Direct Text/Text Table
Select the text type.
Input the text into the text window, and it
is placed directly as fixed text.
Use text from a previously saved Text
Table.
18.7.1 Common
[Text Table] Settings Guide
Font
Set the font for the Key label.
Font Type
Choose the font type from [Standard Font], [Stroke Font], or
[Image Font].
Standard Font/Stroke Font
This bitmap font displays quickly, because it
is composed of dots.
This vector font maintains its shape when
enlarged, because its shape is described with lines.
If you select [Stroke Font], the [Automatically Adjust Text Size]
option appears. By selecting this option, the font size adjusts
automatically to fit the text in the part.
Automatically Adjust Text Size
When using the Text Table, if you select [Stroke Font], the
[Automatically Adjust Text Size] option appears. By selecting this
option, the font size adjusts automatically to fit the text in the
part and within the maximum setting range.
18.9.2 Drawing Text (Using
the Text Table) - Automatically Adjust Text Size
Size
Choose a font size for the Key.
(8 to 64)×(8 to 128)
[6×10], [8×13], [13×23]
6 to 127
When using [Automatically Adjust Text Size], define the [Maximum
Size] and [Minimum Size] of fonts. The text font size is adjusted
within this range.
Display Language
Select a text language from [Japanese], [ASCII], [Chinese
(Traditional)], [Chinese (Simplified)], [Korean], [Cyrillic], or
[Thai].
Text Attributes
Select the text attributes.
[Normal], [Bold], [Shadow]
(When using the [6x10] font size, select either [Normal] or
[Shadow].)
Stroke Font: Choose from [Normal], [Bold],
[Outline]
Image Font
Windows fonts are converted to bitmaps and used in display
parts.
Select Font
Select the font and define [Style], [Size], and [Font Set].
Depending on the font you selected, available [Style], [Size], and
[Font Set] will differ.
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When you select [Text Table], the setup method
varies whether the [Enable Language Change Feature] is set in the
Common Settings [Text Table Settings].
When the [Enable Language Change Feature] is not set, characters of
the image font used in the text display will be automatically
registered. Once registered, you can check the content in the
[Characters Used] in the [Image Font] settings.
When the [Enable Language Change Feature] is set, define the font
for each table. The [Font] dialog box opens and click to define [Font name], [Style],
[Size], and [Character Set].
Automatically Adjust Text Size
By selecting this option, the font size adjusts automatically to
fit the text in the part and within the maximum setting range.
Automatic adjustment setting range is 1 to 1638 points.
Anti-alias
Text will be displayed nicely by smoothing the edge of
characters.
Text [Input Box]
If [Direct Text] is selected, input the text.
Text Color
Select a color for the text to display.
Shadow Color
When the [Font Type] is [Standard Font] and the [Text Attribute]
is [Shadow], set a color for the shadow.
Background Color
Select a background color for the text to display.
Blink
Select the blink and blink speed. You can set different blink
settings for [Text Color], [Shadow Color], and [Background
Color].
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There are cases where you cannot set
Blink depending on the model of a display
unit or the [Color] setting in the [Display] tab in the System
Settings [Display Unit] window.
1.6 Supported
Colors
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When [Anti-alias] is set, [Blink] cannot be
set.
Fixed Position
When clicked, the Label is positioned in the center of the Key
Part.
Line Spacing
Set a value from 0 to 255. This is only applicable when in the
[Text] field you add multiple lines of text.
This option cannot be used when the [Font Type] is set to [Image
Font].
Align
Aligns the inputted text. If the text is two lines or more, you
can select [Align Left], [Align Right], or [Align Center]. When
[Font Type] is [Image Font], you can also select [Justified].