Controls
Rich Text
The Rich-Text control enables you to integrate formatted text such as work instructions, detailed descriptions, or formatted messages directly into your visualization. Unlike the standard Text control, it supports various font styles, colors, and alignments within a single element and can process both static and dynamic content. You can find the Rich-Text control in the Peakboard Designer in the Media & Documents group (1). Drag and drop the icon into your designer or place it on your workspace with a double-click.
Configuration and Data Binding
1 Data Source and Selection
A Rich-Text control can be filled with content flexibly. Once the control is placed on the workspace, the configuration dialog opens automatically. Here, the data source can be added to the control.
- Select Resource: In this window, you can choose from the document resources already added by the Designer (1a). The resource can be inserted from the local storage using “Add first resource,” or the location of the document can be selected and added to the Designer using “Add resource” (1b).
- Dynamic Linking (Data): Under Data and Resource/Path, you can select the document from the added resources (2a). The content can also be linked to a data source under Filename (2b).
- Reload interval (Data): Specify the number of seconds after which the document should automatically reload. This is particularly useful for live dashboards or news tickers (3).
2 Appearance and Control
In the properties on the right side, you can precisely control the behavior and representation:
- Control Positioning (General): Define the alignment of the element on the workspace. Use the first eight symbols to quickly place the control at corners or side centers, while the ninth symbol fills the entire available area. The last icon centers the element, where the size can be pre-defined via the manual input fields. (1)
- Padding (General): Use the Width, Height, Left, and Top fields to precisely position the Rich-Text field. Below that, you define an internal spacing (padding) for the text within its frame. In this area, a title can also be assigned that appears above the control (2).
- Use in scripts (Logic): Give the control a unique name to dynamically overwrite the content later via script (3).
- Conditional Formatting (Logic): Use conditional formatting to change the background color of the entire control during specific status changes, for example (4).
