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Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide - John J. Jacobs

1. modifiers they appear in the command line interface Text string SRFGROUPA or SRFGROUPA Shows text strings You must enclose text string with single or double quotation marks Integer n Supply an integer for the n Real number xX Supply a real number for the x mkdir cdrom Indicates the root superuser prompt on command lines rlogin remote_system_name Indicates the C shell prompt on command lines 1 root rlogin remote_system_name 1 Indicates the Bourne shell prompt on command root lines xii Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Preface Window Managers and the User Interface According to the window manager that you use the look and feel of the user interface in CADDS can change Refer to the following table Look and Feel of User Interface Elements User Interface Common Desktop Environment CDE Window Manager Other Than CDE on Element on Solaris HP and IBM Solaris HP IBM and Windows Option button ON Round filled in the center ON Diamond filled OFF Round empty OFF Diamond empty Toggle key ON Square with a check mark ON Square filled OFF Square empty OFF Square empty Online User Documentation Online documentation for each book is provided in HTML if the documentation CD ROM is installed You can view the online documentation in the following ways e From an HTML browser e From the Information Access button on
2. Select the Scale Group icon A group is highlighted for you in your icon working area A confirmation menu appears with the items Next Accept and Cancel 3 To scale a different group select Next A different group is highlighted Continue selecting Next until the group you want to scale is highlighted To scale the highlighted group select Accept Press the left mouse button Drag the button to create a box The group is scaled to the size of the box To exit the Ungroup mode select Cancel 3 24 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Modify Modes Menu Undo Select the Undo icon to undo the last command executed Please note This function only undoes the last command It does not continue to undo previous commands with each subsequent selection It does not affect the following menu items e Delete Icon e Grid On Off e Actual Scaled Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 25 Index symbols cadasrc file 1 6 A Action buffer in Customizer 2 17 Actions buffer for 2 17 examples 2 18 Administration of the Customizer 1 6 Analog sliders 1 4 Arcs in Icon Editor 3 16 Assist line in Icon Editor 3 4 B Bring to Front option in Icon Editor 3 22 Buffers edit action 2 17 scrapbook 1 5 C CADDSMOUSE variable 1 7 Calculator in Icon Editor 3 10 Canceling exiting Customizer 2 4 Ilcon Editor 3 9 Change Color option in Icon Ed
3. 3 Choose COMMAND HELP The Command Help property sheet opens displaying a list of verb noun combinations of commands From the Command Line Type the exclamation mark to display online documentation before typing the verb noun combination as follows 01 INSERT LINE Printing Documentation A PDF Portable Document Format file is included on the CD ROM for each online book See the first page of each online book for the document number referenced in the PDF file name Check with your system administrator if you need more information You must have Acrobat Reader installed to view and print PDF files The default documentation directories are e usr apl cadds data html pdf doc_number pdf UNIX e CDROM_Drive usr apl cadds data htm1 pdf doc_number pdf Windows xiv Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Preface Resources and Services For resources and services to help you with PTC Parametric Technology Corporation software products see the PTC Customer Service Guide It includes instructions for using the World Wide Web or fax transmissions for customer support Documentation Comments PTC welcomes your suggestions and comments You can send feedback electronically to doc webhelp ptc com Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide XV Chapter 1 Introduction to the Customizer This chapter presents the following key topics Overview Customizer Functions Terminology Administration Custo
4. Edit action buffer writing tO 2 17 Editing items in Customizer 2 15 objects in Icon Editor 3 20 Environment variables CADDS5_CUSTOMIZE 1 6 CADDSMOUSE 1 7 CUE_CMP_USER_SR 1 6 CUST_SR 2 11 ICON_SR 1 6 Exiting canceling Customizer 2 4 Icon Editor 3 9 F Files of customization information user m 1 5 of environment variables caddsrc 1 6 of icons user il 1 5 Fill Group option in Icon Editor 3 23 Filling objects in Icon Editor 3 23 Function keys 2 8 G Grid option in Icon Editor 3 7 Grids color and spacing of inicons 3 7 display of in icons 3 6 Group option in Icon Editor 3 23 Grouping objects in Icon Editor 3 23 Guidelines for icon placement 2 14 Icon Editor 3 2 assist line 3 4 Calculator 3 10 canceling 3 9 Color menu 3 12 Create Modes menu 3 13 Arc options 3 16 Clrcle options 3 17 Continuous Line option 3 14 Line option 3 13 Polygon options 3 18 Rectangle options 3 19 Delete Icon option 3 5 Display option 3 6 exiting 3 9 Grid option 3 7 Icon Name field 3 5 Icon Setup option 3 8 Icon Working Area 3 11 Information Access option 3 4 manipulating 3 4 menu areas 3 2 Modify Modes menu 3 20 Bring to Front option 3 22 Index 2 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Index Change Color option 3 22 Delete Object option 3 20 Duplicate Object option 3 21 Fill Object option 3 23 Group option 3 23 Move Object option 3 21 Move to Back option 3 22 Scale Group option 3 24 Undo o
5. Icon Mame bar Color menu Create Modes meni Modify Modes menu Bottom bar Icon Working Grea Title Bar The Window Manager icon Information Access icon and title bar and window mover work as in the CADDS user interface Icon Name Bar Contains the Icon Name field and pulldown menus for Delete Icon Display and Setup 3 2 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Bottom Bar Cancel exits the menu Apply saves the icon and compacts the user i1 library Icon Working Area The area in which you create or edit an icon Color Menu A menu of colors the selected color is the color that a created object will have Create Modes Geometric objects are created in the icon menu working area to form the icon Modify Modes Enables editing actions such as menu delete copy move and group Icon Editor Top Bar Options The Icon Editor top bar area contains two lines the Title Bar and the Icon Name bar These are described in the following sections ZA Icon Editor DELETE ICON DISPLAY SETUP Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 3 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Title Bar and Standard Icons The title bar with its two standard icons the Window Manager and the Information Access icons are discussed as following Window Manager The hash icon is located at the upper left of the top bar It activates t
6. Parametric Technology Corporation 140 Kendrick Street Needham MA 02494 USA Table of Contents Preface Book Conventions xii Window Managers and the User Interface xiii Online User Documentation xiii Online Command Help xiv Printing Documentation x v Resources and Services XV Documentation Comments XV Introduction to the Customizer Overview 1 2 Customizer Functions 1 3 Terminology 1 4 Menu Item 1 4 Pushbutton 1 4 Icon 1 4 Label 1 5 user m File 1 5 user il File 1 5 Scrapbook 1 5 Administration 1 6 Customizer Access 1 6 ICON_SR 1 6 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Contents vii CUST SR 1 6 CUE_CMP_USER_SR 1 6 Left Hand Mouse Access 1 6 Upgrading to a New Revision 1 7 Using the Customizer Manipulation Methods 2 2 Direct Manipulation 2 2 Drag and Drop Destinations 2 2 Restrictions 2 3 Direct Manipulation by Swapping 2 3 Direct Manipulation Using Copy Delete Edit Icons 2 4 Customizer Menu Icons 2 5 Customizing Existing Icons 2 7 Function Keys 2 8 Using the Function Keys 2 8 Undo 2 8 Copy 2 8 Paste 2 9 Cut 2 9 Color Editor 2 10 Changing Interface Colors 2 10 Select Menu Palette 2 11 Save Menu Palette 2 11 Reset 2 12 Custom Menus 2 13 Defining Custom Menus 2 13 Placing Pushbuttons 2 14 Property Editor 2 15 Property Editor Options 2 15 Label 2
7. using function key 2 8 in Icon Editor 3 25 Unfill Group option in Icon Editor 3 23 Unfilling objects in Icon Editor 3 23 Ungroup option in Icon Editor 3 24 Ungrouping objects in Icon Editor 3 24 user il file Index 4 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Index definition 1 5 saving icons in 3 9 user m file definition 1 5 V Variables environment 1 6 W Window Manager 3 4 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Index 5
8. 15 Assist 2 15 Icon Editor 2 15 Action Buffer 2 16 Contents viii Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Apply 2 16 Types of Edit Changes on Supplied Items 2 16 Creating an Item 2 16 Adding Actions to Items 2 16 Writing in the Edit Buffer 2 17 Action Buffer Cursor Movements 2 17 Creating an Action 2 17 Action Examples 2 18 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor 3 2 Icon Editor Menu Areas 3 2 Title Bar 3 2 Icon Name Bar 3 2 Bottom Bar 3 3 Icon Working Area 3 3 Color Menu 3 3 Create Modes 3 3 Modify Modes 3 3 Icon Editor Top Bar Options 3 3 Title Bar and Standard Icons 3 4 Icon Name Bar and Options 3 4 Icon Editor Bottom Bar 3 9 Apply 3 9 Cancel 3 9 Calculator 3 10 Fields that Require Input 3 10 Numeric Keypad 3 10 Icon Working Area 3 11 Color Menu 3 12 Create Modes Menu 3 13 Line 3 13 Continuous Line 3 14 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Contents ix Arc and Filled Arc 3 15 Circle and Filled Circle 3 17 Polygon or Filled Polygon 3 17 Rectangle and Filled Rectangle 3 19 Modify Modes Menu 3 20 Delete Object 3 20 Duplicate Object 3 2 Move Object 3 2 Bring to Front 3 22 Send to Back 3 22 Change Color 3 22 Fill Object 3 23 Unfill Object 3 23 Group 3 23 Ungroup 3 24 Scale Group 3 24 Undo 3 25 Contents x Customizer and Ic
9. and Icon Editor User Guide 2 13 Using the Customizer Custom Menus Placing Pushbuttons When you define your own items or move existing items to other locations note that the user interface uses the following guidelines for item placement e On most task sets immediate action items are placed at the top of the right column An immediate action item is one that executes immediately it does not bring up a property sheet e Items that bring up property sheets with several options are usually placed at the bottom of the left column 2 14 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Property Editor Property Editor Use the Property Editor to edit an existing or blank item as follows 1 2 3 Place the cursor over the item you want to edit Press and hold a meta key press the left mouse button Drag the item to the Edit icon to display the Property Editor menu shown below Release the mouse button Property Editor kkon mad booleans Icon Editor Label Assist Displays Boolean Operations submenu 4 ction Buffer Enter cormmands that execute when item is selected Actions for system supplied items are not editable Property Editor Options The property editor fields are Label Add a text label to the item It is always centered left to right but you can position it at either the top middle or bottom of the item Assist Add an assist line that describes what co
10. entered number select the entry field Calculator a sa E Fields that Require Input The Icon Editor fields that require numerical input are Scale Icon width Icon height X axis spacing Y axis spacing Numeric Keypad You can also use the numeric keypad on the keyboard to display numbers in the calculator entry field The NUM LOCK key must be on To apply the entered number select the entry field or press the Return key Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Working Area Icon Working Area The Icon Working Area is the area in which you draw an icon It displays the contents of the working buffer You can define this working space using the Display and Setup menus add geometric objects using the Create modes and change geometric objects using Modify modes Icon Working Area Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 11 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Color Menu Color Menu The Color menu indicates the currently selected color by displaying its number In the menu shown here the fourth color is selected The selected color is e The color that a created object will have e The color applied if you select Change Color and an object 3 12 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu Create Modes Menu The Create modes menu contains the geometric objects you can insert into the icon workin
11. figure on page 2 6 use the drag and drop technique with the meta key You drag a pushbutton to these icons to activate their functions 1 Put the cursor on the item you wish to copy delete or edit 2 Simultaneously press a meta key and the left mouse button 3 Drag the mouse until the pushbutton is over the Copy Delete or Edit icon and release the button Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 5 Using the Customizer Customizer Menu Icons The last four icons are selectable with the left mouse button Press i Description Copy allows the user to copy a walid pushbutton to the scrapbook Delete deletes a user defined iternm This includes the itern s visuals as well as actions Edit displays the Property Editor submenu Undo resets the last cut copy ar swap function Save saves changes made through the Customizer to the wser m file The 4 icon rearranges the pushbuttons in the scrapbook by making ther equally spaced Use the scroll bars to see items outside the visible area of the scrapboo Change Color displays the Color Editor With which you can change the user interface colors and save them for future Use See the section Color Editor later in this chapter for more information Please note Any CADDS blank item can be customized using the Edit icon This is valid only for the current CADDS session To display the customized blank item each time CADDS is invoked or when moving to a hig
12. of the keyboard space bar you select something with the left mouse button press and hold drag it to a location and drop it by releasing the mouse button You can drag and drop the following user interface items e Pushbuttons e Pulldown menu items Drag and Drop Destinations You can move an item to one of four destinations The drag and drop destinations on the Customizer are e Another pushbutton or pulldown menu item location The two items are then swapped e Copy option This places a copy of the item in the scrapbook e Delete option This deletes the item It can be restored immediately by using the Undo icon e Edit option This opens the item for editing 2 2 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Manipulation Methods Restrictions You cannot or should not do the following e Do not move a pushbutton icon that calls a palette of icons to the palette that it calls If you were to do this and close the palette you cannot access the palette For example on the Wireframe menu the upper left icon calls a palette of insert line options Do not move this upper left icon to the insert line palette e You cannot move the Customizer menu item to the scrapbook If you could and then closed the scrapbook you cannot access the Customizer again e You cannot move or edit pushbuttons that are on supplied property sheets Direct Manipulation by Swapping You can swap two items by using the fol
13. single line segments Press drag and gt release at each point Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu Rectangle and Filled Rectangle To create rectangles 1 Select a Rectangle icon either filled or unfilled 2 Press and hold the left mouse button at one corner of the rectangle 3 Drag the mouse until the displayed rectangle is the size and shape you want 4 Release the button 5 To create more rectangles continue pressing and dragging the left mouse button You remain in the create mode as long as the rectangle pushbutton appears depressed 6 To exit the create mode select another element or an item in another menu Press at point 1 Drag to point 2 and release Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 19 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Modify Modes Menu Modify Modes Menu Once you have created objects you can edit them using the Modify modes menu Delete object Move object Copy object Fill object Untill abject Bring to front Send to back Group Ung roup Scale group Change color Undo Delete Object To delete one or more objects 1 Select the Delete Object icon 2 Select one or more objects to delete with the left mouse button Please note The objects take on the selection color that is defined in the Icon Setup menu which is accessed from the Setup option 3 20 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide
14. 17 lines 3 13 continuous 3 14 polygons 3 18 rectangles 3 19 deleting 3 20 disassociating 3 24 duplicating 3 21 editing 3 20 filling unfilling 3 23 grouping 3 23 moving 3 21 sending to back 3 22 ungrouping 3 24 P Palette 2 10 Paste option in Customizer 2 9 Pasting items in Customizer 2 9 Polygons in Icon Editor 3 18 Printing documentation from Portable Document Format PDF file xiv Property Editor illustration 2 15 Property Editor in Customizer adding actions to items 2 16 creating items 2 16 fields 2 15 USING 2 15 Pulldown menu items 2 2 Pushbuttons creating 2 16 custom menus of 2 13 definition 1 4 illustration 1 4 manipulating 2 2 menus of blank 2 13 saving customized 1 7 swapping 2 3 R Rectangles in Icon Editor 3 19 Resetting menu palettes 2 12 Restoring customized interfaces 1 7 S Save Menu Palette option in Customizer 2 11 Saving changes in Icon Editor 3 9 customized pushbuttons 1 7 icons in user il file 3 9 interface colors 2 11 menu palettes 2 11 Scale Group option in Icon Editor 3 24 scaling object groups in Icon Editor 3 24 Scrapbook definition 1 5 Select Menu Palette option in Customizer 2 11 Send to Back option in Icon Editor 3 22 Setup option in Icon Editor 3 7 Swapping pushbuttons 2 3 1 Terminology 1 4 Text labels adding to icons 2 15 definition 1 5 Toggles 1 4 U Undo option in Customizer using function key 2 8 in Icon Editor 3 25 Undoing actions in Customizer
15. Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Modify Modes Menu 3 To deselect a single object select it again with the left mouse button To deselect all the selected objects at once click the right button 4 Select Go which appears below the icon 5 To delete more objects repeat the steps above Duplicate Object To duplicate an object 1 Select the Duplicate Object icon 2 Select an object 3 A duplicate of that object appears offset from the original object Move Object To move a single object 1 Select the Move Object icon 2 Select an object by pressing and holding the left mouse button ow Drag the object to new location Release the left mouse button A To move multiple objects 1 Select the Move Object icon 2 Select objects with the left mouse button Please note These objects appear highlighted with the selection color chosen from the Icon Setup menu 3 When you have selected all the objects you want to move press and hold the left mouse button 4 Drag the mouse until the objects are in the desired location Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 21 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Modify Modes Menu Bring to Front e ca To bring an overlapped object to the front Select the Bring to Front icon Select an object The object is brought to the front in other words it is placed in front of all other objects Continue selecting objects to bring to t
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17. Height 50 Width 50 Scale 10 00 Backcolor Selection e Height The height of the icon in pixels A typical square icon on the CADDS user interface is 50 by 50 e Width The width of the icon in pixels e Scale A scale of 1 is the actual size the icon will be on the user interface This is usually too small to work in A scale of 10 provides a good sized representation of the icon in the working area e Backcolor The background color of the icon working area e Selection The color of the geometric objects when selected also called the highlight color 3 8 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Icon Editor Bottom Bar The bottom bar of the Icon Editor contains two standard options Cancel and Apply These are discussed as following Apply Saves the icon in the user il file in the directory that is specified by the ICONS_SR variable in your caddsrc file This also compacts the user i1 file Please note The maximum number of icons that can exist in a library is 1024 Cancel Exits the Icon Editor and closes the Icon Editor menu Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 9 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Calculator Calculator When you select a field on a property sheet that requires a number a calculator appears Select numbers on the calculator with the left mouse button For a value of 10 select a 1 and a 0 To apply the
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19. Polygon or Filled Polygon Oje Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 17 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu To create polygons 1 Select a Polygon icon either filled or unfilled Press and hold the left mouse button at the first point Drag the line to the desired length and direction Release the button at the second point For a second polygon side press the left mouse button drag the line to the desired point and release the button Pressing and dragging a third line creates a triangle another point creates a four sided polygon Continue pressing and dragging to change the shape of the polygon To finish the polygon click on the last point To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon You can also just use clicks instead of the press and hold method to create a polygon 1 2 3 Select a Polygon icon either filled or unfilled Click the left mouse button at the first point Click in another location to create the first line segment Click in a new location to add a second line segment A third click creates a triangle a fourth click creates a four sided polygon Continue clicking the left mouse button in new locations to change the shape of the polygon To finish the polygon click on the last point To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon Please note The polygon cannot be ungrouped into
20. ally Continuous Line AN To create continuous lines 1 Select the Continuous Line icon 2 Press and hold the left mouse button at the first point 3 Drag the line to the desired length and direction 4 Release the button at the second point 5 For a second line segment press the left mouse button drag the line to a desired third point and release the button 3 14 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu 6 Repeat the step above to create additional line segments 7 To complete the continuous line click the left mouse button on the last end point of the line 8 To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon You can also just use a clicking method instead of the press and hold method described above to create a continuous line 1 Select the Continuous Line icon 2 Click the left mouse button at the first point 3 Click in another location to create the first line segment 4 Click in a new location to add a second line segment 5 Continue adding line segments by clicking the left mouse button in new locations 6 To complete the continuous line click the left mouse button on the last end point of the line 7 To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon Please note A polygon made by using a continuous line cannot be filled Press drag and release Mick at last point to end 4 Arc and Filled A
21. ate Drawing a lt CR gt end of actions Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Property Editor Writing in the Edit Buffer The edit buffer is the area in which you define an action You can create actions by typing into the edit buffer Action Buffer Cursor Movements Your cursor is in the edit buffer and you are automatically in Insert mode You can position the cursor by moving the mouse and clicking The following items also move the cursor The control characters match those used with an editor Use the mouse to place the cursor Cursor Movement Control Key Sequence Action CTRL A Start of line CTRL E End of line Ctrl F Forward one character CTRL B Back one character CTRL N Next line down CTRL P Previous line up CTRL K Delete to end of line CTRL D Delete to right one character Delete key Delete back one character BackSpace key Delete back one character Creating an Action Begin an action with either a blank line or a comment This flushes anything remaining in the command line buffer To get a carriage return at the end of a set of actions you must specify it explicitly using the Return key on the keyboard A comment at the end of the command actions achieves the same effect Any valid command line can be part of an action The command syntax is not checked for accuracy until you select the item Several examples are given
22. ault the variable is set as below for the right hand This means that when you place your right hand on the mouse your right index finger falls on the left mouse button The left mouse button selects menu items 1 6 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Introduction to the Customizer Administration If you want to set it for the left hand change the value to left setenv CV_UI_MOUSE right If you set the mouse for the left hand the right mouse button is directly under your left hand s index finger The right mouse button selects menu items Upgrading to a New Revision When you load Revision 2 00 software all of the items that you customized in the last revision of software are saved for you All items that you defined or that you moved are copied to the scrapbook Please note The system supplied items in the scrapbook that have new functionality in the new revision will or will have upgrades from the new revision according to the following rule e A system supplied item that was moved using the swapping technique is automatically upgraded when a new software revision is loaded e A system supplied item that was moved first to the scrapbook and then moved to a new place retains the actions from the earlier revision in the scrapbook To restore your customized interface 1 Make a back up tape of the user m file for safety 2 Load Revision 2 00 3 Open the Customizer 4 Open the scrapbook 5 Move user de
23. by giving it an icon and or a text label to identify it and a command to be executed when the item is selected Blank Pushbutton Defined Pushbutton ie Icon ARG Test label Command Insert Arc Icon An icon is square graphic that is displayed on a menu or property sheet Many icons are supplied and you can also create your own 1 4 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Introduction to the Customizer Terminology Label A label is simply text displayed on an icon or property sheet The Customizer makes a label center justified You can choose its placement as top middle or bottom relative to the item user m File The user m is the file that contains your side bar and top bar menu configuration When you customize and save your user interface the user m file is created or overwritten in the directory named by the CUE_CMP_USER_SR environment variable in your caddsrc or caddsrc local file This is typically your CADDS create directory C specification in CVPATH If you already have a user m file it is updated when you select the Save icon on the Customizer property sheet user il File The user il file contains any user created icons and system modified icons This file resides in the directory named by the ICON_SR environment variable in the caddsrc file or caddsrc local file This is typically your CADDS create directory C specification in CVPATH Scrapbook The scrapbook is a buffe
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26. ed as a single entity BROUP 1 Select the Group icon The Group icon is hazed until Go is selected 2 Select one or more objects to group with the left mouse button 3 Select Go when you have finished selecting items for a group 4 Continue selecting objects to create other groups if desired Each group of items is finished when you select Go 5 To exit this mode select another create or modify option Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 23 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Modify Modes Menu Ungroup To disassociate objects that were previously grouped with the Group command so that they can be selected individually Select the Ungroup icon The Ungroup icon is hazed until Go is selected A grouped object is highlighted for you in your icon A confirmation menu appears with the items Next Accept and Cancel 1 To highlight a different group select Next A different group is highlighted Continue selecting Next until the group you want to ungroup is highlighted To ungroup the highlighted group select Accept The objects are no longer grouped They return to the definitions they were given when they were created Please note The next group is automatically highlighted 3 To exit this mode select another create or modify option scale Group ra Faj You can scale a group by using the Scale Group icon You can scale a single object by making it a group by itself first 1 2
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28. elect or press and drag to scroll Tae i _ Scroll down Bottom of list The listed icons are those in the user i1 file in the first directory that is specified by the ICONS_SR variable in your caddsrc file This is typically your home directory Select an icon to work on in one of two ways e Select an existing icon from the list e Move your cursor off the pulldown menu and enter the name of a new or an existing icon in the Icon Name field You can also rename the current icon in this field Delete Icon The Delete Icon option displays a menu with a list of icons 1 Select an icon to delete A confirmation window asks you to confirm your selection 2 Select OK to delete the icon The Delete Icon menu displays an exclusive list of current icons in the user il file Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 5 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Select the icon to delete and press the Apply option Z ee Fn H h inslin defriew detcpl ins Idm inscdi _ Please note The maximum number of icons in a library is 1024 Display The Display option provides a Display menu from which you can alter the display of the icon The following options are available OS PLAY GAD ONOFF CLEAR ICOM ACTUALISCALED Grid On Off This option toggles the display of the grid on or off in the icon working area Clear Icon This option clears the icon working area Actual Scaled Thi
29. fined pushbuttons from the scrapbook into their preferred locations 6 Move any other pushbuttons that you moved in the last revision to their preferred locations Please note If you move around any of the CADDS icons from the Palettes or the Top Bar the user m file is not automatically upgraded when you move to a higher CADDS version If you already have a user m file you must edit it manually when you are moving on to higher CADDS version Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 1 7 Chapter 2 Using the Customizer This chapter presents the following key topics Manipulation Methods Customizer Menu Icons Function Keys Color Editor Custom Menus Property Editor Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 1 Using the Customizer Manipulation Methods Manipulation Methods Using the Customizer utility you can edit the user interface e By moving supplied pushbuttons and pulldown menu items to other locations e By defining blank pushbuttons and pulldown menu items with icons text and executable commands You can also change the locations of pushbuttons and pulldown menu items using function keys and the mouse without opening the Customizer utility This technique is called direct manipulation or the drag and drop technique Direct Manipulation Direct manipulation is a drag and drop technique The phrase drag and drop means that while holding a meta key typically the black diamond key on either side
30. g area to form an icon Line AFC Polygon Fill d arc Filled polygon Line a To create lines OLION mol 0 0 1 Select the Line icon Continuous Line Circle Rectangle Filled circle Filled rectangle 2 Press and hold the left mouse button at the start point 3 Drag the mouse until the line is the length and direction you want 4 Release the button at the end point 5 To connect a line to an existing line press and hold the left mouse button at the end point of the existing line 6 Drag the mouse until your next line is the length and direction you want Release the button 7 To create more lines continue to press and drag the left mouse button 8 To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu In other words if the Line icon looks selected you are still in the line create mode You remain in the line create mode until you choose something else in the Create or Modify mode menus Press at point 1 2 Drag to point 2 and release Please note You can accidentally create dot sized objects by creating an object a line rectangle circle arc or polygon then clicking the left mouse button randomly while still in a create mode These dots can ruin the look of a finished icon To delete select the Delete Object icon and select the stray dots Dots created accident
31. he Window manager which is a standard user interface menu with choices of Close Move Front and Back Information Access The Information Access icon is the lower character at the upper left of the top bar It provides you with various information options such as enabling of the CADDS Assist bar Choosing the Assist option displays the Assist line an information line that describes each icon that you slide the mouse over You can drag the Assist line to another location using the left mouse button Use the standard C item on the right of the bar to cancel the Assist line display Assist Activates the assist line Bar Title You can use the title bar labeled Icon Editor to drag the Icon Editor menu to a new location Place the cursor on the title bar press and hold the left mouse button and slide the menu to the desired location Icon Name Bar and Options The Icon Name bar is the second bar at the top of the Icon Editor It contains the following fields e Icon Name field e Delete Icon option e Display option e Setup option 3 4 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Icon Name Field The Icon Name field contains the name of the icon you want to create or edit Select this field with your left mouse button to see a list of existing icons Te Top of detiew A Scroll up defcpl m Drag to fast scroll inslidm Mick the let mouse inecdci button to s
32. he front if desired To exit this mode select another create or modify option Send to Back m To send an overlapping object to the back of the pile of overlapped objects N ie Select the Send to Back icon Select an object The object is sent behind all objects Continue selecting objects to send to the back if desired To exit this mode select another create or modify option Change Color To change the color of an object Select a new desired color in the Color menu It is marked with a number to show that it is selected Select the Change Color icon Select an object The color of the object changes Continue selecting objects to change color if desired To exit this mode select another create or modify option 3 22 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Modify Modes Menu Fill Object a To fill an object FILL 1 Select the Fill Object icon 2 Select an object The object becomes a solid 3 Continue selecting objects to fill if desired 4 To exit this mode select another create or modify option Unfill Object To unfill an object UNFILL 1 Select the Unfill Object icon 2 Select an object The object becomes an outline 3 Continue selecting objects to unfill if desired 4 To exit this mode select another create or modify option Group ST To associate objects with each other so that they can be selected and modifi
33. her CADDS version save the customized blank item using the Save icon 2 6 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Customizer Menu Icons Customizing Existing Icons You can customize the existing CADDS items or icons using the customizer menu icons 1 2 Place a copy of the existing item in the scrapbook using the Copy icon Customize this item according to your requirement using the Edit icon Drag the edited item from the scrapbook to replace the blank item that you want to customize Use the Save icon to save the above changes Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 7 Using the Customizer Function Keys Function Keys In the Customizer the following function keys execute the functions with which they are labelled Undo Copy Paste and Cut same as Delete C _ L Function Keys 7 etna LE Copy C L6 Paste L10 Cut UO UO oo OOQ EC sese Using the Function Keys Meta keys Follow the illustrations below to use the function keys Undo Undoes only the last move function either cut delete copy or an icon swap Copy Copies an item to the scrapbook To copy 1 Put the cursor over the item that you want to copy 2 Press a meta key and the Copy key 2 8 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Function Keys Paste EJE C E Pastes an item from the scrapbook to a new location To paste 1 Put the cursor ove
34. il to leo mud de or marcus mud de you are allowed to choose either distribution method Said source code is likewise provided under the GNU General Public License GTK The GIMP Toolkit is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License LGPL You may obtain a copy of the source code at http www gtk org which is likewise provided under the GNU LGPL zlib software Copyright 1995 2002 Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler OmniORB is distributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License and GNU Library General Public License The Java Getopt jar file copyright 1987 1997 Free Software Foundation Inc Java Port copyright 1998 by Aaron M Renn arenn urbanophile com is redistributed under the GNU LGPL You may obtain a copy of the source code at http www urbanophile com arenn hacking download html The source code is likewise provided under the GNU LGPL CUP Parser Generator Copyright 1996 1999 by Scott Hudson Frank Flannery C Scott Ananian used by permission The authors and their employers disclaim all warranties with regard to this software including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness In no event shall the authors or their employers be liable for any special indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use data or profits whether in an action of contract negligence or other tortious action arising out of or in connection with the use o
35. in the following section Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Property Editor Action Examples Example are provided below for creation of icons to represent the following INSERT LINE PAIR command found in the Parametric modeling environment e DEFINE CPLANE command found in the Parametric modeling environment e DEFINE VIEW command found in the Explicit modeling environment INSERT LINE PAIR In these examples an icon is created to represent the parametric modeling command INSERT LINE PAIR Two methods are shown When you use the new icon the command appears on the command line in the command buffer You can then select two locations in your graphics area and enter a carriage return to complete the command Example 1 blank line Insert Line Pair Example 2 comment Insert Line Pair The following example creates a line from xOy0 to x2y4 The blank line causes a carriage return and is used here in place of the Return key The ending comment ensures that the blank line is retained comment Insert Line Pair 0 0 2 4 blank line end DEFINE CPLANE The two following examples show an action that executes the DEFINE CPLANE command in the Parametric environment blank line or comment Define Cplane Cpname TOP DEFINE VIEW The two following examples show slightly different ways of writing an action that executes the command DEFINE VIEW in the Explici
36. itor 3 22 Circles in Icon Editor 3 17 Color Editor in Customizer using 2 10 Colors changing on user interface 2 10 in Customizer Color Editor 2 10 menu palettes resetting 2 12 saving 2 11 selecting 2 11 menu palettes in 2 10 in Icon Editor changing 3 22 Color menu 3 12 Control characters and action buffer 2 17 Copy option in Customizer function key 2 8 Copying items in Customizer using function key 2 8 Create modes menu in Icon Editor 3 13 CUE_CMP_USER_SR variable 1 6 Cursor movements and action buffer 2 17 CUST_SR variable 2 11 Custom menus defining 2 13 using 2 13 Customizer 2 2 accessing 1 6 exiting canceling 2 4 functions 1 3 icon definitions 2 6 menu illustration 2 4 terminology 1 4 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Index 1 Index Cut option in Customizer 2 9 Cutting items in Customizer 2 9 CV_UI_ CUSTOMIZE variable 1 6 D Database files user il file 1 5 user m file 1 5 Delete Icon option in Icon Editor 3 5 Delete Object option in Icon editor 3 20 Deleting icons in Icon Editor 3 5 objects in Icon Editor 3 20 Diamond keys in pushbutton swapping 2 3 Direct manipulation definition 2 2 swapping pushbuttons 2 3 using icons 2 4 using meta keys 2 3 Display option in Icon Editor 3 6 Documentation printing from Portable Document Format PDF file xiv Draganddrop definition 2 2 destinations 2 2 Duplicate Object option in Icon Editor 3 21 Duplicating objects in Icon Editor 3 21 E
37. lowing technique This technique can be used without displaying the Customizer utility You can swap pushbuttons and pulldown menu items with themselves or each other That is you can swap a pushbutton with another pushbutton or swap a pushbutton with a pulldown menu item 1 Place the cursor over the item you want to move 2 Hold down one of the two meta keys that are next to the space bar Meta keys 3 Press and hold the left mouse button 4 Drag the mouse until the cursor is over the desired location and release the button CPLane TOP IE a IE lt Syl ue _ Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 3 Using the Customizer Manipulation Methods Direct Manipulation Using Copy Delete Edit Icons To use direct manipulation with the Customizer icons display the Customizer menu from the top bar Utility menu and use the drag and drop technique to drag an item to the Copy Delete or Edit options UTILITY F uA Cancel The following section shows the Customizer menu icons and how to use them Please note Items that are swapped are automatically upgraded when a new software revision is loaded Items that are moved first to the scrapbook and then moved into place will retain the actions from the earlier revision in the scrapbook 2 4 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Customizer Menu Icons Customizer Menu Icons The top three items in the
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39. mizer and Icon Editor User Guide Introduction to the Customizer Overview Overview The software is delivered with an icon based mouse driven user interface The interface lets you access parts and construct geometry using menus and the mouse instead of by typing commands on the keyboard Please note The Customizer is supported on Windows For using Customizer on Windows the parts directory must reside on a local drive If you map it to a network drive you cannot use the Customizer The Customizer is a software utility that enables you to add and rearrange icons on the user interface It includes e Customizer menu e Icon Editor utility e Color Editor utility e Function key and mouse operations to change the locations of icons outside of the Customizer utility Please note The terms caddsrc file and caddsrc 1local file are used interchangeably throughout this chapter 1 2 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Introduction to the Customizer Customizer Functions Customizer Functions Using the Customizer you can Arrange existing screen items to speed routine tasks Use the Icon Editor to create and edit icons Define a blank pushbutton or pulldown menu item by giving it an icon a text label or both Associate a command to a user defined item so that when the item is selected the command is executed Change the seven colors on the user interface You can create a unique user interface for you
40. mmand the item executes Icon Editor Select to create or edit an icon Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 15 Using the Customizer Property Editor Action Buffer Enter here the commands that execute when the item is selected Apply Applies the changes Types of Edit Changes on Supplied Items On items that are delivered with the system the following applies e You can edit an icon with the Icon Editor e You can change the assist line e You can put a label on the item e You cannot edit existing supplied actions Creating an Item To create your own pushbutton or pulldown menu item follow these steps 1 Display a custom menu 2 To open the Property Editor place the cursor over a blank item and simultaneously press a meta key and the left mouse button 3 Drag the mouse to the Edit icon and release the button The Property Editor appears 4 Create an icon and or label on your item 5 Add an assist line to remind you what the item does 6 Enter one or more command lines in the action buffer Adding Actions to Items In addition to adding visuals a text label and or an icon to the blank items through the Property Editor you can also associate commands with these items When the item is selected the commands are executed A command or set of commands associated with an item is called an action An example of an allowable action is shown below comments Activate Part ABC Activ
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42. note The menu palette that you have specified using Color Editor must be saved under SHOME parts for it to be applicable every time CADDS is invoked This is done using the Save Menu Palette option If you click the Apply option after performing the menu edits then these changes are valid only for the current CADDS session The Save option in the Customizer saves menu colors to a file called user mcol under SHOME parts Reset Select this to reset the currently selected color to its original red green and blue values Please note Once you have started editing another color you cannot replace a changed color with its original value using Reset You can however reselect the palette to get all the original values on that palette Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Custom Menus Custom Menus Each environment has three user definable menus There are two pushbutton menus called Custom 1 and Custom 2 available from the Task Set menu These two definable menus each contain 24 blank pushbuttons The custom pulldown menu is called CUSTOM and is the rightmost menu on the top bar Environments that share the top bar also share this custom menu Defining Custom Menus You can move existing items to the custom menus or you can create unique items Items can display icons and text and execute commands when selected C FEATURES astma Blank pulldown menu Customizer
43. on Editor User Guide Preface The Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide describes how to use the Customizer utility to tailor your CADDS user interface to suit individual or department needs Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide xi Preface Book Conventions The following table illustrates and explains conventions used in writing about CADDS applications Convention Example Explanation Menu selections and options List Section option Soecify Layer Indicates a selection you must make from a field menu or property sheet or a text field that you must fill in User selected graphic X dy or P1 Marks a location or entity selection in graphic location examples User input in CADDS text fields and on any command line cvaec hd data param tar xvf dev rsto Enter the text ina CADDS text field or on any command line System output Binary transfer complete Indicates system responses in the CADDS text window or on any command line Variable in user input tar cvf dev rsto filename Replace the variable with an appropriate substitute for example replace filename with an actual file name Variable in text tagname Indicates a variable that requires an appropriate substitute when used in a real operation for example replace tagname with an actual tag name CADDS commands and INSERT LINE TANTO Shows CADDS commands and modifiers as
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45. ption 3 25 Unfill Object option 3 23 Ungroup option 3 24 numeric keypad 3 10 Setup option 3 7 Icon placement style 2 14 Icon Setup option in Icon Editor 3 8 ICON_SR variable 1 6 3 5 Icons adding actions to 2 16 editing 2 15 editing text labels on 2 15 file library saving icons in 3 9 grids for creating display of 3 6 setup menu 3 7 menu area for creating 3 11 saving 3 9 swapping 2 3 Information Access in Icon Editor 3 4 Items adding actions to 2 16 creating 2 16 definition 1 4 editing 2 15 pushbuttons 1 4 K Keypad numeric in Icon Editor 3 10 Keys function 2 8 meta diamond 2 3 L L function keys 2 8 Labels adding to icons 2 15 definition 1 5 Lines in Icon Editor 3 13 continuous lines 3 14 M Manipulation in Customizer 2 2 Menu areas Ilcon Editor 3 2 Menu items definition 1 4 types 1 4 Menu palettes in Customizer definition 2 10 resetting 2 12 saving 2 11 selecting 2 11 Meta keys in swapping pushbuttons 2 3 Modify modes menu in Icon Editor 3 20 Mouse CADDSMOUSE variable 1 7 right or left handed 1 6 Move Object option in Icon Editor 3 21 Moving items in Customizer by swapping 2 3 Moving objects in Icon Editor 3 21 N Names of icons 3 4 of menu palettes 2 10 Numeric input in Icon Editor 3 10 Numeric keypad in Icon Editor 3 10 O Objects associating 3 23 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Index 3 Index bringing to front 3 22 creating 3 13 arcs 3 16 circles 3
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47. r own use or if you are a system administrator create one for all the users in your department You are given three menus that contain blank items that you can define with icons text commands or existing interface items Warning Customize only the Custom palettes Do not customize any other palettes Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 1 3 Introduction to the Customizer Terminology Terminology This section describes the various Customizer terms Menu Item A menu item is a rectangular area of a menu that contains an icon and or text and initiates an action if selected Menu items come in different types each type has a different look and a different method of action Menu item types include pushbuttons pulldown menu items text entry fields toggles and analog sliders The Customizer lets you create and modify pushbuttons toggles and pulldown menu items on the top level user interface only Pushbutton A pushbutton is a menu item whose appearance and action imitates a push button on a mechanical object It has a simulated three dimensional border that highlights when the cursor is placed over it When you select a pushbutton item with the mouse button the item takes on the appearance of a depressed mechanical push button You can move existing pushbuttons and pulldown menu items from one location to another There are three customizable menus in each environment with blank items You define a blank item
48. r that contains items that you place there using copy or edit functions The scrapbook has vertical horizontal scroll bars to access concealed areas of the scrapbook Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 1 5 Introduction to the Customizer Administration Administration This section describes various administration considerations Customizer Access Access to the Customizer is controlled through the CV_UI_CUSTOMIZE variable in the caddsrc file Set this variable to enabled the line must appear as below setenv CV_UI_CUSTOMIZE enabled There are three additional relevant environment variables setenv ICON SR usr apl cadds data ui icons setenv CUE CMP USER SR SHOME parts setenv CUST_SR usr apl cadds data config graphics Contains the user il File specification where user created icons are stored The system supplied icons are in usr apl cadds data ui icons CUST_SR Contains the mcol file specification where user defined menu color palettes are stored System supplied menu color palettes are in usr apl cadds data config graphics CUE_CMP_USER_SR Contains the user m File specification where user defined items are stored Leff Hand Mouse Access The mouse buttons can be set to accommodate either the right or left hand based on your preference The setting changes so that your index finger falls on either the right or left mouse button and is responsible for most item selecting By def
49. r the location where you want to paste an item 2 Press a meta key and the Paste key Cut Cut moves a user editable item into the scrapbook This includes the item s visuals as well as actions To cut 1 Place the cursor over the item that you want to cut 2 Press a meta key and the Cut key Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 9 Using the Customizer Color Editor Color Editor There are seven colors present on the user interface To change these seven colors on the user interface use the Color Editor You can redefine a set of seven colors and save this set for later use Each set of seven colors is called a menu palette The original menu palette is called MENUDARKGREEN Please note If you want to change the user interface colors using commands see the online documentation for information on the menu palette commands The red green and or blue RGB values of each color can be modified using the horizontal sliders When you select a new menu palette or change a single color with the horizontal slider the change is immediately visible Changing Interface Colors The current menu palette name shows in the Name field The first color is labeled with the numeral 1 The red green and blue values of color are shown by the horizontal sliders In the following example color 1 is black and the sliders show that red 0 green 0 and blue 0 To change the labeled color move the horizontal color
50. rc S Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 15 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu You can create arcs using a drag and drop method using the clicking method or any combination of both To create arcs by the drag and drop method 1 2 Select the Arc icon Press and hold the left mouse button at the center of the arc Drag the mouse until the displayed circle has the correct radius Release the button Press the button again and drag the arc counterclockwise until the arc is the length you want Release the button To create more arcs continue to press drag and release the left mouse button To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon Release at point 3 Press at point 1 3 Drag to point 2p and release At point 2 press and gt drag counterclockwise Complement of arc 1 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Create Modes Menu Circle and Filled Circle To create circles 1 Select a Circle icon either filled or unfilled 2 Press and hold the left mouse button at the center of the circle 3 Drag the mouse until the displayed circle is the size you want 4 Release the button 5 To create another circle of the same radius click the button once in another location 6 To exit the create mode select another create or modify icon Press at point 1 3 Drag to point 2p and release
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53. s option toggles the displayed size of the icon from Actual to Scaled e Actual is the actual size that the icon is shown in the user interface This is typically 50 pixels by 50 pixels e Scaled gives you the size that is defined in the Icon Setup menu By default this scaled size is 10 that is ten times the actual icon size This is a size that is good to work with 3 6 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Setup The Setup option displays a Setup menu with a choice of Grid or Icon options Each of these displays a menu Grid This option displays an Icon Grid Setup menu on which you can change the color and spacing of the grid in the icon working area Osis Spacing 1 Y Osis Spacing 1 Originalcolor e Equally Spaced This changes both x and y axes equally e X Axis Spacing This changes just the horizontal grid spacing The default is 1 unit e Y Axis Spacing This changes just the vertical grid spacing The default is 1 unit Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 7 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor e Grid Color This changes the color of the grid points Select to display the color menu and select one of the available colors e Reset This resets the horizontal and vertical grid spacing to 1 unit Icon Setup Selecting the Icon option displays an Icon Setup menu on which you can change the size of the icon Icon Setup
54. sliders to new locations using the left mouse button You can see the effect immediately Once you have changed all the seven colors name the menu palette and select the Save option Please note You cannot change an existing menu palette either MENUDARKGREEN or a menu palette that you created You must always choose a new name for a new menu palette Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Color Editor The menu palette files are found in the directory specified by the CUST_SR variable in the caddsrc file Z m fi SUSERS BOB PARTS Mame MENUDARKGAEEMN ME NODA AK GREEN BRIGHT BLUE PURPLE VWELLOW SPRING a tl faa The Color Editor menu options are discussed as following Select Menu Palette The Select Menu Palette option lets you select a different menu palette than the one currently being used This enables you to customize an existing menu from the runtime list Typically a menu palette contains a color configuration Save Menu Palette The Apply option applies the edits or changes done with the Color Editor to the menus which will be valid only for the current CADDS session Choose the Save Menu Palette option to save the menu palette that you have defined under SHOME parts by the name specified in the Name field The Save Menu Palette option saves only the Color Edits Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 11 Using the Customizer Color Editor Please
55. t environment Example 1 blank line Define View Top x0y0 Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide Using the Customizer Property Editor lt CR gt lt CR gt comment Example 2 comment Define View Top x0y0 blank line comment Please note In the Explicit environment to run a command containing special characters such as from a customized icon prefix the special character with backslash For example in the following command the special character is preceeded by a CHANGE DIMENSION TEXT APPEND H0O 75 0 1 V E H Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 2 19 Chapter 3 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor This chapter presents the following key topics Icon Editor Calculator Icon Working Area Color Menu Create Modes Menu Modify Modes Menu Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide 3 1 Creating Icons Using the Icon Editor Icon Editor Icon Editor The Icon Editor is an object based graphics utility By combining lines arcs circles and rectangles you can create icons for use in the user interface menus To create an icon for a blank pushbutton or to edit an existing icon select the Icon Editor option from the Property Editor menu The Icon Editor menu is described on the next page Icon Editor Menu Areas The areas of the Icon Editor menu are defined briefly below They are described in detail throughout this chapter Title bar ELL
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57. the CADDS desktop or the Local Data Manager LDM Please note The LDM is valid only for standalone CADDS You can also view the online documentation directly from the CD ROM without installing it From an HTML Browser 1 Navigate to the directory where the documents are installed For example usr apl cadds data html htmldoc UNIX Drive usr apl cadds data html1 htmldoc Windows 2 Click mainmenu html A list of available CADDS documentation appears 3 Click the book title you want to view From the Information Access Button on the CADDS Desktop or LDM 1 Start CADDS 2 Choose Information Access the i button in the top left corner of the CADDS desktop or the LDM 3 Choose DOCUMENTATION A list of available CADDS documentation appears 4 Click the book title you want to view Customizer and Icon Editor User Guide xiii Preface From the Documentation CD ROM 1 Mount the documentation CD ROM 2 Point your browser to CDROM_mount_point htmldoc mainmenu html UNIX CDROM_Drive htmldoc mainmenu html Windows Online Command Help You can view the online command help directly from the CADDS desktop in the following ways e From the Information Access button on the CADDS desktop or the LDM From the command line From the Information Access Button on the CADDS Desktop or LDM 1 Start CADDS 2 Choose Information Access the i button in the top left corner of the CADDS desktop or the LDM

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