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Table of Contents Table of Contents TPDesign4 Program Overview ................................................................................1 Supported Operating Systems ................................................................................................ 1 PC Requirements .................................................................................................................... 1 Other PC requirements ........................................................................................................... 1 Touch Panel Pages - Overview......................................................................................... 2 Supported Panel Types............................................................................................................ 2 Video Capabilities for Modero Panels ...................................................................................... 3 Video Capabilities for Enhanced Modero Panels..................................................................... 3 Supported Screen Resolutions ................................................................................................ 3 Supported Image File Types .................................................................................................... 3 True Type Font Support ........................................................................................................... 4 WebUpdate ....................................................................................................................... 4 G4 PanelBuilder ................................................................................................................ 4 G4 PanelPreview............................................................................................................... 5 TPDesign4 Work Area....................................................................................................... 5 Toolbars ............................................................................................................................ 7 Design View Windows ...................................................................................................... 7 Workspace Navigator Window .......................................................................................... 8 Workspace Navigator - Pages Tab .......................................................................................... 9 Opening pages/popup pages via the Workspace Navigator .................................................... 9 Renaming Pages via the Workspace Navigator..................................................................... 10 Edit Focus .............................................................................................................................. 10 Drag and Drop Support .......................................................................................................... 10 Workspace Navigator - Function Maps Tab........................................................................... 10 Workspace Navigator Context Menu ..................................................................................... 11 Properties Control Window.............................................................................................. 11 Properties Control Window - General Tab ............................................................................. 13 Properties Control Window - Programming Tab .................................................................... 13 Properties Control Window - States Tab................................................................................ 13 Using the Apply To All option ................................................................................................. 13 Using the Prev and Next buttons ........................................................................................... 14 State Manager Window ................................................................................................... 14 State Manager Context Menu ................................................................................................ 15 State Manager Drag-and-Drop Menu..................................................................................... 15 Transfer Status Window .................................................................................................. 16 Transfer Status Context Menu ............................................................................................... 16 TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program i Table of Contents Button Preview Window .................................................................................................. 16 Button Preview Context Menu................................................................................................ 17 Magnifier Window............................................................................................................ 17 Working With Dockable Windows ................................................................................... 17 Moving, Docking and Resizing Dockable Windows ............................................................... 18 Toggling the Windows............................................................................................................ 18 Status Bar ....................................................................................................................... 18 Print Preview Window ..................................................................................................... 19 Workspace Context Menu............................................................................................... 20 TPDesign4 Project Files ........................................................................................ 21 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 21 Drag & Drop .................................................................................................................... 21 Creating a New Project Using G4 PanelBuilder.............................................................. 21 Using The New Project Wizard ....................................................................................... 21 Setting Project Properties ............................................................................................... 23 Project Properties dialog - Project Information tab................................................................. 23 Project Properties dialog - Panel Setup Information tab ........................................................ 24 Project Properties dialog - Sensors tab.................................................................................. 25 Project Properties dialog - IR Emitters and Receivers tab ..................................................... 25 Applying Password Protection to Your Project File......................................................... 26 Setting a Power Up Page................................................................................................ 26 Setting an Inactive Page Flip .......................................................................................... 26 Creating a Screen Saver................................................................................................. 27 Converting TPD3 files to TPD4 ....................................................................................... 27 Using the TPD Conversion Wizard ........................................................................................ 27 Notes on converting TPD3 files to TPD4 ............................................................................... 28 Errors and Warnings Report dialog........................................................................................ 28 Project Migration (from previous versions of TPDesign4)............................................... 29 System-Generated File Names.............................................................................................. 29 Inappropriate File Name Characters ...................................................................................... 30 Edit Focus .............................................................................. ...