Navigation Item Properties

The Properties of the Navigation Item as seen in the Properties grid are listed below.

Appearance

Background Color The Color for the Background of this item.
Border Color The color of the border on the item.
Border Thickness How thick in pixels the border is. If required, contained content is clipped to fit within the defined border.
Corner Radius This determines how rounded or sharp the corners of the item are. The higher the value, the more rounded they are.
Header — Background Color The Color for the Background of the header for this item.
Header — Caption The text value for the Header.
Header — Font Name The name of the font to use for the caption.
Header — Font Size The size of the text for the caption.
Header — Is Bold Whether the text is boldfaced (checked) or not (unchecked).
Header — Is Italic Whether the text is italicized (checked) or not (unchecked).
Header — Line Spacing How far apart to place the lines of text on the caption.
Header — Strikethrough Check this box to add a strikethrough to the caption text.
Header — Text Alignment The alignment of the caption text.
Header — Text Color The color of the caption's text.
Header — Underlined Check this box to underline the caption text.
Header — Header Visibility Whether the header is visible (checked) or not (unchecked).
Header — Height The Height of the header in pixels.
Visible Whether the item is Visible (checked) or not (unchecked).

Design

Layout

Height The vertical length of the item in pixels.
Width The horizontal length of the item in pixels.
X The position on the x-axis where the item is located on the canvas.
Y The position on the y-axis where the item is located on the canvas.

Navigation

Button Horizontal Alignment The Horizontal Alignment of the navigation buttons. Choose from:
  • Left
  • Right
  • Center
Button Schemes Configuration Click the ellipsis (...) button to configure the navigation buttons.
Button Settings — Alarm Count Settings Click Edit Settings... to open up the configuration for the alarm bubble. These are only configurable when the Alarm Counts Shown option is checked.
Button Settings — Alarm Counts Shown Check this box to display a bubble containing the number of alarms active on the buttons corresponding Map.
Button Settings — Background Color The Background Color for the navigation buttons.
Button Settings — Background Image Default The Image file used as the Background for the navigation buttons.
Button Settings — Background Image Layout Specifies how the Image fills the background. Choose from:
  • None — The image will not change its aspect ratio or size.
  • Uniform — The image will maintain its aspect ratio and stretch or shrink to fill to either the horizontal or vertical edges of the button.
  • Uniform To Fill — The image will maintain its aspect ratio and stretch or shrink to fill to both the horizontal and vertical edges of the button.
  • Fill — The image will not maintain its aspect ratio. It will stretch or shrink as needed to fill the horizontal and vertical edges of the button.
Button Settings — Background Image On Click The Image to display as the Background when the navigation button is clicked.
Button Settings — Border Color The Color of the navigation button Border.
Button Settings — Border Thickness The Thickness of the button Border in pixels.
Button Settings — Corner Radius This determines how rounded or sharp the corners of the buttons are. The higher the value, the more rounded they are.
Button Settings — Current Map Highlight Color The Color to Highlight the navigation button for the currently displayed Map.
Button Settings — Drop Shadow Blur Radius How far the Drop Shadow will fade out from the button in pixels.
Button Settings — Drop Shadow Color The Color of the buttons Drop Shadow.
Button Settings — Drop Shadow Depth How far in pixels the Drop Shadow extends from the buttons.
Button Settings — Drop Shadow Opacity The Opacity of the Drop Shadow. The lower the value, the more transparent it appears. The higher the value, the more opaque it is.
Button Settings — Flash Mode When there is alarm on a Map, its navigation button will flash the alarm colors. Choose from:
  • Disabled — The navigation button will not flash on alarm.
  • Flash Primary Color — The navigation button will only flash the primary color for the alarm.
  • Flash Primary and Secondary Colors — The navigation button will flash both the primary and secondary colors for the alarm.
Button Settings — Font Name The name of the font to use for the caption.
Button Settings — Font Size The size of the text for the caption.
Button Settings — Is Bold Whether the text is bold (checked) or not (unchecked).
Button Settings — Is Italic Whether the text is italicized (checked) or not (unchecked).
Button Settings — Line Spacing How far apart to place the lines of text on the caption.
Button Settings — Strikethrough Check this box to add a strikethrough to the caption text.
Button Settings — Text Alignment The alignment of the caption text.
Button Settings — Text Color The color of the caption's text.
Button Settings — Underlined Check this box to underline the caption text.
Button Settings — Height The Height of the navigation buttons in pixels.
Button Settings — Horizontal Spacing The Horizontal Spacing between buttons in pixels.
Button Settings — Multiple Flash Handing This determines what colors will Flash for the navigation button when a Map has multiple active alarms. Choose from:
  • Rotate All — Rotates between the different alarm colors when flashing.
  • Highest Priority Only — Flashes only the colors for the highest priority alarm.
Button Settings — Show Alarm Counts Check to display the number of alarms active on a Map navigation button.
Button Settings — Use Current Map Highlight Color Check to highlight the button for the currently displayed Map.
Button Settings — Vertical Spacing The amount of space in pixels between buttons.
Button Settings — Width The Width of the navigation buttons in pixels.
Button Vertical Alignment The Vertical Alignment of the navigation buttons. Choose from:
  • Top
  • Bottom
  • Center
Map Container The assigned Map Container for this Navigation Item.