Edit a standalone application

You open a standalone application from the InTouch Application Manager and edit it in WindowMaker.

This section demonstrates the basic steps to build an application. The following figure shows a window from a simple application that combines and mixes the ingredients to make chocolate milk. Complete the procedures in this section to learn the overall workflow to build an application.

In the window, the Alarm Viewer control and the lines that represent pipes are traditional InTouch graphic elements. All other graphics elements shown in the window are Industrial Graphics or Situational Awareness library symbols that can be used in Modern applications.

Edit an application

1. Open InTouch HMI Application Manager.

2. Double-click on the Chocolate Milk application to edit it. If you are in the Icons view, hover over the application tile, and select WindowMaker.

   The application opens in the WindowMaker.

   The first time you open an InTouch application in WindowMaker no windows have been created.

3. Right-click on Windows in the Windows panel and select New Window.

4. Select a template from the Available templates section. For this example, we recommend that you select the Native window template which allows multiple graphics to be added to the window. A frame window allows adding only one graphic to the window.

5. In the Properties panel, assign "Mixing Station" as the name of the window in the Name field.

   

6. Set the width and height of the window by entering values in the Window Width and Window Height fields.

7. Change the default background of the window to a lighter color by selecting Window Color and choosing a color from the Color dialog.

8. Select OK.

   The window you created appears in WindowMaker. Continue with the next procedure to add symbols to the window.