User interface
The user interface of Control FPWIN Pro7 consists of the following main elements:
Menu bar
Toolbar
Click here for a description of the main toolbar. Toolbars specific to the different editors toolbars are described under "Programming editors".
Navigator panes: Project, Calltree, Used by
The Project pane is the standard pane for creating, editing, and viewing projects.
Programming window
Selection panes: Variables, Instructions, Templates
The selection panes offer a comfortable user interface for inserting variables, instructions, or templates into the POU body.
Status bar
The status bar can be customized under .
You can move and dock important panes to different positions in the window. Choose the desired option for the pane's behavior from the list box in the upper right corner:
| Floating | The pane can be placed at any position on your monitor. The docking arrows do not appear while moving the pane. |
| Dockable | Paying attention to the docking arrows that appear while moving the pane, drag and drop the pane exactly over the desired docking arrow and release the mouse button. |
| Auto hide | Change the pin symbol of the pane to auto-hide mode: |
| Hide | The pane is closed and remains hidden. Using , you can make the desired panes reappear. |
Control FPWIN Pro7 offers numerous other possibilities to customize your working area. If they are features of an editor's graphical user interface, they are described under "Programming editors". Many options can also be found under and are described under Options of the Extras menu.
Changing the user interface language
The user interface language can be changed if an additional language has been installed. If you cannot switch the interface language, install the desired language from the Control FPWIN Pro7 installation.
- Select desired language
- OK
- To activate the desired language, close and restart Control FPWIN Pro7