Adding indicators for elapsed time and progress to a form

About this topic

To create or edit forms, you must have VWorks Technician- or Administrator-level access. You should also have an understanding of how to create protocols in the VWorks software.

This topic describes the controls in the Specialized Display Controls area of the Form Designer window and how to configure them.

Figure. Form Designer window and the Specialized Display Controls

 

For more details on creating forms, see Workflow for creating or editing a form.

About the specialized display controls

The Form Designer has two controls that display standard data for the protocol or runset. The data for these controls are not drawn from JavaScript variables.

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Specialized display controls	Description
Elapsed Time	Displays the hours:minutes:seconds of duration for corresponding protocol or runset that the form is running.
Overall Progress	Provides a visual indication of the percent complete for the corresponding protocol or runset that the form is running. The following figure shows a Progress bar with a Static text control for the Progress caption. In this example, a gray bar shows the real-time progress.

Procedure

To add indicators for elapsed time and progress:

1	In the Form Designer window under Available Controls, click Specialized display controls, and then drag the desired control to the Form Canvas area.

An invisible autogrid assists you in aligning the control in the form. To turn off the autogrid, press ALT while dragging the control into position.

2	In the Form Canvas area, click the control so that a resizing box appears around the border.

 

To resize the control, drag one of the sizing handles.

3	Edit the control Properties as required. The following table describes the properties.

 

Properties	Description
Font size	Elapsed time only. To change the font size, type a new number in the field. Any controls that you create subsequently will use the new font size. Default: 10
Font color or Bar color	Optional. To change the color for the selected control and subsequently created controls, click the field, and then click the that appears. Click the color in the palette list, or click Custom Color to open the Select Color dialog box and create a custom color.

Note: To create a caption for the Overall Progress control, you can combine the Overall Progress control with the Static text control. See About the General Controls.

Note: To have one control overlap another control on the form, select the control that you want on top, and then click Bring selected control to front.

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Workflow for creating or editing a form	Workflow for creating or editing a form
Controls under General Controls in the Form Designer window	Adding form controls that allow editing or runtime data display
Controls under Specialized Buttons in the Form Designer window	Configuring a run button and other specialized buttons in a form
Form properties in the Form Designer window	Setting the form properties
Creating a basic protocol	Workflow for creating or editing a form