Metis Smart Modeling - Masks
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==== List of objects ==== | ==== List of objects ==== | ||
| - | + | The list of object displayed in the mask design window enable the user to easily find a specific object part of the opened mask. When inserting any type of object in a mask, it is possible to name this field. In the list of objects a new line is created for the new object. By clicking in the "description" column of the table, a name can be given to the object. By doing this for all objects, the user will by able to easily select overlapping objects. | |
| - | + | The selection of an object from the list is done by enabling the check-box on the left hand side of the line describing the object. This will also highlight he object on the design board. This ensure the user that the proper object is selected in order to apply modifications or to delete it. | |
| - | + | For mask with many input fields, it is possible to define the order in which the users will go through them using the order shown in the list of objects. This will not only set the navigation order when using the keyboard TAB key, but also the display order of for overlaying the object. If not set, the object reversed insertion order will be applied (last one first). In order to move an object in the list, select it and use the up and down pointing arrows on the right of the object list. | |
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| + | | Naming all objects in a mask will ease sorting them and applying conditional display. | ||
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==== Object properties ==== | ==== Object properties ==== | ||