Touch Button Layout View

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What is the view used for?

• In this view you can preview and edit the touch button layout for the POS.
• Use the Touch button layout to design your POS. We recommend that you take a look at the demo data to get some idea of how the touch button layout works.
  1. Create the button grid menus and assign them to the touch button layout.
  2. Open Touch button layout and open the "Change design," drag and drop the parts into the touch button layout.
  3. Click on the Save button.

 

Customization dialog

 

Layout objects

In a new layout when the change design link is clicked or the design area is right-clicked and Customize layout selected this dialog opens. The dialog includes a list of all objects that have not already been added to the opened touch button layout.

Use the four buttons at the top to:

­– open a folder to...

– save the...

– undo the change made in the object setup.

– redo a change that has been undone.

 

Below is a list of all the objects available with a description.

 

 

 

 

 

Tab/Field name	Description
Hidden Items Tab	Click on an Item on the list, hold it and drag it into the touch button layout and drop into a Space on the layout.
Empty Space Item
Label
Separator
Splitter
ButtonGrid1	Drag this button grid menu to the layout to show the button grid selected for Button grid 1 in the button grid menu setup.
ButtonGrid2	Drag this button grid menu to the layout to show the button grid selected for Button grid 2 in the button grid menu setup.
ButtonGrid3	Drag this button grid menu to the layout to show the button grid selected for Button grid 3 in the button grid menu setup.
ButtonGrid4	Drag this button grid menu to the layout to show the button grid selected for Button grid 4 in the button grid menu setup.
ButtonGrid5	Drag this button grid menu to the layout to show the button grid selected for Button grid 5 in the button grid menu setup.
Cash changer
Customer
Dynakeyboard
Forecourt Control
itemImageItem
Keyboard InputControl
Logo
Message
Numpad
Receipt
Totals
ButtonGrid1	There are five button grid menus. Select the button grid menus that you want have assigned to the relevant menus. If you right click on the button grids on the layout, you can open the “Button Properties” dialog or clear a button from the menu.
Cash changer
Customer	This part displays the customer in the transaction on the POS.
Dynakeyboard
Empty Space Item	Use this to place an empty space in the touch button layout.
Forcecourt Control
ItemImageItem
Keyboard InputControl
Label
Logo	Insert the logo panel. The logo can be chosen in ...
Message	The message panel, this displays any messages on the POS.
Numpad	The number pad, this is used to enter numbers in the POS.
Receipt	The receipt panel, this displays the sales lines and totals.
Separator	Use this to separate areas in the touch button layout.
Splitter	Use this to split areas in the touch button layout.
Totals	The totals panel that displays the totals: Total discount, Subtotal, No of item lines, Tax, Payment, Balance.
Layout Tree View
Column editor	Choose columns to display in the receipt panel by right clicking in the header line to see the option “Column chooser,” selecting this opens the Customization window for the column chooser.
Sort Ascending	Sort column A to Z.
Sort Descending	Sort column Z to A.
Clear Sorting	Clear sorting settings.
Group By This Column
Show Group By Box
Column Chooser	Select this option to choose parts for the column.
Best Fit	Resize the selected column so that it fits well in the receipt panel.
Best Fit (all columns)	Resize all of the columns so that they fit well on the receipt panel.
Column Customize window	Drag and drop these parts into the receipt panel header to add the column. Drag and drop them outside of this area or back into the Column Customization window to get rid of them from the header.
Barcode	The item’s barcode.
Color	The item’s color.
Extra Info	Extra information about the item, you can set this…
Item	The item name.
Item Id	The item ID.
Line Id	The line ID.
Linked item	Any linked items.
Offer	An offer.
Original price	The original price of the item.
Paid w CC
Qty	The quantity of the same item.
Retail price	The retail price.
Size	The item’s size.
Style	The item’s style.
Tax amount	The tax amount on the item.
Tax code	The tax code.
Tax pct	The tax percentage.
Total	The total.
VAT Cat.	The Value Added Tax Category.
Voided	Display voided items.
Change Design is open, Right-click on area.
Hide Customization Form	Selecting this closes the customization form.
Show Text	Click on a panel and add text next to it, this opens the option “Rename” which allows you to change the text. This appears on the POS.
Hide Item	Click on an area to remove from the Touch button layout.
Group
Create EmptySpace Item	Insert an empty space area.
Size Constraints	Reset to default: Reset the area to default size. Free sizing: Allow the area to be sized in any way. Lock Size: Lock the area’s size. Lock Width: Lock the area’s width. Lock Height: Lock the area’s height.

See also

• New touch button dialog
• Touch button layouts view

Last updated:	September 2017
Version:	LS One 2017.2