Meter Widget Attributes

Attribute	Type	Allowed Values	Default
ALARM RANGES	String	Any combination of: "LOW", "MIDDLE", "HIGH"	The null string
ALARM TYPE	String	"BEEP", "EVENT"	"BEEP"
ARC WIDTH	Numeric	1 to 10	2 (pixels)
AUTOSCALE	Numeric	0,1	0
BACKGROUND	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
BORDER [3]	Numeric	0,1	1
CENTER	Numeric	0,1	1
CLOSEABLE [4]	Numeric	0,1	0(not closeable, button does not appear in title bar)
HEIGHT	Numeric	Any integer number (of pixels)	180 pixels
HELP FILE	String	Any valid file name	Null
HELP TOPIC	String	Any valid index or topic_id	Null
HIGH LIMIT	Numeric	LOGARITHMIC is 0: any real number LOGARITHMIC is 1: any positive real number	MAXREAL
HIGH PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
INSIDE HEIGHT	Numeric	Any integer number (of pixels)	Varies
INSIDE WIDTH	Numeric	Any integer number (of pixels)	Varies
LIMITS BACKGROUND	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
LIMITS PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
LOGARITHMIC	Numeric	0, 1	0(linear)
LOW LIMIT	Numeric	LOGARITHMIC is 0: any real number LOGARITHMIC is 1: any positive real number	MAXREAL
LOW PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
MAXIMIZABLE [5]	Numeric	0,1	1(maximizable, button appears in title bar)
MAXIMUM	Numeric or string	LOGARITHMIC is 0: any real number LOGARITHMIC is 1: any positive real number	100
METER BACKGROUND	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
MIDDLE PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
MINIMIZABLE [5]	Numeric	0,1	0(not minimizable, button does not appear in title bar)
MINIMUM	Numeric	LOGARITHMIC is 0: any real number LOGARITHMIC is 1: any positive real number	1
MOVABLE [5]	Numeric	0,1	1(movable, click on title bar and drag)
NEEDLE PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
NEEDLE WIDTH	Numeric	Non-negative integer	1(pixel)
ORIENTATION	String	"UP", "VERTICAL", "DOWN", "LEFT", "HORIZONTAL", "RIGHT"	"UP" (max value at top)
RESIZABLE [5]	Numeric	0,1	1(resizable, special border appears around the widget)
RESTORE SCREEN	Numeric	0,1	0(do not restore the screen)
SHOW LIMITS	Numeric	0,1	1(show limits in boxes)
SHOW VALUE	Numeric	0,1	1(show value in a box)
STACKING ORDER	Numeric	0 to number of siblings [4]	0
SWEEP ANGLE	Numeric	Any integer from 1 to 359 (degrees)	60(degrees)
SYSTEM MENU [5]	String or String array	Any valid string or string array	Null
SYSTEM MENU COUNT [5]	Numeric	0 to number of items in system menu	0
SYSTEM MENU EVENT [5]	Numeric	0 to number of items in system menu -1	0
TICK LENGTH	Numeric	0 to 100	12(pixels)
TICK LOCATION	String	"CENTER", "INSIDE", "OUTSIDE"	"CENTER"
TICK PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
TITLE [5]	String	Any valid string	METER
USER DATA	String	Any valid string	None
VALUE	Numeric	LOGARITHMIC is 0: any real number LOGARITHMIC is 1: any positive real number	1
VALUE BACKGROUND	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
VALUE PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
VERSION	String	Any valid string	Current version
VISIBLE	Numeric	0,1	1
WIDTH	Numeric	Any integer number (of pixels)	220 pixels
X	Numeric	Any integer, number of pixels from 0,0 [6]	Autoplacement
Y	Numeric	Any integer, number of pixels from 0,0 [6]	Autoplacement

[1] For an explanation of Font and the default value, see Specifying FONT Attribute Values

[2] Read the CONFIG file or query for the default with a STATUS command

[3] Child widget only

[4] A sibling is another child widget with the same parent widget, or at the same level in the widget hierarchy, as the widget for which you are setting the value of the STACKING ORDER

[5] For level-0 widgets only

[6] Screen or parent work area upper-left corner