Configuring a User Input Animation for a Discrete Value

You can configure an element with a user input animation for a Boolean value.

To configure an element with a user input animation

1. Select the element.

2. On the Special menu, click Edit Animations. The Edit Animations dialog box appears.

3. Click the Add icon and select User Input. The user input animation is added to the Animation list and the User Input state selection panel appears.

4. Click the Boolean button. The Boolean Value User Input configuration panel appears.

5. Specify the options. Do one or more of the following:

   • In the Boolean box, type an equipment.item reference or browse for one by using the browse button.

   • In the Message to User box, type a value, equipment.item reference or expression. This is the text that appears as prompt on the Boolean value input dialog box at run time.

   • In the Prompt - True Message box, type a value, equipment.item reference or expression. This is the text that appears on the button that causes the equipment.item to be set to true.

   • In the Prompt - False Message box, type a value, equipment.item reference or expression. This is the text that appears on the button that causes the equipment.item to be set to false.

   • Specify that the input dialog box appears by pressing a key or key combination. In the Shortcut area. Select a shortcut key in the Key list. Select CTRL and/or SHIFT to combine the shortcut key with the CTRL key and/or SHIFT key.

   • If you don’t want the discrete value display element to show the True Message and False Message, select Input Only.

   • In the Display Value - True Message box, type a value, equipment.item reference or expression. This is the text that appears on the canvas when the associated equipment.item is true.

   • In the Display Value - False Message box, type a value, equipment.item reference or expression. This is the text that appears on the canvas when the associated equipment.item is false.

   • Make sure that the input modes of all boxes are set correctly. Click the Input Mode icon to set a static value or an equipment.item reference or expression.

6. Click OK.

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Configuring a User Input Animation