Methods and apparatus for controlling object appearance in a process control configuration system

摘要: The invention provides improved apparatus for configuring process, environmental, industrial and other control systems. Such employs “appearance” objects (or data and/or programming constructs) defining the appearance of configurable system components in graphical editors or views which may be depicted. “Placeholder” persist location, size, color, aspects defined by an object a component it is actually By way example, process configuration according to this aspect uses “configurable” define blocks, loops system. Appearance provide reference) icons representations indicating how are depicted, e.g., editor. Placeholder created each that placed using placeholder identify sizes, locations, colors, etc., used editor represent objects.