Group
The Group View allows a number of other views to be contained within another movable view. This allows configuration/control panels to be created.
Groups can either be created by adding a new group and then adding sub-views to it, or by box-selecting some views and selecting ‘Group in sub-panel’ from it’s context menu (right click).
For creating advanced configuration/control panels, the Group View is very useful. From the right click menu, you can select default show/hide states for the sub-window title bars and borders. Typically you’ll want to hide the title and borders if you are trying to create a native looking form.
See Grouping Objects in the Manipulating View Objects section for more grouping details.
View Properties
Properties editable via the properties editor.
| Property | Script ID | Description |
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| Title | title |
The title of the window. |
| Script ID | id |
The scripting ID of the window. Can be used as an alternative to the title for searching for windows from scripts. |
| Tool Tip | tooltip |
Window tool tip. |
| Display Units | display_units_text |
Show units after the number on the view. |
| Display Units (Label) | display_units_label |
Show units after the label on the view. |
| Prefix Text | prefix_text |
Text to display before the value. |
| Postfix Text | postfix_text |
Text to display after the value. |
| Limits | limits |
Set up alarm limits for this gauge. |
| Show Value | show_value |
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| Show Label | show_label |
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| Label Font | label_font |
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| Value Font | value_font |
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| Value Height % | value_height_percent |
A value of zero disables auto font size fitting if Value Height Max is set |
| Value Height Max [dp] | value_height_max_dp |
Maximum font height of the value text, in device pixels |
| Label Height % | label_height_percent |
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| Label Height Max [dp] | label_height_max_dp |
Maximum font height of the label, in device pixels |
| Label Text | label_text |
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| Label Align | label_align |
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| Label Vertical Align | label_valign |
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| Value Align | value_align |
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| Value Vertical Align | value_valign |
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| Low Limit Text | low_limit_text |
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| High Limit Text | high_limit_text |
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| Value Override Text | value_text |
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| Max length Text | max_length_text |
Leave blank for auto |
| Background | bg_colour |
Background colour |
| Text | text_colour |
Text colour |
| Alarm Low Background | alarm_low_bg_colour |
Alarm Lower Limit Background colour |
| Alarm Low Text | alarm_low_text_colour |
Alarm Lower Limit Text colour |
| Alarm High Background | alarm_high_bg_colour |
Alarm Upper Limit Background colour |
| Alarm High Text | alarm_high_text_colour |
Alarm Upper Limit Text colour |
| Input Value | parameter |
The source of the value that will be displayed by the gauge. |
| Update Rate | update_rate |
Rate at which the input value is requested from the ECU. |
| Decimal Places | decimal_places |
Set to -1 for auto |