9.3.1 Procedure - Displaying Alternating Pictures

  1. On the [Screen (S)] menu, click the [New Screen (N)] command or click .

  2. In [Screens of Type] select [Base], in [Screen] enter 10, and click [New].

  3. Create a background on the screen to be called.

    • When the [Display Type] of a Picture Display is [State Display], called pictures will be overlaid. To avoid visible overlapping, create a background in the called screen to clear the previous picture.

  4. Draw a picture on the screen to be called.

  5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to create additional screens Base 11, Base 12, and Base 13.

    • To position a called screen, you specify where its center will be placed on the destination screen. Therefore, drawing your picture with a vertex at the center of the drawing area may make it easier to later position this picture on the destination screen.

  6. Click the [Base 1] tab. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Picture Display (F)] or click , and place the Picture Display anywhere on the screen.

  7. Double-click within the border of the Picture Display part to open the Picture Display dialog box.

  8. Select [State Display] and set up the [Word Address].

  9. Set up the [Screens of Type] and [Specify Screen]. For example, in [Screens of Type] select [Base Screen], and in [Specify Screen] select [Constant].

  10. Click [OK] to specify the position of the called pictures.