Modifying Screen Elements 

Use

You use this procedure to edit graphical elements in the alphanumeric mode of the Screen Painter.

Procedure

To open the change screen for a graphical element, position your cursor on the element and choose Edit → Graphical element. You can perform the following actions:

●      Combine a series of logically associated radio buttons into a radio button group.

●      Dissolve a radio button group into a series of individual radio buttons.

●      Convert radio buttons into checkboxes and vice versa.

●      Convert elements. For more information, see Converting elements.

●      Move an element or a radio button group.

●      Change the size of group boxes and subscreens.

Selecting Elements

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       1.      To select an element, position the cursor on it and choose Select.

       2.      The Change Select screen appears.

       3.      To return to the normal layout editor screen, choose Back

To select a block of elements, do the following:

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       1.      Select the first element in the block.

The Change Select screen appears.

       2.      Position your cursor on the element at the end of the block.

       3.      Choose Mark end of block.

The system highlights the entire block.

Moving Elements

To move a selected element or a block of elements, proceed as follows:

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       1.      Select the element.

The Change Select screen appears.

       2.      Select a point on the screen where you want to move the element.

If you want to move a block, the new position can be within the old block. The system shifts the entire block to the new position.

       3.      Choose Move.

Copying and Inserting Elements

To copy an element, select it and choose Copy to t. stor. To insert the clipboard contents, position the cursor at the desired destination and choose Edit → Clipboard → Insert frm t. stor. To cut and paste a selection of the screen, proceed as follows:

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       1.      Select the element.

       2.      Copy the element to the clipboard.

       3.      Delete the original element.

       4.      Position the cursor at the new position.

To paste the clipboard contents into another screen, you must first call the other screen by choosing Screen → Open. Choose Screen → Other screen.

       5.      Insert the copy from the clipboard.

The advantage of this procedure is that you do not have to specify element attributes because the clipboard stores the original attributes.

       6.      To view the clipboard’s contents, choose Edit→Clipboard→Display clipboard.

Information about loops is not saved and you need to create it again.