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=====Controlling Units From Lists===== | =====Controlling Units From Lists===== | ||
- | The [[xtension_manual: | + | The [[xtension_manual: |
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- | The simplest | + | ====List Control Types==== |
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- | \\ | + | By default a new List window will show the Control column in the first column of the window. You can add or hide the column by control-clicking in the headers of the List and selecting the show or hide menu items for the column you wish to add or hide. You can drag it to a new position or resize it like any other column. You could drag the control column so wide that the toggles look silly, don’t do that. If you have hidden |
- | If you click on the unit icon or the state indicator | + | |
+ | By default Units will display with the Toggle control type. You can change to any of the other types or None by control clicking on the unit row and selecting the “Set Control Type” menu or by selecting the control type for that unit in the [[xtension_manual: | ||
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+ | ===Toggles=== | ||
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+ | For a Discrete (non-dimmable) Unit a toggle control will show the “On” and “Off” labels. If you set On Label or Off Labels in the [[xtension_manual: | ||
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+ | Clicking the grey paddle | ||
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+ | ===Buttons=== | ||
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+ | ===Text Field=== | ||
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- | The next set of controls | + | |
- | \\ | + | ===Popup Menu=== |
- | Lastly this also adds the “Remove Events” button. | + | |
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- | Below the “in” and “for” section a color control section will be displayed for color capable | + | {{ : |
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- | If the device supports changing | + | You might also create a pseudo unit for the Mode of a room. Create a popup with the values “Off, |
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+ | ====Detailed Unit Controls==== | ||
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+ | More control possibilities are exposed by the Detailed Unit Controls window. You can open this window for any unit by clicking in the background of a Toggle Switch control, by clicking the jewel status indicator in the Name column or by clicking on the Value column for that unit. If you are navigating with the keyboard pressing the left arrow key will bring up this window for the selected unit. | ||
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+ | What is displayed in the Detailed Controls window depends on the capabilities of the Unit. If the unit is dimmable you’ll see the value field and the dimmer slider. If not you’ll only see the On/Off controls. All Units will get the [[dictionary: | ||
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+ | If you have the List Control Type for the unit set to Popup then the same values you have configured for that will be offered | ||
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+ | ====Time Frame for Commands==== | ||
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+ | By clicking the disclosure triangle in the upper left of the window you can expose yet more information | ||
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+ | You can create timed events to send values using the In/For selection here. The In fields holds the time before | ||
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+ | When using the For field remember | ||
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+ | In/For commands automatically create unit events. If you’ve created several such events and want to remove them so you can be sure what the Unit will do you can use the “Remove Events” button. | ||
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+ | ====Color and Color Temperature Control==== | ||
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+ | If the Unit you’re controlling has color or color temperature support then additional | ||
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+ | In this example | ||
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+ | If the device is capable of both color and color temperature then the swatches | ||
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+ | If you like the current | ||
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+ | ====History==== | ||
+ | * Controls in the list window were added in XTension version 9.4 |
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