FNL_ENG (Customer) asked a question.

CM5 Feature request - ability to optimize screens for mobile devices

I would like to request a feature to be able to set screen orientation on a screen by screen basis, rather than for the entire project. It would enable me to create screens for use with mobile devices. Tablets are easy enough to use with a landscape orientation, but occasionally I may remote with my phone, especially at some outside facilities where I don't have wifi, or if I'm called up after hours, I may use my phone to look at screens. On bigger screens I want to display as much info as possible and I have plenty of room. On a smaller screen I want to minimize what is displayed. The main reason for wanting to choose orientation by screen is that I could create some special screens that are optimized for a phone. If I am doing something on my phone, it is likely that I may need to operate the screen with one hand and the portrait orientation is easiest for this.

 

On a similar topic, it would also be nice to be able to change the direction of text. For example, I had a reason I wanted to create a text object that was tall and narrow. I wanted the letters to be upright, as normal, but I wanted the word to be vertical with each letter beneath the previous letter. If you put each letter on the next line in the text object, the alignment is not right. I created a text object for each letter and stacked them as I wanted, and then grouped them. Not the best way, but it worked for my purpose.


  • ADC_HMI_PE (AutomationDirect)

    These are good and reasonable requests. Thank you for letting us know how you are using the panel.