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Description / ToolbarMain

The Main Toolbar is a configuratbale ttol bar where It will give you access to several property pages so you can conigure the toolbar in each mode of the software, and add various buttons that are not readily available when the software is origionally loaded.

The ToolbarMainWindow icon allows you to setup the main toolbar for Automation Manager.  It will give you access to several property pages so you can conigure the toolbar in each mode of the software, and add various buttons that are not readily available when the software is origionally loaded.

Mode

The mode tab allows you to configure which buttons will be displayed on the toolbar in each mode of Automation Manager


The first text box allows you to navigate through the four modes of Automation Manager; Auto, Operator, Maintenance, Configuration.

Whatever you type in the "Caption" text box will be displayed above the main toolbar after the name of the workspace.

All of the check boxes represent buttons that can be displayed under the various categories on the main toolbar. 

For example: In Auto mode the only button we are currently displaying in the "Mode" category is the "Auto" button.  Consequently, the Mode section of the toolbar looks like this.

However, if you select the other two boxes, the "Sel" and "Lock" then those buttons would also become available in Auto mode.

Each of the categories, Mode, Camera, Program, Run and Layout, represent a different category on the main toolbar.  Each category has buttons with functions unique to that category that you may or may not want displayed in the various modes.

The Run and Layout categories are unique because you may have all the boxes selected and still have nothing appear on the main toolbar.  This will happen if you have not configured any run or layout buttons.  Once you have configured a layout or run button checking these boxes will cause them to be displayed on the toolbar.

Note: The smaller buttons in the top-right of the main toolbar cannot be reconfigured through the software,  their arrangement is hard-coded and cannot be changed.

The second "Mode" tab allows you to change the default layouts that load with each mode, and the help file reference that loads with each mode.  You can see there is not help file reference for auto mode.  This is because the help button is not available in auto mode. 


Camera Toolbar

The Camera Toolbar tab allows you to configure some of the camera settings.


The Caption will change the name of the heading for the camera section.

The Default Image Directory is the directory Automation Manager will initially go to when you have grabbed an image (using the grab button) and then click the "Save" button to save the image.

The Freeze Live on Camera Switch box will only make a difference if your system is setup to run two live feeds at one time.  Some hardware configurations allow both live feeds to remain live when switching.  If you would like to freeze the first feed when you switch to the second make sure this box is checked.

Program

The Program tab allows you to change the Program heading name and the default load and save directory. 


The Caption will change the name of the heading for the program section.

The Default Program Directory is the directory Automation Manager will initially go to when you try to save or load a program using the load and save buttons in the program section of the toolbar.

Layout

The Layout tab allows you to display the layout buttons on the main toolbar and edit those buttons.  For more details on layouts click here.

Run

The Run tab allows you to display buttons on the toolbar that will automatically run a loaded program.  For more details on lthe run secton of the toolbar click here.


Main 

The Main  tab allows the user to change the appearance of the toolbar; the background image, the lines and font colors etc.



The "Background Image" is a .jpg or .bmp graphic that is stretched behind the entire toolbar.  Clicking the "X" button will clear this image and use the "Back Color" instead.

The "Logo Image" is the graphic that is used on the left of the toolbar.  By default this is the Soft-Automation logo. 
Note: Whatever color is in the top left of the image will become transparent.

The rest of the color boxes control various colors on the toolbar.  The Back Color will not display unless no image is chosen in the "Background Image" box.

Buttons

The Buttons tab allows the user to select the various buttons on the toolbar and then launch the button property page to change the buttons look and text.



Use the up and down arrows to select the button you want to edit.  Click the "..." button and it will launch the button property page for that button.

Preferences (Property Page)

Layout

Expandable

SmallButtonWidth

SmallButtonHeight

ButtonWidth
ButtonHeight
LockButtonSize
Logo Size
Title Color
Titleline Thickness
Titleline Color
TitleDisplayAppName
TitleDisplayWorkspaceName
Subtitle Height
Subtitle Color
Submenu ID
Margin
Button Spacing
ToolbarSpacing
DisableAppMove
LockAutoVisibility
Default Help File

Main/Images (Property Page)

Background
the background color or image behind the buttons

Background Title
If set the the background color or image behind title bar of the toolbar

Logo
The logo image

Toolbars (Property Page)

The list to sub toolbars are displayed
Click on any an and hit edit to edit the options for that sub toolbar

Layout (Property Page)

Layouts are managed with the layout Confurator. Here layouts can be added to the Workspace

Buttons (Property Page)

A sub toolbar can choose to implement and manage its own buttons or just create them and have the main toolbar manager them.

Any button display can be edited and it display/action attributes modified

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