Overview: Windows controls

Use

You can use Windows controls to control and monitor IGSS objects. They are well-known and intuitive for computer users at all levels.

When you use a Windows control, you must connect it to an IGSS object. Some controls can only be connected to certain object types. See table below.

 

What can I connect to?

The Windows controls can be connected to the following IGSS types.

 

This Windows control…

can be connected to these IGSS types …

Check box

Digital

Combo box

Digital

Command button

Area, diagram, graph, digital and counter.

Edit box

Analog and string

Grid control

Analog, counter, digital, string and table.

Group box

All object types

Progress indicator

Analog

Radio button

Digital

Slider control

Analog

 

What type of Windows control do you want to know more about?

For further information about the individual Windows control and its properties, click one of the buttons below.

images\ico_win_chk.gif Check box

images\ico_win_combo.gif Combo box

images\ico_win_but.gif Command button

images\ico_win_edit.gif Edit box

images\ico_win_grid.gif Grid control

images\ico_win_grpbox.gif Group box

images\ico_win_prog.gif Progress indicator

images\ico_win_radio.gif Radio button

images\ico_win_slider.gif Slider control