“Name ”

Example: ‎visMain‎

“Object type ”

visualization

“Open with ”

visualization

“Visualization”

Visualization type for an ordinary or referenced visualization. Preset.

“Dialog ”

Visualization type for a visualization that opens as a dialog in its own window for an input event. The input action for this is “Open dialog”. The “Close dialog” input action closes the window.

Tip: A dialog usually includes an “OK” button or “Cancel” button at the bottom edge for confirming or rejecting user input, and for closing the dialog. A simple dialog or a dialog prompt includes only a question or information and buttons for closing the dialog with either “Yes” or “No”. A dialog is part of a user interface. While a dialog is open, the rest of the user interface is usually disabled.

“Numpad / keypad / dialog for input configuration”

Visualization type for a visualization that displays a virtual numeric keypad or a virtual keyboard. It appears when the user is prompted to specify text. The input action for this is “Write variable”.

Note: The interface of this visualization must also conform with the interfaces for the standard visualizations for the numeric keypad or that keyboard that provides the ‎VisuDialogs‎ library: ‎Numpad‎, ‎Keypad‎, ‎NumpadExtended‎, or ‎TextinputwithLimits‎.

Tip: The ‎VisuDialogs‎ library contains templates for virtual keyboards or numeric keypads.

“Dialog is opaque”

: The screen area that is covered by the dialog is not refreshed. This has a positive effect on the character and input performance.

Use this option when your drawn dialog is rectangular and opaque, containing no transparent parts.

“Use automatic detected visualization size”

: The size is determined so that all visualization elements are enclosed.

“Include background image”

: All elements and the background image are completely visible.

: All elements are visible, but a larger background image is truncated.

“Use specified visualization size”

: The values “Height” and “Width” define the window size of the visualization (in pixels).

“Internal”

: The visualization is internal. It is used exclusively as an internal module of a complete visualization in a library.

When editing as a library project while the project is open in CODESYS, an internal visualization is handled like all visualizations. The internal visualization appears in drop-down lists. Or in the visualization manager (“Visualizations” tab).

The internal visualizations that include a linked library are not visible to you.