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:controls
Devguide: Gauges

This is the property window for gauges.
Changing attributes in this window allows you
to change the appearance of the selected gauge.
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:list
Gauges scrolling list:

The Gauges scrolling list shows all the
gauges available in the currently open user
interface.  Click SELECT on the name of the
gauge you wish to edit.  The controls below
change to show the settings of the gauge.
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:name
Name text field:

The Name text field displays the C name of
the gauge.  Gxv uses this name when it
generates source code to create the gauge.
Click SELECT on the text field, then enter
the name you wish to give the gauge.
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:label
Label text field:

The Label text field displays text of the
label that appears next to the gauge, or the
filename of a glyph that appears next to the
gauge, depending on the setting in the Label
Is line below.  Click SELECT on the text
field, then enter the label or filename you
wish to use.
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:label_type
Label Is line:

The Label Is line determines whether the
label is text or a glyph.  Choose Text to set
a text label; choose Glyph Filename to set a
Glyph.  If you set a glyph, you must enter
the glyph's filename in the Label text field.
This line also determines the label's
position.  Choose Left to set the label to
the left of the gauge; choose Above to set
the label above the gauge.
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:layout
Label Is line:

The Label Is line determines whether the
label is text or a glyph.  Choose Text to set
a text label; choose Glyph Filename to set a
Glyph.  If you set a glyph, you must enter
the glyph's filename in the Label text field.
This line also determines the label's
position.  Choose Left to set the label to
the left of the gauge; choose Above to set
the label above the gauge.
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:location_label
Location line (including the X and Y text
fields):

The Location line lists the location of the
upper left corner of the gauge from the
upper left corner of the control area that
contains it.  It uses X and Y coordinates
(measured in pixels).  Click SELECT on the X
or Y text field and change the value there to
change the horizontal or vertical location of
the gauge.
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:location_x
Location line (including the X and Y text
fields):

The Location line lists the location of the
upper left corner of the gauge from the
upper left corner of the control area that
contains it.  It uses X and Y coordinates
(measured in pixels).  Click SELECT on the X
or Y text field and change the value there to
change the horizontal or vertical location of
the gauge.
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:location_y
Location line (including the X and Y text
fields):

The Location line lists the location of the
upper left corner of the gauge from the
upper left corner of the control area that
contains it.  It uses X and Y coordinates
(measured in pixels).  Click SELECT on the X
or Y text field and change the value there to
change the horizontal or vertical location of
the gauge.
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:width
Width text field:

The Width text field controls the width of
the gauge.  Click SELECT on the text field
and use the keyboard to enter the width of
the gauge in pixels.
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:orientation
Orientation setting:

The Orientation setting determines whether the
gauge is displayed horizontally or vertically.
Choose Horizontal to display the gauge
horizontally; choose Vertical to display the
slidgaugeer vertically.

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:show_range
Range line (including the setting and the
Min and Max text fields:

The Range line controls the range of settings
can be displayed in the gauge.  Choose Show to
show the minimum setting on the left end of the
gauge and the maximum setting on the right end
of the guage.  Click SELECT on the Min or Max
text field and use the keyboard to enter the
minimum or maximum value the gauge can set.
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:range_min
Range line (including the setting and the
Min and Max text fields:

The Range line controls the range of settings
can be displayed in the gauge.  Choose Show to
show the minimum setting on the left end of the
gauge and the maximum setting on the right end
of the guage.  Click SELECT on the Min or Max
text field and use the keyboard to enter the
minimum or maximum value the gauge can set.
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:range_max
Range line (including the setting and the
Min and Max text fields:

The Range line controls the range of settings
can be displayed in the gauge.  Choose Show to
show the minimum setting on the left end of the
gauge and the maximum setting on the right end
of the guage.  Click SELECT on the Min or Max
text field and use the keyboard to enter the
minimum or maximum value the gauge can set.
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:ticks
Ticks text field:

The Ticks text field controls the number of
the tick marks displayed below (if the gauge
is displayed horizontally) or to the right (if
the gauge is displayed to vertically).  Click
SELECT on the text field and use the keyboard
to enter the number of ticks to be displayed.
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:tick_range_label
Tick String:

The tick string values are the values that appear
as the max and min numbers on a gauge.

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:min_tick_string
Tick String: Min

The minimum value for the tick string value
of a gauge. SELECT the field to enter a number 
to set the value.
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:max_tick_string
Tick String: Max

The maximum value for the tick string value 
of a gauge. SELECT this field to enter a value 
to set the field.
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:init_val
Inital Value:

The value the gauge will display when it first 
appears. SELECT this field to enter a numeric
value.
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:init_state
Initial State setting:

The initial state setting determines how the 
gauge will appears when the program is initially
executed. The setting can be Active, Inactive
(grayed out), or Invisible (not showing). SELECT
the appropriate setting value.
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:color_button
The Color line (includes button and text
field):

The Color line sets the color of the gauge.
Click SELECT on the Color button to open the
Color Chooser window, where you can choose a
new color; or click SELECT on the text field
following the button, and enter a proper
XView color name to set a new color.
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:color_sploch
Color glyph:

This glyph shows the color that was selected 
in the color menu (or palette). Use the menu
button to the left to change the color.
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:color
The Color line (includes button and text
field):

The Color line sets the color of the gauge.
Click SELECT on the Color button to open the
Color Chooser window, where you can choose a
new color; or click SELECT on the text field
following the button, and enter a proper
XView color name to set a new color.
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:connections
Connections button:

The connections button brings up the Connections
Manager, allowing you to set up a handler for
the selected gauge.
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:help_button
The Help Text button:

Click SELECT on the Help Text button to open
the Help Editor window, where you can enter
and edit help text to be attached to the
gauge.
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:apply
The Apply button:

The Apply button applies any changes you've
made to a gauge's properties.  Click SELECT
on it to apply changes.
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:reset
The Reset button:

The Reset button returns any changed gauge
properties to their settings as they appeared
when you last used the Apply button or when
you selected a new name in the Gauges
scrolling list (which has the same effect as
choosing the Apply button.)  Click SELECT on
the Reset button to reset properties.
