Popup menus extend the functionality of a measurement menu. They are assigned to the configuration softkey Connect. Control as well as to all measurement control softkeys in a measurement menu that are marked by a yellow triangle at the bottom right. They may be divided into several tabs that are selected via hotkeys in the measurement menu.
The popup menu Connection Control is activated by pressing the associated softkeys. Popup menus which configure a measurement are activated by pressing the measurement control softkey twice (selection of softkey and subsequent opening of popup menu). A popup menu is closed by means of the ESCAPE key or by pressing the calling softkey again.
Example of a popup menu
| Header | The header consists of
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| Tabs | Popup menus come without tabs (1 single window) or with several
tabs.
The tabs may contain input fields, select fields, command and on/off switches (checkboxes). Various fields can be combined to form groups (panels). |
| (Expanding) menu tables | Configuration settings in popup menus are often arranged in tables. If a table provides a large number of settings, these are usually grouped under several header lines marked by a black triangle. The items belonging to a group can be shown (expanded, triangle points down) and hidden (compressed, triangle points to the right) by selecting the corresponding header line and pressing the ON/OFF key or the rotary knob. |