System: DeltaV 12.3 - Virtual System A mix of 1680x1050 and 1280x1024 Monitors Menu Bar is disabled
What I wanted: Develop graphics for the 1280x1024 monitors and then use the layout files to fit them on the 1680x1050 monitors. No stretching or distortion.
What I got and how I got there: I started with graphics from another DeltaV system built on the 1280x1024 so the sizing would be right. When the graphics were fininished they looked good although there was a little stretching, but part way through testing we noticed that on the 1280x1024 monitor the process variables would chop off the most significant digit on some variables. As an example a pressure with a format of %3.2f psia would display 5.21 psia when it was in fact 15.21 psia - changing the format to %4.2f psia or %5.2f psia had no effect. The 1680x1050 monitors do not have this problem.
So I guess my question is how do you properly size graphics so they do not stretch and they look the same in the viewer as in configure? How much room does the title bar take up at the top and the status bar at the bottom? I thought if I looked at the standard graphics and templates for 1680x1050 I might gain some insight - that did not work. The standard Toolbar_1680x1050_XP has a size of 6x130 and is not as wide as a 1680x1050 monitor when viewed in full screen mode. It is not even the same ratio as the 80x1680 that is in the standard layout file. The toolbar does not appear to stretch when displayed though it appears to add extra grey space on the far right side to cover the monitor width. I understand this less now than when I started.
Any help would be appreciated,
Kevin