Meter control properties

The following table lists the properties that appear on the Properties tab of the Control Properties window for a meter control.
Table 1. Meter control properties
Device Settings Explanation
BackgroundImage To add an image so that it displays as the background for the control, click the Ellipses button in the right column and open a bitmap file.
BottomCoverColor To change the color of the bottom cover for the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.

You can use this setting with BottomCoverRelativeHeight.

BottomCoverLabelFront To change the font for the text on the bottom cover for the control, click the Ellipses button in the right column and select a font from the Font window that displays. The default value is Arial.

You use this setting with Caption and BottomCoverTextColor.

BottomCoverRelativeHeight To change the height of the bottom cover area for the control, change the value in the right column. The default is 0.2.

You can use this setting with BottomCoverColor.

BottomCoverTextColor To change the color for the text that displays in the bottom cover area, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.

You use this setting with Caption and BottomCoverLabelFront.

Caption To insert a caption to appear in the bottom cover area of the control, type your text in the right column.

You can use this setting with BottomCoverLabelFront and BottomCoverTextColor.

GreenColor To change the color (typically green) of the OK area of the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
GreenStartValue To change the beginning value for the OK area on the control, change the value in the right column. The default value is 60.
IndexColor To change the color of the needle indicator for the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
IndexThickness To change the thickness of the needle indicator, change the value in the right column. The default value is 2.
InstrumentBackgroundColor To change the background color for the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
MaximumValue To change the maximum value for the control, change the value in the right column. The default value is 100.
MinimumValue To change the minimum value for the control, change the value in the right column. The default value is 0.
NumberOfDivisions To change the number of major division lines (tick markers) for the control, change the value in the right column. The default value is 5.

For example, with the maximum value set at 100, minimum value at 0, and division at 5, your control would show major tick markers at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100.

NumberOfSubdivisions To change the number of minor division lines (tick markers) between two major ones, change the value in the right column. The default value is 1, which means no minor tick marker displays between two major tick markers. For example, to make three subdivision areas appear between two major markers, enter a value of 3.
RedColor To change the color (typically red) of the Warning area of the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
RedStartValue To change the beginning value for the Warning area on the control, change the value in the right column. The default value is 90.
RelativeIndexLength To change the relative length of the needle indicator, change the value in the right column. The default value is 1.1.
RelativeTextRadius To change the relative position of the text (scale numbers), change the value in the right column. The default value is 0.9.
ScaleColor To change the color of the scale outline and numbers, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
ScaledCircleRelativeDiameter To change the relative diameter of the control, change the value in the right column. The default is 1.75.
ScaledCircleRelativeShifting To change the relative height of the control, change the value in the right column. The default is 0.3.
ScaleRelativeWidth To change the relative wide of the scale, change the value in the right column. The default is 0.1.
ScaleThickLineWidth To change the top and bottom lines of the scale, change the value in the right column. The default is 2.
ScaleThinLineWidth To change the thickness of the vertical lines of the scale, change the value in the right column. The default is 1.
ShadedAreaRelativeSize The default is 0.
SmallScaleFont To change the font for the scale numbers, click the Ellipses button in the right column and select a font from the Font window that displays. The default value is Arial.
StepValue To change the step value, change the value in the right column. The default is 1.
Value To change the default value for the needle indicator, change the value in the right column. The default value is 0.
ValueFormatString To change the value format of the scale number, change the value in the right column. The default value is %.1f, which shows numbers, for example, as 0.0, 10.0, 20.0, and so on. For the value %.0f, the control would show number as 0, 10, 20, and so on.
VisibleScaleRelativeSize To change the relative size of the visible scale, change the value in the right column. The default value is 1.2.
YellowColor To change the color (typically yellow) of the Caution area of the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the right column and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
YellowStartValue To change the beginning value for the Caution area on the control, change the value in the right column. The default value is 75.

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