name for the selected UI element - it only appears on the
UI diagram (it is not displayed on the generated Touch Panel page). Click inside this row to
edit the element name; note that the element Name cannot contain any Unicode characters.
View Name
- This field allows you to specify a View Name for this element. The View Name
is displayed on the panel page that this element represents. Click inside this row to enter a
View Name, which may contain Unicode characters. When you add a View Name to an
element, the View Name is indicated in parenthesis beneath the Name on this element (in the
Touch Panel UI diagram).