A colored box that contains text, that can be used to clarify something to the reader of a project.

Note

Polybench reference manual · Last updated 2026-06-18

The Note is used to make a quick note and put it somewhere in your schematics to document the working of your app.

Properties

Find more information about changing properties here: "Properties Viewer"

type: See description
The header of the note, which is printed on top of the note using the font as specified in HeaderFont.

Font

type: Known text font name
The font of the text (select from the Font repository).

This property uses the Font Repository. For more information about the use of text fonts in a project, refer to "Font Repository"

HeaderFont

type: Known text font name
The font of the header (select from the Font repository).

This property uses the Font Repository. For more information about the use of text fonts in a project, refer to "Font Repository"

BackgroundColor

type: Known color name
The background color of the text panel

This property uses the Color Repository. For more information about the use of colors in a project, refer to "Color Repository"

TextColor

type: Known color name
The text color

This property uses the Color Repository. For more information about the use of colors in a project, refer to "Color Repository"

Size

type: Size containing width and height
The size of the user interface of this object (width, height).

Coordinates

type: Coordinate
The location of the user interface of this object in (x,y) coordinates, relative to the object it is on top of.

Caption

type: Word or phrase
The name of the object in the project. This name must not contain '.', '$' nor '@' characters.

For more information about the rules and usage of the Caption property, please refer to "Caption property - background and usage".

Documentation

type: See description
Optional documentation of this object. If this object is an operator, the Documentation text is displayed below the operator symbol.

Text content tab

Use the Note only to make notes on Design pages. If you require a colored text box for a user interface (on a Display page), then please use the Static Text object.

Any variables (enclosed in $ characters) are translated in the contents of that variable. If you want to show the variable name itself, then enclose the variable name in double $$ characters. Variables in a Note are not updated in real time; new content of a variable is only displayed after the next screen update.

Example note