Check Box

This widget can be used as a check box in the Frontend. You can connect the widget to parameters with the binary values 0 and 1. This enables you to set the value of a connected parameter with such binary values directly in the Frontend. If the check box is checked, the corresponding parameter is set to 1, else to 0.

Style

X, Y:

Adjust the position of the widget by typing the desired coordinate values of the upper left corner into the input field.

Z-Order:

Adjust the z-order of the widget by typing the desired value into the input field. This defines which widget is displayed on top if several widgets are positioned at the same place, for example, if widget "A" has "Z-Order" "0" and widget "B" has "Z-Order" "1", widget "B" will be displayed on top of widget "A".

Width:

Adjust the width of the widget. The width is defined in pixels and set to 180 by default. To change the value, type the new width into the input field. It must be at least 32 and not be bigger than 2147483647.

Height:

Adjust the height of the widget. The height is defined in pixels and set to 40 by default. To change the value, type the new height into the input field. It must be at least 32 and not be bigger than 2147483647.

Text:

Define the text to be displayed beside the check box by typing the text directly into the text field.

Font Color:

Adjust the color of the displayed text. To change the color, click into the color field and select a new color in the color selection dialog or enter the color code manually.

Font Family:

Select the font family of the displayed text in the drop-down menu of this property.

Horizontal Text Alignment:

Adjust the horizontal alignment of the text or value that is displayed in the check box. It is set to "left" by default. You can also select "center" and "right" for the alignment at the drop-down menu.

Vertical Text Alignment:

Adjust the vertical alignment of the text or value that is displayed in the check box. It is set to "center" by default. You can also select "top" and "bottom" for the alignment at the drop-down menu.

Data

If you create a tool group in your MVApp, make sure to connect your tool parameters and results in the Frontend Designer before grouping. For more information, see Connecting to Tools in a Group in Adjusting Your Widgets.

Connected Tool:

Connect to a tool from your MERLIC Vision App by selecting the desired tool from the drop-down menu. You can only select tools that are used in your MERLIC Vision App. At the property "Connected Parameter" you may then select the parameter whose value you want to control in the widget.

Connected Parameter:

Select the parameter of the connected tool whose value you want to control from the drop-down menu. The list shows only the parameters of the tool that is selected in the property "Connected Tool". Therefore, you have to make sure that the widget is connected to a tool before selecting a parameter.

Application Example

This widget is used in the following MERLIC Vision App examples:

adapt_brightness_for_measuring.mvapp
classify_pills.mvapp
detect_anomalies_of_bottles.mvapp
detect_anomalies_of_bottles_in_the_global_context.mvapp