Visualization element ‘Busy symbol – Flower’

Symbol:

Tag: Special controls

This element indicates that the system is busy or waiting for data.

Element properties

Element name	Optional. Tip: Assign individual names for elements so that they are found faster in the element list. Example: Data_Transfer
Element type	Busy symbol – Flower

Element property ‘Position’

The position defines the location and size of the element in the visualization window. These are based on the Cartesian coordinate system. The origin is located at the upper left corner of the window. The positive horizontal x-axis runs to the right. The positive vertical y-axis runs downwards.

X	X coordinate of the upper left corner of the element Specified in pixels. Example: 10.
Y	Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the element Specified in pixels. Example: 10.
Width	Specified in pixels. Example: 150
Height	Specified in pixels. Example: 30

Note

You can also change the values by dragging the box symbols ( ) to other positions in the editor.

See also

• Positioning Elements, Adapting Size and Layer

Element property ‘Colors’

The properties contain fixed values for setting colors.

Frame color
Fill color
Transparency	Value (0 to 255) for defining the transparency of the selected color. Example 255: The color is opaque. 0: The color is completely transparent.

See also

• Dialog ‘Gradient editor’
• Designing Visualizations with Elements

Element property ‘Appearance’

The properties contain fixed values for setting the look of the element.

Line width	Value in pixels Example: 2 Note: The values 0 and 1 both result in a line weight of 1 pixel. If no line should be displayed, then the Line style property must be set to the option Invisible.
Fill attributes	The way in which the element is filled. Filled:The element is filled with the color from property Colors ‣ Fill color. Invisible: The fill color is invisible.
Line style	Type of line representation Solid Dashes Dots Dash Dot Dash Dot Dot not visible

Note

You can assign variables in the Appearance variables property for controlling the appearance dynamically. The fixed values here are overwritten.

See also

• <no title>

Symbol color	Selection of a color for the flower symbol.
Line	Stroke width of the lines (in pixels).

Element property ‘State variables’

The variables control the element behavior dynamically.

Invisible

Variable (BOOL). Toggles the visibility of the element. TRUE: The element is not visible at runtime.