Dialog Box ‘Options’ - ‘FBD, LD, and IL’¶
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Function: This dialog box is used for configuring the display options for the FBD/LD/IL editor.
Call: (category FBD, LD, and IL.
Tab ‘General’
| Show network title | The network title is displayed in the upper left corner of the network. |
| Show network comment | The network comment is displayed in the upper left corner of the network. When the network title is also shown in CODESYS, the comment is shown in the line below. |
| Show box icon | The block symbol is displayed in the block element in the FBD and LD editor. The standard operators also have symbols. |
| Show operand comment | CODESYS shows the comment that you indicated for a variable in the implementation part. The operand comment refers to the local occurrence of the variable only, as opposed to the symbol comment. This comment is truncated automatically depending on available space. You can limit the comment to a defined width by activating the option Fixed size for operand fields. |
| Show symbol comment | The comment that you indicated for a variable or symbol in the declaration is displayed in CODESYS above the variable name. You can also assign a local operand comment in addition to or instead of the symbol comment. |
| Show symbol address | If an address is assigned to a symbol (variable), then this address is displayed above the variable name. |
| Show network separators | A separator is displayed between the individual networks. |
| Placeholder for new operands | The operand field of pins for the new function block is left blank (instead of “???”). |
| Empty operands for function block pins | Adds blank operands instead of ???. |
| Click the input field to open the Font dialog box. |
| Fixed size for operand fields |  : Edit operand sizes can be enabled. |
| Edit operand sizes | The Operand Sizes dialog box opens for setting the number of characters and lines. |
Tab ‘FBD’
| Networks with line breaks | : Display of the network with line breaks so that so that CODESYS can show as many blocks as possible in the current width of the window. |
| Connect boxes with straight line | : The length of the lines between the elements are fixed and short. |
| Default network content | Drop-down list: Contents of a new network |
| After insertion select | Drop-down list: Element that CODESYS selects after inserting a new network |
Tab ‘LD’
| Networks with line breaks | : Display of the network with line breaks so that so that CODESYS can show as many blocks as possible in the current width of the window. |
| Default network content | Drop-down list: Contents of a new network |
| After insertion select | Drop-down list: Element that CODESYS selects after inserting a new network |
Tab ‘IL’
| Enable IL | The IL implementation language is available in the development system. |
| Default network content | Drop-down list: Contents of a new network |
| After insertion select | Drop-down list: Element that CODESYS selects after inserting a new network |
Tab ‘Print’
| Fit method | Drop-down list for resizing. |
| Avoid cutting of elements | Elements that do not fit on the page are printed on the next page. |
| Mark connections on adjacent pages | Enabled for selection when Avoid cutting of elements is selected. |
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