State Properties

Like parent objects and controls, a state has several editable properties that define it’s functions and graphic look.

Editable properties include:

Name - the name of the state which also displays in the state drop down box.
Default – sets the current state as the default state for the selected control / parent object
Disabled – sets the current state to be used only when a control is locked out
Skin - the skin from the "Theme" that is used to render the control for the current state
Color - the background color of the control, rendered behind the selected skin
- Some skins define a mask that is used to define the area of the background that is replaced with this color. If no mask is defined, the bounding box of the control is replaced with the chosen color. Press the [Return to Default] icon to set the color back to its default.
Text - text that will override any text set in the control's properties when the control is in this state.
Text Font - a font that will override the text font set in the control's properties when the control is in this state
Text Color - a color that will override the text color set in the control's properties when the control is in this state
Text Size - a color that will override the text size set in the control's properties when the control is in this state
Bold - the character format available that will override the character format set in the control's properties when the control is in this state
Italic - a character format available that will override the character format set in the control's properties when the control is in this state
Icon - an icon that will override the icon set in the control's properties when the control is in this state

The "Text", "Text Font", "Text Color", "Text Size", "Bold", "Italic", and "Icon" properties are only displayed for control and object types that have a Text property (i.e. button, label and tab).

Default state

The default state is the state that displays by default when no indicator or state functions are designated in the LightDesigner configuration for a control attribute. An object or control may have only one default state. A parent object or control that is drawn in ControlDesigner displays with the default state.

Disabled State

The disabled state is the state that a control attribute will use when a control or object is disabled in a configuration (see Hiding and Disabling Controls). Each control or object may only have one disabled state.

Changing Skins of a State

Each control or object has a number of skins available as configured in the theme when you began creating the new configuration. Each state uses a skin for the included control attribute.

To change the skin assigned to a state:

Select the control to modify.
Select the state to modify from the available states in the State Editor drop down list or select the [Add State] icon to create a new state.
- If a new state is added, reference State Editor for instructions to complete the new states properties.
Within the State Editor, select the "Skin" property and choose the skin to associate to the state.
- To specify a skin that is not currently located in the ControlDesigner library, select the [Browse Folders] icon to locate the desired (*.png, *.xpm, *.jpg, or *.gif) graphic file.