3.6 Text Label

3.6.1 Creation:

Use the Monitor Browser to add a Monitor containing one or more Text Labels to the current Layout.

  1. Open the Monitor Browser in KEdit in one of three ways:
  2. Select an appropriate Monitor from the pull down list, using the Preview to see its appearance.
  3. Click on the preview, and drag a copy of the Monitor onto the Layout.
  4. Or add a Text Label to an existing Monitor in the Layout:
  5. Unlock the Monitor in which the Text Label will be located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating it may be edited. You may also ALT-click anywhere in the Monitor, which will unlock the Monitor and select the item you clicked.
  6. Select the Text Label tool in the KEdit toolbar.
  7. Click inside the Monitor, and drag to place a Text Label of the desired size.
  8. Note that if the new Text Label extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.

Or add a Text Label that is not part of a Monitor to the Layout:

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Note that if the new Text Label extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.

3.6.2 Configuration:

The attributes of a Text Label are adjustable using its Configuration Panel in KEdit. To access the panel for a Text Label within a Monitor:

  1. Select the Text Label using one of these methods:
    • Unlock the Monitor in which the Text Label is located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu (an UNLOCKED Monitor is identified by a YELLOW BORDER and YELLOW RESIZING HANDLES in its corners), and then click on the Text Label to select it
    • ALT-click on the Text Label. The monitor will unlock, and the Text Label will be selected.
    • NOTE: at this point the Text Label may be positioned (click on the Text Label and drag) and scaled (click and drag a control point) within the Monitor. It cannot be moved outside the Monitor boundary
  2. Open the Configuration Panel for the Text Label by pushing F5, or from the Configuration Panel item in the View menu

Four tabs are available to set different parameters for the Text Label.

3.6.2.1 Offline Panels

Assignment Tab

Label Static Text:

Click the selection button to select Static Text. The text typed into the Text window will appear in the on-screen window of both the Monitor Wall output and the KEdit representation [enter any alphanumeric characters].

Label Dynamic Text:

Click the selection button to select Dynamic Text. The source for the text could be the Gateway, or a third-party service.

Gateway: Type Gateway in the ServiceID text box. Use the Gateway command setKDynamicText to send the text to this Text Label.

Third-party service: See TSL, Andromeda, Encoda and Kalypso for an explanation of the services to use to get dynamic inputs for this Component.

  • In the "ServiceID" field, type the alias or the Long ID of the service used.
  • In the "Text Address" field, enter the address to associate with this Component. Valid values vary depending on the service used:
    • TSL: value range 1 to 127.
    • Andromeda: value range 1 to 256.
    • Encoda: value range 1 to 255
    • Kalypso: the range of values depends on the value entered in the "Level" field:
      • Level = 0, 1, 2, 3: range is 1-48
      • Level = 4: range is 1-127
  • In the "Level" field, enter the level to associate with this Component. Valid values vary depending on the service used:
    • TSL: value can be any of 0, 1 or 2.
    • Andromeda: value range 0 to 14.
    • Encoda: not used
    • Kalypso: Enter the number of the option you wish to use for text display (value from 1 to 4)
      • Level 0 to 3 implies that the "Text Address" represents a Kalypso device output. In that case the "Text Address" must range between 1 and 48.
        • 0: the label represents the initial background feed
        • 1: the label represents the initial and the previous background feed
        • 2: the label represents the previous background feed
        • 3: the label represents the current background feed
      • Level 4 implies that the "Text Address" represents a Kalypso device Source ID. In that case the "Text Address" must range between 1 and 128.
        • 4: the label represents the source id of the current background feed

The KEdit window will show the ID, Address and Level of the source text. The Monitor Wall output of the Kaleido will show the text originating at that source.

MultiData Text:

Click the selection button to select MultiData text. From the pulldown list, select a MultiData source.

  • See MultiData Browser for a description of MultiData sources and their application in Kaleido.

Click New to open a blank MultiData Configuration panel to create a new MultiData source.

Click Edit to open the MultiData Configuration panel for the source selected in the pulldown list, in order to modify it or examine its contents.

Transparency:

Set the degree of transparency of the Text Label as displayed on the Monitor Wall output (Kaleido K2 only). The transparency is only seen when the Text Label is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.

Border:

Select the format of the border around the screen:

  • None - no border is shown.
  • Lowered Bevel - shows a border with a beveled profile.

Alarm Tab

Display Options:

For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color of the text, the color of the background, and whether the Transparency feature is enabled. You can also specify if the background will flash for Error and Warning states.

  • Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window to choose a different color.
  • Click on the down-arrow beside the Text Color icon to open a color selection window to choose a different font color.

    Error Latching:

    Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.

    • No Latch - do not latch the error.
    • Latch - hold the Alarm on indefinitely.
    • Hold - hold the Alarm on for the duration specified in the box.

    The Latched status will be indicated by a colored outline surrounding the Text Label, while the background and text will continue to show the current status.

    Assign Alarm Monitor:

    Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Text Label from the pull-down list of available Alarms.

    New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Text Label when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.

    Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.

    Channel:

    If this text label is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Alarm Link order box will be active. Enter the link order of the Alarm associated with the Text Label data within the Channel that this Text Label will display.

    Action Tab

    Assign Actions

    Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Text Label is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.

    Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Text Label is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.

    Alignment Tab

    Text Formatting

    Use the radio buttons to select the text formatting option:
    Wrap text: The text is wrapped within the text label, but if the text is too large to fit within the label, the text will be replaced by ". . ." (three dots)
    Shrink to fit: The text will be reduced in size to fit within the text label.

    Text alignment

    Use the radio buttons to select whether the text will be left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned within the text label.

    3.6.2.2 Online Panels (Kaleido-K2 only)

    Assignment Tab

    Label Static Text:

    Click the selection button to select Static Text. The text typed into the Text window will appear in the on-screen window of both the Monitor Wall output and the KEdit representation [enter any alphanumeric characters].

    Label Dynamic Text:

    Click the selection button to select Dynamic Text. The source for the text could be the Gateway, or a third-party service.

    Gateway: Type Gateway in the ServiceID text box. Use the Gateway command setKDynamicText to send the text to this Text Label.

    Third-party service: See TSL, Andromeda, Encoda and Kalypso for an explanation of the services to use to get dynamic inputs for this Component.

    • In the "ServiceID" field, type the alias or the Long ID of the service used.
    • In the "Text Address" field, enter the address to associate with this Component. Valid values vary depending on the service used:
      • TSL: value range 1 to 127.
      • Andromeda: value range 1 to 256.
      • Encoda: value range 1 to 255
      • Kalypso: the range of values depends on the value entered in the "Level" field:
        • Level = 0, 1, 2, 3: range is 1-48
        • Level = 4: range is 1-127
    • In the "Level" field, enter the level to associate with this Component. Valid values vary depending on the service used:
      • TSL: value can be any of 0, 1 or 2.
      • Andromeda: value range 0 to 14.
      • Encoda: not used
      • Kalypso: Enter the number of the option you wish to use for text display (value from 1 to 4)
        • Level 0 to 3 implies that the "Text Address" represents a Kalypso device output. In that case the "Text Address" must range between 1 and 48.
          • 0: the label represents the initial background feed
          • 1: the label represents the initial and the previous background feed
          • 2: the label represents the previous background feed
          • 3: the label represents the current background feed
        • Level 4 implies that the "Text Address" represents a Kalypso device Source ID. In that case the "Text Address" must range between 1 and 128.
          • 4: the label represents the source id of the current background feed

    The KEdit window will show the ID, Address and Level of the source text. The Monitor Wall output of the Kaleido will show the text originating at that source.

    MultiData Text:

    Click the selection button to select MultiData text. From the pulldown list, select a MultiData source.

    • See MultiData Browser for a description of MultiData sources and their application in Kaleido.

    Click New to open a blank MultiData Configuration panel to create a new MultiData source.

    Click Edit to open the MultiData Configuration panel for the source selected in the pulldown list, in order to modify it or examine its contents.

    Transparency:

    Set the degree of transparency of the Text Label as displayed on the Monitor Wall output. The transparency is only seen when the Text Label is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.

    Border:

    Select the format of the border around the screen:

    • None - no border is shown.
    • Lowered Bevel - shows a border with a beveled profile.

    Channel:

    If this Text Label is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active. Enter the link order of the Text data within the Channel that this Text Label will display.

    Alarm Tab

    Display Options:

    For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color of the text, the color of the background, and whether the Transparency feature is enabled. You can also specify if the background will flash for Error and Warning states.

  • Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window to choose a different color.
  • Click on the down-arrow beside the Text Color icon to open a color selection window to choose a different font color.

    Error Latching:

    Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.

    • No Latch - do not latch the error.
    • Latch - hold the Alarm on indefinitely.
    • Hold - hold the Alarm on for the duration specified in the box.

    The Latched status will be indicated by a colored outline surrounding the Text Label, while the background and text will continue to show the current status.

    Assign Alarm Monitor:

    Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Text Label from the pull-down list of available Alarms.

    New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Text Label when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.

    Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.

    Channel:

    If this Text Label is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Alarm Link order box will be active. Enter the link order of the Alarm associated with the Text Label data within the Channel that this Text Label will display.

    Action Tab

    Assign Actions

    Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Text Label is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.

    Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Text Label is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.

    Alignment Tab

    Text Formatting

    Use the radio buttons to select the text formatting option:
    Wrap text: The text is wrapped within the text label, but if the text is too large to fit within the label, the text will be replaced by ". . ." (three dots)
    Shrink to fit: The text will be reduced in size to fit within the text label.

    Text alignment

    Use the radio buttons to select whether the text will be left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned within the text label.

    3.6.3 Operation

    3.6.3.1 Fire an Action

    Left-click on the Text Label in the Kaleido display using the mouse.

    3.6.3.2 Unlatch Error Status

    Right-click on the Text Label in the Kaleido display using the mouse, and select Unlatch Status. The Text Label's error detection will be unlatched

    3.6.3.3 Define the text to be displayed

    Right-click on the Text Label in the Kaleido display, and select Edit Text from the pop-up menu.

    In the Edit Text dialog that appears, use the radio buttons to select the source of text that will appear in this Text Label:

    Static Text:

    The text typed into the Text window will appear in the on-screen Text Label of both the Monitor Wall output and the on-line KEdit representation [enter any alphanumeric characters].

    Dynamic Text:

    Click the selection button to select Dynamic Text. The source for the text could be the Gateway, or a third-party service.

    Gateway: Type Gateway in the "Dynamic Text" text box. Use the Gateway command setKDynamicText to send the text to this UMD.

    Third-party service: See TSL, Andromeda, Encoda and Kalypso for an explanation of the services to use to get dynamic inputs for this Component.

    MultiData Text:

    Click the selection button to select MultiData text. Enter the name of a MultiData source in the data box..


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