A Toggle Button displays checked/unchecked states as a button
Origin 2015 support add an text box named "labtalk Variable to toggle" in the Button Settings dialog.The variable can be pass to script file.
How to
- Open the Customize Toolbar dialog box (View:Toolbars) and select the Button Groups tab.
- Select the User Defined button group from the Groups list.
- Select a button in the Buttons group.
- Click on the Settings button in the Button group. This opens the Button Settings dialog box.
Labtalk Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| state:1 or state | button will be toggled between states that is pressed-down or not pressed-down |
| state:2,state:3,etc | button has 2/3 states, icon image will use itself by default and another one/two following in the bitmap |
Note:button will be disable if LabTalk variable is not defined or contains missing value
Examples:
1.press down/up states
1.a. Create a ogs file and save with follow script as toggle button.ogs.
///Defind labtalk variable as myVar
if(myVar)
type -b "button is pressing up";
else
type -b "button is pressing down";
1.b Open button settings dialog,Click browse button,browse and select toggle button.ogs as File Name.
1.c Fill State:1 in Labtalk Variable to toggle.close dialog,drag button to origin workspace.
1.d Run "int myVar;" in script window, button is enable now, click it, button is press down.
2. Multiple states
2.a Create a ogs file and save with follow script as toggle button_1.ogs.
[Main]
switch (state)
{
case 0:
run.section(,State0);
break;
case 1:
run.section(,State1);
break;
case 2:
run.section(,State2);
break;
}
[State0]
ty -b "toggle button to 2nd state".
[State1]
ty -b "toggle button to 3rd state".
[State2]
ty -b "toggle button to 1st state".
2.b Open button settings dialog,Click browse button,browse and select toggle button_1.ogs as File Name.
2.c Fill State:1 in Labtalk Variable to toggle.close dialog,drag button to origin workspace.
2.d Run "state=0;" in script window, button is enable now, click it, button icon become the next button icon in the bitmap.