Slider Feature
Description
The Slider feature lets users select a value by moving a slider thumb between the endpoints of the slider track. The current value of the Slider component is determined by the relative location of the thumb between the endpoints of the slider, corresponding to the minimum and maximum values of the Slider component.
Properties
Feature Name: This is the name of the feature, it can be changed from the default value.
x: This is the horizontal center point of the feature on the view.
y: This is the vertical center point of the feature on the view.
width: This is the width of this feature.
height: This is the height of the feature.
Orientation: This is the angle of the feature specified in degrees
Transparency: This a value that specified the transparency of the feature. 0 is completely invisible and 1 is not transparent at all
Initial Window State: This property specifies the initial feature state. When the view starts we can set the feature state to Minimized, Maximised or at a Normal predefined size.
Show Maximize Button: If this set to true feature shows the Maximize button. it can be used to Maximize the whole feature.
Show Minimize Button: If this set to true feature shows the Minimize button. It can be used to minimize the whole feature.
Show Pin Button: If this set to true feature shows the Pin Button. Pin button can be used to stick the feature at one position.
Show Close Button: If this set to true feature shows the Close button. close button can be used to close the whole feature from the view.
Minimized Image: When the feature gets minimized, we can use this property to set a new image to represent the minimized image.
Allow Move When Minimized: If this sets to true, we can move the minimized image.
Minimized Position: This property specifies the position of the minimized feature when it gets minimized. It can be minimized to Initial position or to Current position
Minimized Width: This is the width of the feature when it's minimized.
Minimized Height: This is the Height of the feature when it's minimized.
Minimized Orientation: This is the angle of the feature when it is minimized.
Allowed Move Directions: This specifies the feature movement on the view. it can move freely or horizontally or vertical or none.
Allow Rotate: If this sets to true, it enables free rotation of the feature.
Allow Resize: If this sets to true, it enables the feature to resize.
Max Zoom In: This value specifies the number of times allowed to zoom in.
Min Zoom Out: This value specifies the number of times allowed to zoom out.
Inertia Weight: This value specifies the weight of the feature. This makes the difference when features are moved from one position to another.
Start Value: This property specifies the start value of the slider.
End Value: This property specifies the end value of the slider.
Selected Value: This property specifies the selected value of the slider.
Minimum Step: This is the minimum value that the slider thumb can move.
Track Type: This property allows one to choose the track skinning type. It can be a single track or it can be split into two. If the user chooses the track type as split he can set separate skins to minimum side and maximum side.
Thumb Image: This property specifies the asset for slider thumb.
Min Side Image: This property specifies the asset for the minimum side of the slider.
Max Side Image: This property specifies the asset for maximum side of the slider.
Scale Height: This property scales the height of the track to the feature height. 0 is the minimum and 1 is the maximum value.
Thumb Width: This specifies the width of the slider thumb.
Thumb Height: This specifies the height of the slider thumb.
Events
Triggers
Key Pressed
Key Pressed: This trigger listens to the event of a key being pressed. It listens for the key that is specified in the parameter key
Parameter
Key: Character that it’s listening for
Timer
Timer: This starts a timer and executes the actions when the time is up. You can have it run multiple times by specifying the number of runs, 0 is to keep running indefinitely
Parameter
Duration: duration of time before executing actions
Number Of Runs: Specifies the number of runs, 0 is to keep running indefinitely
Touch
Tap: This trigger executes its actions when the user taps on this feature
Double Tap: This trigger executes its actions when the user double taps on this feature
Long Press: This trigger executes its actions when the user long presses this feature
Pressed: This trigger executes its actions when the user has pressed down on this feature
Released: This trigger executes its actions when the user has pressed down and released this feature
Gesture
Swipe: This trigger executes its actions when the user swipes on the feature in the direction specified
Parameter
Swipe Type: Here you can specify the direction of swipe to listen for
Global Variable: The distance of the swipe will be stored to this variable if one is specified
Drag and Drop
Is Dropped On: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is dragged and dropped on to another feature
Parameter
Target: This specifies the other feature that this feature has to be dropped on
Is Dragged Over: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is dragged over another feature
Parameter
Target: This specifies the other feature that this feature has to be dragged over
Container
Maximized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is maximized
Unmaximized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is restored from a maximized state
Minimized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is minimized
Unminimized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is restored from a minimized state
Slider
Value Changed: This trigger executes its actions when the value of the slider is changed.
Actions
Print: This action calls the print function of the operating system of the device, it will print this feature the way it looks when the action is executed. For this to work the printer setting must be set up properly on the OS.
Parameter
Show settings popup: The printer setting popup of the OS can be shown before printing if selected
X:This action changes the x property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
x:This is the target value
Y:This action changes the y property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
y:This is the target value
Width: This action changes the width property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
Width: This is the target value
Height: This action changes the height property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
Height: This is the target value
Rotate To: This action changes the orientation property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
Rotation: This is the target value
X Offset: This action changes the x property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
x:This is the value to be added to the current value
Y Offset: This action changes the y property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
y:This is the value to be added to the current value
Width Offset: This action changes the width property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
Width: This is the value to be added to the current value
Height Offset: This action changes the height property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
Height: This is the value to be added to the current value
Rotate By: This action changes the orientation property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
Rotation Offset: This is the value to be added to the current value
Resize By Factor: This action changes the height and width of the feature by multiplying it by the specified factor
Parameter
Factor: This is the value which the height and width will be multiplied by
Move To Front: This action moves this feature to the front of all the features that are in the view. If this feature is inside a group feature it will be moved in front of all the other features inside that group only.
Move To Back: This action moves this feature to the back of all the features that are in the view. If this feature is inside a group feature it will be moved to the back of all the other features inside that group only.
Change Transparency: This action changes the transparency of the feature by to the value specified
Parameter
Alpha: Value to change the transparency to, must be between 0 and 1
Delete Feature: This action deletes the feature from the screen
Maximize: This action maximizes this feature
Minimizes: This action minimizes this feature
Toggle Maximize: This action toggles the maximize of this feature
Toggle Minimizes: This action toggles the minimizes of this feature
Normal: Restores the current feature if it is either maximized or minimized
Slider
Change Value: This action changes the slider value to the target value.
Parameter
Value: This is the target value