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# Help and information messages
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Icon:This is the Draw Plus icon.|MClick Select to create a new drawing
Lib:This is the Draw Plus library window.|MClick Select to choose a library item.
Doc:This is a Draw Plus document window, in
DocSELECT: Select mode.
DocOLINE: Path mode (open polyline).
DocCLINE: Path mode (closed polygon).
DocOCURVE: Path mode (open curve).
DocCCURVE: Path mode (closed curve).
DocMOVE: Path mode (invisible move).
DocELLIP: Ellipse Create mode.
DocBOX: Box Create mode.
DocPOLY: Polygon Create mode.
DocTEXT: Text Create mode.
DocEDIT: Edit mode.
DocLIB: Library mode.
DocWHAT: ? mode.
Tools:This is a Draw Plus tool window
Tools0:Click to create an open polyline
Tools1:Click to create a closed polygon
Tools2:Click to create an open curve
Tools3:Click to create a closed curve
Tools4:Click to insert an invisible move
Tools5:Click to create an ellipse or circle
Tools6:Click to create a rectangle
Tools7:Click to create a regular polygon
Tools8:Click to create a text object
Tools9:Click to edit a path or text object
Tools10:Click to select, group and manipulate objects
Tools13:Click to add objects from the library
Tools15:Click to abandon an operation in progress
Tools14:This is the status display
Tools11:Select to constrain the pointer to orthogonal (90°/45° or 30°) moves
Tools12:Click Select to choose 1:1 or the previously set magnification.|MClick Adjust to open the magnification setting box
Tools17:Click Select to lock or unlock the grid.|MClick Adjust to open the grid setting box
Tools16:This is the name of the current layer.|MClick Adjust to open the layer setting box
Layer:This is the Layer Settings dialogue box
Layer6:Edit to change the number of the current layer
Layer4:Edit to change the name of the current layer
Layer3:Click to add a new layer
Layer2:Click to delete the current layer
Layer7:Click to make all layers selectable
Layer9:Click to make all layers visible
Layer8:Click to make only the current layer selectable
Layer10:Click to make only the current layer visible
Layer1:Click to implement the settings
Llist:This is the list of defined layers
Llist0:Click to choose the current layer
Llist1:Select to make objects on the layer selectable
Llist2:Select to make objects on the layer visible
Dashes:This is the Dash Pattern dialogue box.|MClick Select to set or clear a dot.|MClick Adjust to set the pattern length
Dashes1:This is the dash pattern number being edited
Dashes2:Click to select a pattern to edit
Dashes3:=2
Dashes4:Click to implement the settings
Dashes30:This is how the pattern will appear
Store:This is the Library Store dialogue box
Store2:Enter the library object name
Store0:Click to store the selected object in the library
Font:This is the Font Size/Height dialogue box
Font1:Select to use a preset point size
Font2:=1
Font3:=1
Font4:=1
Font5:=1
Font6:=1
Font7:=1
Font8:=1
Font9:=1
Font10:=1
Font12:Enter the font size or width
Font16:Select to use the same width and height
Font11:Enter the font height
Font0:Click to implement the settings
CapJoin:This is the Line Caps/Joins dialogue box
CapJoin1:Select to choose the line join style
CapJoin2:=1
CapJoin3:=1
CapJoin5:Select to choose the start cap style
CapJoin6:=5
CapJoin7:=5
CapJoin8:=5
CapJoin10:Select to choose the finish cap style
CapJoin11:=10
CapJoin12:=10
CapJoin13:=10
CapJoin17:This is the selected triangle cap width, as a multiple of the line width
CapJoin18:This is the selected triangle cap length, as a multiple of the line width
CapJoin19:Click to change the triangle cap width
CapJoin20:=19
CapJoin21:Click to change the triangle cap length
CapJoin22:=21
CapJoin0:Click to implement the settings
Width:This is the Line Width dialogue box
Width0:Click to implement the settings
Width8:Select to use a minimum width line
Width1:Select to use a preset line width
Width2:=1
Width3:=1
Width4:=1
Width5:=1
Width7:Enter the line width
Pref:This is the Draw Plus preferences setting box
Pref0:Click to implement the settings for this session
Pref21:Click to permanently save the settings
Pref8:Click Select or Adjust to step through the available colours
Pref9:=8
Pref10:=8
Pref11:=8
Pref12:=8
Pref13:=8
Pref14:=8
Pref15:Select to choose the paper based on drawing size
Pref16:Select to show keystroke shortcuts on the menus
Pref17:Select to merge a Draw file at the pointer position
Pref18:Select to quit Draw Plus if it was loaded just for printing
Pref19:Select to ask for confirmation when more than one object is being deleted
Pref20:Select to enable the interactive help feature (saves memory if disabled)
Rotate:This is the Rotate or Skew dialogue box
Rotate0:Click to perform the operation
Rotate1:Enter the required angle (in degrees)
Rotate3:Select to rotate the objects about their centres
Rotate4:Select to skew (flatten) the objects in the horizontal direction
Rotate7:Select to skew (flatten) the objects in the vertical direction
Rotate5:Select the direction of rotation or skewing
Rotate6:=5
Scale:This is the Scaling (overall scale) dialogue box
Scale0:Click to implement the settings
Scale2:Enter combined horizontal, vertical and line width scale factor
Scale9:Select to make the objects larger (for scale factors greater than 1)
Scale10:Select to make the objects smaller (for scale factors greater than 1)
Trans:This is the Transform (independent scale) dialogue box
Trans0:Click to implement the settings
Trans4:Enter horizontal dimension scale factor
Trans6:Enter vertical dimension scale factor
Trans8:Enter line width scale factor ('Thin' lines are not affected)
Trans9:Select to make the objects larger (for scale factors greater than 1)
Trans10:Select to make the objects smaller (for scale factors greater than 1)
Pos:This is the size and position of the selected object
Pos13:Select to choose values to alter
Pos14:=13
Pos15:=13
Pos16:=13
Pos17:=13
Pos18:=13
Pos4:Enter a new value to change the object's position
Pos5:=4
Pos10:=4
Pos11:=4
Pos6:Enter a new value to change the size of the object
Pos12:=6
Pos0:Click to implement the settings
Align:This is the Alignment dialogue box
Align0:Click to align all objects with the first one
Align6:Select object reference point for horizontal alignment
Align2:=6
Align1:=6
Align3:Select object reference point for vertical alignment
Align4:=3
Align5:=4
Distrib:This is the Distribute dialogue box
Distrib0:Click to space the objects equally between the first and last ones
Distrib6:Select object reference point for horizontal distribution
Distrib2:=6
Distrib1:=6
Distrib3:Select object reference point for vertical distribution
Distrib4:=3
Distrib5:=3
Pack:This is the Space or Pack dialogue box
Pack4:Select to equalise the spacing between objects
Pack1:Select to move the objects together
Pack2:Select to move the objects horizontally
Pack3:Select to move the objects vertically
Pack0:Click to perform the operation
Grid:This is the Grid setting box
Grid0:Click to implement the settings
Grid5:This is the spacing at which grid points will be shown
Grid10:This is the submultiple of the screen grid that drawing will be confined to
Grid1:Select to show the screen grid on the drawing
Grid12:Select to automatically coarsen the screen grid at low magnification
Grid2:Select to confine all drawing to the lock grid
Grid6:Select to use a rectangular grid
Grid7:Select to use an isometric grid
Paper:This is the Paper Size setting box
Paper0:Click to implement the settings
Paper8:Select to show the paper limits on the drawing
Paper2:This is the selected paper size
Paper3:Click to step through the available paper sizes
Paper4:=3
Paper6:Select to use portrait paper orientation
Paper7:Select to use landscape paper orientation
Paper5:Select to read the paper size from the printer driver
Paper9:This is the width of the selected paper
Paper10:This is the height of the selected paper
Paper15:This is the available width (allowing for printer margins)
Paper16:This is the available height (allowing for printer margins)