Key Pad
Overview
This is a keyboard objects that has been designed to be used on touch-screen monitors. The lay-out of the key pad can be changed by specifying a matrix of characters that make out the keys.Properties
Find more information about changing properties here: linkBackgroundColor
type: Known color nameThe background color of the key pad. Select a color from the color repository.
This property uses the Color Repository. For more information about the use of colors in a project, refer to link
ForegroundColor
type: Known color nameThe foreground color of the key pad. Select a color from the color repository.
This property uses the Color Repository. For more information about the use of colors in a project, refer to link
Font
type: Known text font nameThe font of the characters on the keys. Choose a font from the font repository.
This property uses the Font Repository. For more information about the use of text fonts in a project, refer to link
ChangeLayout
type: Select from the listSelect one of the preset key layouts, to change the layout.
Select one of those presets:
NoChange
Key layout not changed.
Numerical
Standards numerical key pad layout.
FullInternational
Full keyboard, international layout.
NoChange
Key layout not changed.
Numerical
Standards numerical key pad layout.
FullInternational
Full keyboard, international layout.
Size
type: Size containing width and heightThe size of the user interface of this object (width, height).
Coordinates
type: CoordinateThe location of the user interface of this object in (x,y) coordinates, relative to the object it is on top of.
Caption
type: Word or phraseThe name of the object in the project. This name must not contain '.' or '$' characters.
Every object has the Caption property. This property is very important, because it is the name by which Polybench recognizes this object.
It is allowed to give multiple objects the same name, as long as the objects are of the same type. In that case, a reference to this caption includes all the objects with the same caption.
In Polybench, every object can be addressed by an Address specifier, which starts with the dollar sign, for example: $My Page.My Object. 'My Page' would be the Caption of a page, and 'My Object' the Caption of an object on that page.
It is allowed to give multiple objects the same name, as long as the objects are of the same type. In that case, a reference to this caption includes all the objects with the same caption.
In Polybench, every object can be addressed by an Address specifier, which starts with the dollar sign, for example: $My Page.My Object. 'My Page' would be the Caption of a page, and 'My Object' the Caption of an object on that page.
Documentation
type: See descriptionOptional documentation of this object.
It is good practice to write in short notes why you have used this object, and why its properties are set the way they are set. If this object is an operator, the Documentation text is displayed below the operator symbol.
Functions
Find more information about Functions here: linkEnable
Sets the keypad to Enabled, so that it accepts user input.Disable
Sets the keypad to Disabled, so that it does not accept any user input.