TAG LIST (BOZZA)
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Indice Argomenti

	      1. Tag creation
	      2. Tag edit
	      3. Tag deletion
	      4. Tag search/filter
	      5. Quick tag search
	      6. Sorting tags
	      7. Direct table edit
	      8. Using Extra columns


This window provides access to the [application]
[tag] database and many other [tag] related
configurations and utilities. It can be accessed in
many ways: * Using the toolbar button or with the
menu Tools / Tag database (or Ctrl+T keys). * From
the [Tag Edit dialog] by the button on the right of
each [tag] or by pressing the Ctrl+T keys when the
cursor is on a [tag] field. * From a [code] field
of an [animation] or other [code script container]
by pressing the Ctrl+T keys. This dialog provides
many functions: * Tag [creation] and [edit] * [Tag
search/filter] * [Quick tag name search] * [Sorting
tag] * [Direct table edit] * Access to [Tag class]
and [Tag structure] definitions. * [Tag
import/export] * Copy of tag table content to
clipboard (to be pasted in an Excel sheet). ((()))
Some notes about the tag table columns: * The
second column (named "#") shows the Id of the
[tags], the unique number of a tag in its own
[domain]. * The Array column is blank for [tags]
that are not [arrays], for [tag arrays] the sizes
of their dimensions are displayed (comma
separated). * Extra 1 normally shows the tag [alarm
groups], but a different field can be chosen in the
[combo box] below. * Extra 2 normally shows the tag
description, but a different field can be chosen in
the [combo box] below. * I/O checked for I/O
[tags]: that have one (or more) [I/O Hook]. * Alm:
checked for [tags] those define an [alarm] (or more
than one, for [analog tags]). * Link: checked for
[linkable tags]. * Ret: checked for [retentive
tags]. * Log: checked for [logged tags]. * R.O.:
checked for [read only tags]. 1. Tag creation A new
[tag] can be created by clicking the New button.
The [Tag dialog] will appear, so the the new [tag]
can be defined and [saved]. New [tags] can be also
created by cloning an existing [tag]: * select the
[tag] to clone; * click on the Edit button; * Click
on the Clone button of the [Tag dialog] See
[Cloning a tag]. 2. Tag edit An existing [tag] can
be edited and changed: * select the [tag] to edit;
* press the Edit button (or double click the [tag]
in the table, when the [Direct table edit] is
disabled); * change the tag properties in the [Tag
dialog] and [save] it. Note that some changes are
not allowed when a [tag] appears to be used (see
[Updating tag usage status]). [System tags] cannon
be edited. 3. Tag deletion An unused tag can be
deleted: simply click the Delete button. See
[Updating tag usage status]. 4. Tag search/filter
Existing [tags] can be searched/filtered using the
fields above the table columns with the Search /
Filter buttons. Enter the desired criteria the
fields and: * press the Search button the find the
next tag that matches the give criteria. * press
the Filter button to filter [tags], so only the
matching [tags] will be visible (use the No filter
button to remove the filter). ((())) Some fields
can be search/filter for by selecting a value from
a [combobox]. [Checkboxes] can be checked to
search/filter tag with the corresponding
characteristic. It is not possible to search/filter
tag that does not have those characteristics, but
using a [sort] on the column could be useful to
separate tags. Extra 1/2 columns can be
filtered/search also: * true / false strings (or
simply "t" / "f") have to be inserted to
search/filter boolean fields (that are displayed
with a [Checkbox]). See the search/filter criteria
fields' [tooltip]. Search/filter can also be done
using [regular expressions] (see Java [Pattern]
class for the used implementation). Simply prefix
the regular expression with a '@' character. 5.
Quick tag search The quick tag name search is
available when the table has the [focus] (and the
[Direct table edit] mode is not selected): the type
characters are added to the Quick tag name search
text field and next matching tag (a tag whose name
starts with the given prefix) is search and
selected (if any). The tag name prefix can also by
type or pasted directly in the Quick tag name
search field. 6. Sorting tags Tag table is normally
sorted by tag name. You can change the sort by
clicking over the table column. See table column
[tooltip] for more information. 7. Direct table
edit When this checkbox is selected many [tag]
fields can be changed directly in the tag table.
For example you can easily and quickly change many
tag descriptions without the need of opening the
[Tag dialog]. 8. Using Extra columns Two of the
table columns (named Extra 1 and Extra 2) can be
customized by the user to view (and edit when the
[#Direct table edit] is enabled) the column he
desires; simply select the fields in the below
[comboboxes].