home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
- #
- # > messages
- #
- # Help and information messages
- #
-
- 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)
-