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Menu and toolbar of the graphics editor

Toolbar:

(Menu of the graphics editor) - Opens the main menu of the graphics editor.
(Pmg object edit menu) - Opens the editing menu of selected Pmg objects.
(Edit the PmgRoot object) - Opens the configuration window for editing the PmgRoot object.
(New Pmg object) - Opens the "Pmg objects preconfigurations" window.
(Remove) - (Del) Removes selected Pmg objects
(Raster) - A raster (graphic grid) will be displayed over the panel that is currently being edited.
The grid can be set in the "PmgRoot > Panel > Show grid" configurator.
(Edit compound objects enabled) - (G) If enabled then the immersed Pmg objects can be selected and edited directly (similarly to the Pmg objects on the desktop can be selected and edited).
(Menu for selecting the subobject resizing mode) - Opens menu for selecting the subobject resizing mode.
(Menu for selecting the position change mode of Pmg objects) - Opens menu for selecting the position change mode of selected of Pmg objects.
(Lock all objects) - The position of all Pmg objects will be fixed
(Undo) - (Ctrl+Z) Cancel the previous panel configuration changes.
(Redo) - (Ctrl+Y) Redo the configuration changes that have been discarted by the Undo function
(Panel zoom in/zoom out menu) - Zoom of currently edited graphic panel in the range 25%-500%
(Maximize graphics editor) - It allows to maximize the graphics editor to the whole workspace of the development environment
(Display mode selection) - All Pmg objects can be displayed, or only the objects corresponding to PmaPanel object view, in Web or while printing the panel.
See the "Disable object ..." configurator.
- Show all objects
- Show as local panel
- Show as Web panel
- Show as printed
(Align left) - Align selected Pmg objects to the left edge of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Align right) - Align selected Pmg objects to the right edge of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Align up) - Align selected Pmg objects to the upper edge of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Align down) - Align selected Pmg objects to the bottom edge of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Center horizontally) - Moves selected Pmg objects so the X-coordinates of their centers match the X-coordinate of the center of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Center vertically) - Moves selected Pmg objects so the Y-coordinates of their centers match the Y-coordinate of the center of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Unify horizontal spaces) - Moves selected Pmg objects so the horizontal spaces between them are identical.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Unify vertical spaces) - Moves selected Pmg objects so the vertical spaces between them are identical.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Unify widths) - Change the size of selected Pmg objects so their width matches the width of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Unify heihghts) - Change the size of selected Pmg objects so their height matches the height of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.
(Unify widths and heights) - Change the size of selected Pmg objects so their height and width match the height and width of active Pmg object.
The button is visible only if at least two Pmg objects are selected in the graphics editor.

Context menu:

This menu is show after pressing the right mouse button in the graphic panel area.

- New Pmg object (Ins): Opens the "Pmg objects preconfigurations" window.
- Edit active Pmg object (E): Opens configuration window for editing the active Pmg object.
- Active Pmg object: Operations over active Pmg object
- Edit: Position (L): Opens configuration tab Position.
- Edit: Events (C): Opens configuration tab Events.
- Edit: Variables (V): Opens configuration tab Variables.
- Edit: Pmg object parameters (P): Opens configuration tab PmgObject > Object > Pmg object parameters.
- Remove (Del): Removes active Pmg object from the panel.
- Temporarily hide object in the graphics editor (H): Temporarily hides the selected Pmg object in the graphics editor.
Showing the hidden object can be enabled in the menu "Menu of the Pmg object > Show hidden object in the graphics editor".
It is possible to show all hidden objects in the graphics editor in the menu "Show hidden objects".
- Disable (in runtime) (D): In active Pmg object sets the "PmgObject > Object > Disable object in runtime" configurator.
- Create copy of object: Creates a copy of active Pmg object next to it.
- Move into the PmgRoot object: Moves active Pmg object from its superior object into the PmgRoot object.
- Copy into new PmgPrototype object ...: Opens the "Copy into new PmgPrototype object" configuration window for setting the copying parameters of the PmgBox object into new PmgPrototype object.
- Convert to the PmgBox object: Converts the PmgInstance object to the PmgBox object.
- Select object (Ctrl+Space): Adds active Pmg object among Selected Pmg objects.
- Change memory order (O): Displays a configurator that can be used to enter the index of object order.
- Text editing of the object ... (Ctrl+B): Opens the "Text editing of the object" configuration window where the content of the object can be viewed and edited in the text form.
- Export object: Opens the "Data export to CSV text file" configuration window. See Import/Export in the graphics editor.
- Import into the object: Opens a window for selection of imported file. See Import/Export in the graphics editor.
- Subobjects: Operations over subobjects of the active Pmg object
- Move the subobjects into the PmgRoot object: Moves all subobjects from the active Pmg object into the PmgRoot object.
- Cut the subobjects: Cuts all the subobjects from the active Pmg object and pastes them into the Windows clipboard.
- Copy the subobjects: Copies all subobjects of the active Pmg object into the Windows clipboard.
- Remove subobjects: Removes all subobjects of the active Pmg object
- Enable disabled subobjects: To all subobjects of active Pmg object cancels the set "PmgObject > Object > Disable object in runtime" configurator.
- Show hidden subobjects: Makes all hidden subobjects of active Pmg object visible.
The object can be hidden in the menu "Active Pmg object / Temporarily hide object in the graphics editor" or in the menu "Menu of the Pmg object > Temporarily hide object in the graphics editor".
- Selected Pmg objects: Operations over selected Pmg objects
- Remove all selected objects (Del): Removes all selected Pmg objects in the panel.
- Save selected Pmg objects into the preconfigurations: Makes a single object from a group of selected objects.
Opens a window Name of user-defined Pmg object where the object name it is possible to enter. See How to save Pmg object into the preconfigurations of objects.
- Change position of selected Pmg objects (M): Activates reposition mode of selected Pmg objects
- Change size of selected Pmg objects (R): Activates resize mode of selected Pmg objects
- Disable the selected objects in runtime: In all selected objects sets the "PmgObject > Object > Disable object in runtime" configurator.
- Insert selected objects into the active object ... (T): It allows to easily create compound objects. Opens the "Creating compound Pmg object" configuration window. See Compound Pmg objects.
- Insert the selected objects into a new PmgBox object ... (Ctrl+J): Opens the "Insert into new PmgBox object" configuration window.
Then creates new PmgBox object and inserts all selected Pmg objects into it. See Compound Pmg objects.
- Text editing of selected of Pmg objects ... (Ctrl+B): Opens the "Text editing of the object" configuration window, in which you can edit or view the content of selected of Pmg objects in text form.
- Move selected Pmg objects by order in memory: Moves selected Pmg objects in memory order to selected position.
- under active Pmg object
- above active Pmg object
- under all objects
- above all objects
- Show hidden objects: Makes all invisible objects in the graphics editor visible again.
The object can be hidden in the menu "Active Pmg object / Temporarily hide object in the graphics editor" or in the menu "Menu of the Pmg object > Temporarily hide object in the graphics editor".
- Enable all disabled objects in runtime: In all objects in the panel cancels the set "PmgObject > Object > Disable object in runtime" configurator.
- Find Pmg object: Search for Pmg objects according to defined properties
- by name: Search for the Pmg object according to its GetPathName method
- by type: Search for the Pmg object according to its Object type property
- Find text (Ctrl+F): Search for defined text in all objects

- Properties
- Application fonts: Opens a window Registered font manager of the application.

- Edit PmgRoot object: Opens the configuration window of the PmgRoot object.

History:
Pm9.00.25:
- The option to move selected Pmg objects by the mouse between compound objects
- subobject editing must be enabled
Pm8.00.06: Fixed bug: The import of complete panel did not work (when selecting in the menu "Active Pmg object / Import into the object").
Pm8.00.01: Fixed bug: Bugfix: The (Undo) after fast Pmg object shifts has been corrected.
PROMOTIC 9.0.27 SCADA system documentation MICROSYS, spol. s r.o.

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