CatNet Systems CH-1 Help

Text Label Component

The text label is the most commonly used component. It can display the value, status or engineering units of a point. It may be used without a point attached to display titles or informational text, and may also be used as a link to other screens or even web sites.

Text Tab

Text

Text is the text to display. HTML tags are allowed such as <B> and </B> to turn bold on and off. To display an actual '<' or '>', use < or > See HTML Help for more information.

Several codes are available to embed point information in the text label. For example, the text "Temperature = @V" will display as "Temperature = 74.3". The text "The @L is @V (@U)" will display as "The Outdoor Temperature is 81.4 (Deg.F)".

The available codes are:

@V - Point Value
@A - Point Address
@L - Point Label
@U - Units
@N - Point Name (The name on the advanced tab)
@D - Point Description
@O - Low Modify Limit
@H - High Modify Limit
@T - Point Type (analog, digital, etc)
@C - Point Class (input, output, variable, object)
@P - Parent Label (the label of the device the point is under)
@S - Status (If the point could be read: 1=value is good, 0=can't read it and gave up for now, -1=unknown (still trying))

With shared graphics the @substitution codes may also be used.

Text Size

This is the size of the text, in pixels, before any scaling of the screen.

Text Color

This is the color the text.

Advanced Colors...

Click this button to access the Advanced Color options. These options allow different colors, transparencies and flashing text, based on the point value.

Alignment

This option is used to align the text horizontally within the component. The choices are left, center or right.

Background Tab

Background Color

This is the color of the background area behind the text.

Background Alpha

This is the "Alpha" or transparency of the background area behind the text. Zero is fully transparent, 1 is fully opaque.

Border Tab

Border Color

This is the color of the solid border surrounding the text.

Border Size

This is the size of the solid border surrounding the text. Set this to zero for no border.

Link Tab

Screen/URL

A screen or web page to display when this label is clicked. If left blank and the label has a point attached, the point info/modify screen will be shown.

To set the link, drag an item from the tree and drop it on the link edit area. To link to a web page, type or paste (Ctrl-V) the address in the edit area.

To link to a screen, it must be dragged from the tree. Any typed text will be considered a URL.

A URL must be complete, including 'http://'.

Underline Text

Selecting this option will underline the text so it looks like a link on a web page.