Bubble knob control properties
The following table lists the properties that appear on the Properties tab of the Control Properties window for a bubble knob control.
| Device settings | Explanation |
|---|---|
BackgroundColor |
To change the background color for the control, click the drop‑down arrow associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays. |
DivisionLIneThickness |
To change the thickness of the major division lines (also referred to tick markers), change
the value associated with it. The default value is 2. |
DotColor |
To change the color for the dot (indicator mark) on the Bubble Knob control, click the drop‑down arrow associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays. |
EndAngle |
To change the distance around the dial (between the minimum and maximum values), change the
value associated with it. The default value is -45. |
Font |
To change the font for the text (for example, the numbers) on the control, click the Ellipses
button associated with it and select a font from the Font window that displays. The default value is
Arial. |
GradientFactor |
To change the gradient factor for the control, change the value associated with it. The
higher the number the more pronounced the gradient for the appearance of the knob, which displays as
light to dark. The default value is 0.7. |
LineColor |
To change the color of all the tick markers, click the drop‑down arrow associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays. |
MaximumValue |
To change the maximum value for the control, change the value associated with it. The default
value is 100. |
MinimumValue |
To change the minimum value for the control, change the value associated with it. The default
value is 0. |
NumberOfDivisions |
To change the number of major division lines (tick markers) for the control, change the value
associated with it. The default value is 10. For example, with the maximum value set at 100, minimum value at 0, and division value at 5, your Bubble Knob control would show major tick markers at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100. |
NumberOfSubdivisions |
To change the number of minor division lines (tick markers) between two major ones, change
the value associated with it. The default value is 1, which means no minor tick
marker displays between two major tick markers. For example, to make three subdivision areas appear
between two major markers, enter a value of 3. |
RelativeBubbleRadius |
To change the relative bubble radius for the control, change the value associated with it.
This setting regulates the relative size of the Bubble Knob control, which includes its number
scale. The default value is 0.6. |
RelativeDotPositionRadius |
To change the placement (closer or farther away) of the dot indicator relative to the 0 value
marker, change the value associated with it. The default value is 0.75. |
RelativeDotRadius |
To change the size of the dot indicator, change the value associated with it. The default
value is 0.11. |
RelativeExternalRadius |
To change the relative external radius for the control, change the value associated with it.
This setting changes the length of the major and minor tick markers while still on the control. The
default value is 1.1. |
RelativeInternalRadius |
To change the relative internal radius for the control, change the value associated with it.
This setting changes the length of the major and minor tick markers and how far away they are from
the bubble. The default value is 1. |
RelativeTextRadius |
To change the relative text radius for the control, change the value associated with it. This
setting changes the distance between the scale numbers and their associate tick makers. The default
value is 0.98. |
StartAngle |
To change the position of the minimum value marker and the dot indicator, change the value
associated with it. The default value is 225. |
SubdivisionLineThickness |
To change the thickness of the minor division lines (tick markers), change the value
associated with it. The default value is 1. |
TextColor |
To change the color for the text (scale numbers) on the control, click the drop‑down arrow associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays. |
Value |
To change the default placement of the dot indicator, change the value associated with it.
The default value is 0. |
ValueFormatString |
To change the value format of the numbers on the control, change the value associated with
it. The default value is %.0f, which shows numbers, for example, as 0, 10, 20, and
so on. For the value %.1f, the control would show number as 0.0, 10.0, 20.0, and so
on. |