3.3. Navigation: Text Properties

About this task

Text properties at the Navigation Configuration level are as follows.

A Configuration comments.
B Default font.
A Configuration Comments

If there are any comments that should be retained as notes for the future or other applications engineers they can be entered in the Navigation Configuration section of the Navigation Configuration Editor.

These comments will be not be used in any way during runtime.

Procedure

  1. Do any of the following.
    • Right-click Navigation Configuration in the Configuration Editor left pane; select Add Item on the Popup menu.
    • Right-click the grid in the Configuration Editor right pane; Select Add Item on the Popup menu.
    • Select Navigation Configuration in the Configuration Editor left pane; click Edit>Add Item on the menu bar.

    An Add Item dialog box opens when you use any method.

  2. Enter the following.
    Name  A name that will help to quickly identify the comment
    Value Item that might be a useful reference for other users or in the future.
    Type  string is the only type available.
  3. Click OK.

    Result: The dialog box closes; the name and value are entered in the Navigation Configuration right pane.

    B Default font
  4. Double-click the Font field in the Navigation Configuration right pane.

    A Font dialog box opens.

  5. Select the font, size and style you want to display on the Navigation buttons and menus.

    Note: Fonts can also be selected for a group of children and for Individual configuration objects; each selection will override this value for the group or object.

    Note: If you select a font that cannot be used in a language you select, the words will not display correctly. Any UNICODE font, e.g. Arial UNICODE MS, can be used for all languages.