Nov.14 Comments in 4diac-ide

This entry is a start to review and try to make info seen consistent in 4diac-ide.


How can "things" be commented in 4diac-ide? Under properties. 

Which properties?  comment, description  misc> instance comment

Is there a consistent way to comment your own and see for existing "things"?

First:

What are all of the "things"?  Which properties do they use? Where are they seen?

• System Configuration  
• Device Instance
• Resource 
• description seen in Palette
• (How do device and resources get added to this palette?)
• Seen: 
• Mapped To: .
• Deployment under Resource selection  
• Properties - Deployment  
• next to Device Instance name 
• Misc - Profile = Holobloc ?? never shown
• Function blocks (FBs)
• FB type name
• Properties 
• Comment 
• seen - FB Palette if settings=details
• often default value like "Basic Function Block"
• Description
• ?? never shown
• In Application: mouse over both
• FB instance name
• FB type name
• see:FB type name / System name/ Application name / mapped t
• Interface 
• events and data variables
• Properties: comment 
• seen - mouse over in application
• event "with" data connections
• seen - mouse over in application
• Applications
• FB instances
• Properties: misc comment 
• seen - mouse over in application
• Connections between FBs
• Properties:  misc comment 
• seen - mouse over in application
• Sub-applications
• seen: mapped to
• Notice not there like with FB
• subapp window
• FB instance name
• Less info than FB in application without a subapp like no
• Application name
• FB type name
• mapped to 
• Notice not there like with FB