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author | Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net> | 2018-03-19 19:56:15 +0100 |
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committer | Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net> | 2018-03-19 19:56:15 +0100 |
commit | 1542c122b3672fe83e027411ad2445772e2d0ed3 (patch) | |
tree | e535bc621bd7ffa9d5ce89e0d495df5d1c4ab6fd /app/doc/drawm.but | |
parent | 773810e6583142d7d15263e6481c42aebed6d7f1 (diff) | |
parent | d1a8285f818eb7e5c3d6a05709ea21a808490b8c (diff) |
Update upstream source from tag 'upstream/5.1.0'
Update to upstream version '5.1.0'
with Debian dir 93ca74b8b4602fce4c9c7740e0cfdde25f086673
Diffstat (limited to 'app/doc/drawm.but')
-rw-r--r-- | app/doc/drawm.but | 36 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/app/doc/drawm.but b/app/doc/drawm.but index 21785ce..b8469b1 100644 --- a/app/doc/drawm.but +++ b/app/doc/drawm.but @@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ There are 4 command buttons on the tool-bar used to draw Straight Objects, Curve Functions for drawing basic shapes and objects like lines and curves can be accessed from this menu. -\dd \f{Circle Lines} - draw empty or filled circles. +\dd \f{Circle Lines} - draw empty or filled circles. (\K{cmdCircleL}) \u000 -\dd \f{Curved Lines} - are created in the same manner as curved tracks. +\dd \f{Curved Lines} - are created in the same manner as curved tracks. (\K{cmdCurvedL}) \u000 -\dd \f{Note} - attach a note icon to a specific location on the layout. +\dd \f{Note} - attach a note icon to a specific location on the layout. (\K{cmdNote}) \u000 @@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ Functions for drawing basic shapes and objects like lines and curves can be acce \u000 -\dd \f{Shapes} - draw boxes and poly-lines. +\dd \f{Shapes} - draw boxes and poly-lines. (\K{cmdShapes}) \u000 -\dd \f{Straight Objects} - draw straight objects. +\dd \f{Straight Objects} - draw straight objects. (\K{cmdStraightL}) \u000 -\dd \f{Text} - allows entry of text directly onto the layout. +\dd \f{Text} - allows entry of text directly onto the layout. (\K{cmdText}) Some commands display controls on the Status Line (\K{mainW}) to change line width, color or other attributes of the object. @@ -70,20 +70,35 @@ Some commands display controls on the Status Line (\K{mainW}) to change line wid \dd \G{png.d/dcurve1.png} Select the start of the curve and drag in the direction of the curve. +If \e{Shift} is held down as the left mouse button is clicked for the first end point of the curve and the cursor is over a line object the position will snap to the nearest end of that line. +If \e{Shift} is held down when the button is released for the second end, it will snap to the nearest end of a line object if it is over one. + \u000 \dd \G{png.d/dcurve2.png} Select one end of the curve and drag to the center. +To complete the command, drag on the red arrows to adjust the curve. + \u000 \dd \G{png.d/dcurve3.png} Select the center of the curve and drag to one end. +To complete the command, drag on the red arrows to adjust the curve. + \u000 \dd \G{png.d/dcurve4.png} Drag from one end of the curve to the other to form the chord of the curve. To complete the command, drag on the red arrows to adjust the curve. +\u000 + +\dd \G{png.d/dbezier.png} \e{Left-Drag} out control point from one end of the curve and then \e{Left-Drag} out the second control point from the other end. + +If \e{Shift} is held while the end points are selected, the curve will lock to the ends of nearby line objects. + +To adjust the curve, \e{Left-Click} and \e{Left-Drag} an end or a control point. Hit \e{Enter} to accept, \e{Esc} to reject. + \rule @@ -121,7 +136,7 @@ Subsequent clicks on the \f{Ruler} button will hide or display the ruler. Shapes are drawn by: -\dd \G{png.d/dbox.png} \G{png.d/dfilbox.png} \f{Boxes} and \f{Filled Boxes} are created by selecting one corner and dragging the opposite corner. A \f{Box} is composed of four lines which may be individually deleted. +\dd \G{png.d/dbox.png} \G{png.d/dfilbox.png} \f{Boxes} and \f{Filled Boxes} are created by selecting one corner and dragging the opposite corner. \u000 @@ -134,9 +149,12 @@ Shapes are drawn by: \G{png.d/mdrawstraight.png} -Straight Objects are created by a \e{Left+Drag} (\K{windowTerms}) on the layout. If \e{Draw Straight Objects} is Sticky (\K{cmdSticky}), \e{Shift+Left+Drag} will use the endpoint of the previous line as the starting point. +Straight Objects are created by a \e{Left+Drag} (\K{windowTerms}) on the layout. If \e{Draw Straight Objects} is Sticky (\K{cmdSticky}), \e{Cntl+Left+Drag} will use the endpoint of the previous line as the starting point. \dd \G{png.d/dline.png} Creates a \f{Straight Line} of specified color and width. +If \e{Shift} is held down for the first end point and the cursor is over a line object the new line start position will snap to the nearest end of the line. +If \e{Shift} is held down when the button is released at the end of the \e{Left+Drag} the line end position will snap to the nearest end of any line object it is over. + \u000 @@ -169,7 +187,7 @@ Straight Objects are created by a \e{Left+Drag} (\K{windowTerms}) on the layout. \G{png.d/btext.png} -The \f{Text} command lets you enter text on the layout at the selected position. +The \f{Text} command lets you enter text on the layout at the selected position. You can use the Tab key to format the text to fixed tab positions and CTRL+Enter to enter a newLine character. \G{png.d/statustext.png} |