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Dashboards

Dashboards. August 2012 Webinar By Jason Lillywhite. Agenda. Introduction to D ashboards Color Schemes Basic Controls Input Grids Result Status Displays Control Attributes Transparency Reusing Dashboards. Why Dashboards?. An interface to the model For diverse audience

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Dashboards

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  1. Dashboards August 2012 Webinar By Jason Lillywhite

  2. Agenda • Introduction to Dashboards • Color Schemes • Basic Controls • Input Grids • Result Status Displays • Control Attributes • Transparency • Reusing Dashboards

  3. Why Dashboards? • An interface to the model • For diverse audience • A layer above the details • Documentation • Access to important results • Player files can only be viewed without a dashboard

  4. What Dashboards Provide • User-friendly interface • Access model inputs • Easy access to select model outputs • Customized buttons for controls • Set tab order • Scrolling text boxes for documentation • Insert graphics • Navigation between dashboards

  5. Example Model • PV-RPM Model (Sandia)

  6. Color Schemes • Look at company websites, reports • RGB codes • Use colors that complement each other • Light colors for controls • http://colorschemedesigner.com/

  7. Dashboards Aren’t Images • They contain dynamic controls • You can’t scale the “image” • You can’t print the “page” • You *can* take a screen capture • Similar to Windows properties dialogues

  8. Overview

  9. Basic Controls • Buttons • Input Edit Boxes • List Box • Combo Box (drop list) • Slider • Check Box

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