GraphicButton 1.0

Category / Domain : Interface
SCOL Voy@ger Compatibility : V 3.5 or above
Update : 2001/06

Function

The GraphicButton module displays a button on the client interface. It can be customized using a bitmap. This button is used to start an action in the 3D scene or in the interface.

Configuration


Figure 1 : GraphicButton module interface

(1) : Indicates the path of the bitmap used for the button ; to click on ... to select a file which will have to be saved in SCOL partition. This file (.BMP, .JPG or .PNG) can have any size but its shape of cutting must be strictly the same as the one of the button.
If no image is provided or that the filename is not valid, the button is a text on white area. If it is the file itself which is not valid, the button will not be created and the client part of the module will be canceled.

(2) : Texte du bouton => Allows to indicate the text which will be visible on the button

(3) : Taille de la police => Specifies the size of the font used for the text of the button

(4) : Couleur de la police => Specifies the colour of the text of the button

(5) : Style de police => Specifies the style (normal, bold, italic, underlined, strikeout)

(6) : L’image comporte un état 'désactivé' => The image is different when the button is disabled.

(7) : Texte de l’infobulle => Allows to indicate the text in the tool-tip

(8) : Taille de la police => Specifies the font size used for the tool-tip text

(9) : Couleur de la police => Specifies the colour of the text of the tool-tip

(10) : Style de la police => Specifies the style (normal, bold, italic, underlined, strikeout) for the text of the tool-tip

(11) : Couleur de fond => Specifies the background color used for the text of the tool-tip

Implementation

Open the SCS creation tree, select the Interf folder and double-click on GraphicButton 1.0.
Create required links for the project.

Action Function
module.event à Graphicbutton.start Allows to start the module and to show the button in the client graphic interface
module.event à Graphicbutton.destroy Stops the GraphicButton module at the client side
module.event à Graphicbutton.show Shows the button at the client side
module.event à Graphicbutton.hide

Hides the button at the client side
module.event à Graphicbutton.enable Activates the button
module.event à Graphicbutton.disable

Deactivates the button
module.event à Graphicbutton.click Allows to simulate a click of the button by a user.

Event Function
Graphicbutton.click à module Action Generates an action when clicking on the button
Graphicbutton.in à module Action The client part of the module is started and ready to receive events
Graphicbutton.out à module Action Exiting from the module generates an action
Graphicbutton.entering à module Action Entering in the module generates an action
Graphicbutton.shown à module Action

The display of the button generates an action
Graphicbutton.hidden à module Action

Hiding the button generates an action
Graphicbutton.enabled à module Action The activation of the bitmap on the button generates an action
Graphicbutton.disabled à module Action The deactivation of the bitmap on the button generates an action

Zone Function Interface Assignment
GraphicButton.button Shows the button Client Yes