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User Interface

The User interface dialog allows you to customize the appearance of the layout, schematic and library editor windows.

Controls

Pulldown menu activates the pulldown menu at the top of the editor window

Action toolbar activates the action toolbar containing buttons for "File", "Print" etc.

Parameter toolbar activates the dynamic parameter toolbar, which contains all the parameters that are available for the currently active command

Command buttons activates the command buttons

Command texts activates the textual command menu

Layout

Background selects a black, white or colored background for the layout mode

Cursor selects a small or large cursor for the layout mode

Schematic

Background selects a black, white or colored background for the schematic mode

Cursor selects a small or large cursor for the schematic mode

Help

Bubble help activates the "Bubble Help" function, which pops up a short hint about the meaning of several buttons when moving the cursor over them

User guidance activates the "User Guidance" function, which displays a helping text telling the user what would be the next meaningful action when a command is active

Misc

Always vector font always displays texts in drawings with the builtin vector font, regardless of which font is actually set for a particular text

Mouse wheel zoom defines the zoom factor that will be used to zoom in and out of an editor window when the mouse wheel is turned ('0' disables this feature, the sign of this value defines the direction of the zoom operation)

Index

Pulldown menu	activates the pulldown menu at the top of the editor window
Action toolbar	activates the action toolbar containing buttons for "File", "Print" etc.
Parameter toolbar	activates the dynamic parameter toolbar, which contains all the parameters that are available for the currently active command
Command buttons	activates the command buttons
Command texts	activates the textual command menu

Background	selects a black, white or colored background for the layout mode
Cursor	selects a small or large cursor for the layout mode

Bubble help	activates the "Bubble Help" function, which pops up a short hint about the meaning of several buttons when moving the cursor over them
User guidance	activates the "User Guidance" function, which displays a helping text telling the user what would be the next meaningful action when a command is active

Always vector font	always displays texts in drawings with the builtin vector font, regardless of which font is actually set for a particular text
Mouse wheel zoom	defines the zoom factor that will be used to zoom in and out of an editor window when the mouse wheel is turned ('0' disables this feature, the sign of this value defines the direction of the zoom operation)