UI

Kalipso - Developing - Project - Properties - User Interface

The option User Interface is divided into three sub-areas:

Popups

Kalipso allows you to create visually customized Popup Menus.

Window

• Width - define the width for the customized popup

• Height - define the height for the customized popup

• Background - define the background color for the customized popup

Text

In this area, the text formatting parameters are defined, such as font, size, color and additional formatting.

Selection

In this area the colors for the background and the text are defined.

By default the option is set to off.

Status window

In this area, the text formatting parameters are defined, such as font, size, color and additional formatting for the texts for the status window.

By default the option is set to off.

Splash

You can customize your Project’s Splash Screen. A splash screen is an image and text that will be shown to the user before opening the first Form of your Project.

In this area, the splash screen is configured (if you want to use this functionality) for the project under development. You can add an image and configure, for example, its transparency or add text. On that text it can be written directly or reported to a function, control or variable (after clicking on the side option).

Regarding text information, different formatting and text alignment parameters for the screen can be configured. You can also define the duration of the information for the splash screen in milliseconds.

• Image - Image to use as Splash Screen. You can use BMP, GIF, JPG or PCX.

• Transparency - Transparency mode to apply to the selected image. Options:

  • <none> - No transparency will be applied. The color in the GIF, defined as transparent, will be shown as it is.

  • First Pixel - The color of the first pixel of the Image will be consider as the transparent one, therefore will not be shown and the pixels with this color will be transparent.

  • Image Transparency - The GIF will be displayed with its transparency.

  • Specify Color - The color specified in “Transp. Color” property will be consider as the transparent one, therefore will not be shown and the pixels with this color will be transparent.

• Transparency Color - Color of the selected image that you want to be transparent. This parameter is only available if the "Transparency" is set to "Specify Color".

• Text - Text to be displayed over the selected image. Notice that this Parameter is dynamic so, you can use Functions and Variables.

• Font - Font name to apply to the Text

• Size - Font size to apply to the Text

• Properties - Font Properties to apply to the Text

• Font Color - Font Color to apply to the Text

• Background Color - Background Color to apply to the area occupied by the Text

• Vertical Alignment - Vertical Alignment of the Text

• Horizontal Alignment - Horizontal Alignment of the Text

• Splash Duration - Time that the Image should be visible. This property is in millisecond (ms).

The previously selected image appears in the box on the right.