Power Pad Editor

Power Pads are created and edited by using the Power Pad Editor. The Power Pad Editor is a standalone graphical desktop application which allows you to create and edit Power Pads. The Power Pad Canvas is where you create your Power Pads. The Control Icons are used to select and place the various Power Pad Objects that can be placed on the Power Pad canvas. These objects consist of buttons, text, pictures and groups.

Using the Power Pad Editor, you can:

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Specify the size, title, color and specific layout of the Power Pad.

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Add Power Pad Objects such as buttons, text, group boxes and pictures.

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Configure buttons to perform actions such as sending keystrokes; running an application, script or macro; and performing any commands that appear in the BlueZone menus, such as connecting to a host, transferring a file or printing.

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Make single or multiple copies of Power Pad Objects on a grid.

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Align and size the Power Pad Objects on the grid as needed.

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Resize the Power Pad.

Note

A maximum of 128 Power Pad Objects can be created per Power Pad.

The Power Pad Editor is launched from within a BlueZone Display session. When the Power Pad Editor is launched, a blank Power Pad canvas is displayed. This blank Power Pad is your canvas for creating a BlueZone Power Pad.

Launching the Power Pad Editor

The Power Pad Editor is launched from within a BlueZone ActiveX Display session.

Follow the steps below to launch the Power Pad Editor.

Right-click anywhere in the ActiveX Display.

Click Power Pad → New Pad File.

The Power Pad Editor opens.

Layout options

Before you start adding controls to your Power Pad, you should set the Layout Options. The Power Pad canvas has a grid that can be used to align the various controls. If desired, you can change the width and height of the grid cells. You also have the option of whether or not you want the controls to "snap" to the grid and to show the grid on the canvas.

To access Layout Options, from the Menu Bar, select Layout → Options.

Grid settings

The Power Pad grid settings can be configured with the following controls.

Snap Controls to Grid

If enabled, controls that are placed on the canvas will automatically be "snapped" or sized to fit to the closes grid coordinate.

Width

Sets the size in pixels of the width of the grid cells.

Height

Sets the size in pixels of the height of the grid cells.

Show Grid

This turns the grid display on or off.

Power Pad properties

The next step in creating a Power Pad is to set the Power Pad properties. To do this left double click or single right click the Power Pad canvas. The Power Pad Properties dialog displays.

Options

Caption

In this dialog you will be able to set the title or caption of the Power Pad. The caption is the text that appears in the title bar of the Power Pad. Try to use a meaningful name so that reflects the purpose of the Power Key.

Background Color

Displays the currently selected background color.

Change

Use this button to change the color of the background.

Position/Size

This dialog is used to control where the Power Pad resides on the desktop and also the size of the Power Pad. These values can be edited which will change the size and location of the Power Pad however, it is usually easier to drag and stretch the Power Pad canvas into the desired position.

XPos

Shows the current position in pixels from the left side of the screen.

YPos

Shows the current position in pixels from the top of the screen.

Width

Shows the current width in pixels of the Power Pad canvas.

Height

Shows the current height in pixels of the Power Pad canvas.

Sizing the Power Pad

To size the Power Pad canvas, gain focus by left clicking on the canvas, then drag the canvas by one of the handles. Or, if you double click on the Power Pad canvas, the Power Pad Properties will be displayed. You can enter the exact height and width in pixels in this dialog. Also, in this dialog, you can also change the X and Y position of the Power Pad (the position it occupies on the screen) as well as the background color of the canvas.

Saving the Power Pad

To save a Power Pad project for the first time, from the Menu Bar, select File → Save As. A standard Windows file save dialog will appear. Give the project a name and click the Save button.

To save editing changes to an existing Power Pad project, select File → Save from the Menu Bar.

Deleting Power Pads

Power Pad files (.PAD) are stored in the same folder as the BlueZone ActiveX configuration files. This location could vary depending on your BlueZone deployment method. Also, your BlueZone Administrator could have chosen a directory path that is different from the BlueZone default settings.

By default, ActiveX configuration files are stored in: C:\Documents and Settings\User Login Name\Application Data\Seagull Software

To delete a Power Pad, navigate to the folder above where the Power Pad files are stored (.PAD) and delete the desired Power Pad file.