Making Bound Label widgets
This procedure creates a new Bound Label widget using the Make Widget wizard. When you make a widget, the wizard window provides properties for creating the widget bindings.
Prerequisites: A Px View canvas is open. No open palette is required.
- In the Nav side bar, expand the tree to locate the component to add to the Px Editor canvas.The canvas opens.
- Drag the component to the canvas.The Make Widget wizard opens.
The ord for the selected component displays in the ord area (first red box).
- For a different slot in the component (for example: out or value) or to bind to a different component, double click the ord and browse to the new location.
- Select the
Bound Labelfrom the source options list (second red box).The source properties display below the source options list.
- Configure the source properties (red box).The
Make Display Name Labelproperty creates a separate unbound label that appears directly beside the bound label when the widget displays on the canvas.
- On the right side, edit the Bound Label properties.
- To override an option, change it in the properties area and click OK.The Make Widget wizard closes and the new bound label opens on the Px Editor canvas.
- Edit the display label properties using the Properties side bar on the right.These properties are available because you selected
Make Display Name Labelin the source options section of the wizard. - To toggle between the viewer and editor, click the view/edit mode icon (
) in the tool bar. - Confirm that the configuration works.For example, to activate the Fan above, right-click the graphic and click Active.
