Command Bar (Screen Elements)

The command bar contains several groups of buttons, each of which containing a useful set of related commands and settings. Those button group can be switched on and off individually. Furthermore, additional buttons and separators can be added. Click with the right mouse button into the window to display the context menu in which to determine (among other settings) the button groups that shall be displayed in the command bar.

Page and Coordinate System

Layer and Pen

Some buttons groups are used to alter properties. During standard operation, these buttons will directly affect the current properties of pen "*Standard". When drawing without the use of pens, the command bar offers the fastest way to select the desired properties.

Line Type and Widths

These buttons are used to select the line type and the line width. They do always display the line width in millimeters (independent of the current unit setting)! Clicking with the left mouse button selects the line width, clicking with the right mouse button displays a dialog window where the line width assigned to that button can be edited.

Line Color

These buttons are used to select the line color. Clicking with the left mouse button selects the line color, clicking with the right mouse button displays a dialog window where the line color assigned to that button can be edited.

Filling Mode

These buttons are used to set the filling mode. The available filling modes are (in this order): "Outline", "Filling", "Filling & Outline", "Eraser", "Eraser & Outline".

Line Color

These buttons are used to select the fill color. Clicking with the left mouse button selects the fill color, clicking with the right mouse button displays a dialog window where the fill color assigned to that button can be edited.

During the execution of the command "Modify Objects", the command bar works differently. Pressing property buttons in the command bar will now directly alter the properties of the currently selected objects! Since multiple objects with different properties might be selected, the property button of the command bar will not be displayed permanently pressed. This would lead to the incorrect assumption that the button state visualizes the objects properties, which is not the case.

Context Menu

The command bar has a context menu from which certain settings relating to it can be changed. Right-click inside the window to open it. The following commands are available (partly depending on the clicked position):

Insert Button Group

This command can be used to insert an additional button group left to the clicked button group. When inserting plain buttons, those will initially be undefined.

Edit Button Assignment

This command can be used to edit the tool button's assignment by choosing the desired command in the appearing menu (depending on the choice, either the menu, a layer list or a pen list).

Move Button Group to Begin

This command can be used to move the clicked button group to the beginning of the button list.

Move Button Group One Leftward

This command can be used to move the clicked button group one step leftward.

Move Button Group One Rightward

This command can be used to move the clicked button group one step rightward.

Move Button Group to End

This command can be used to move the clicked button group to the end of the button list.

Delete Button Group

This command can be used to delete the clicked button group. All following button groups will be moved left one step.

Reset All Button Groups

This command can be used to reset the command bar to its default assignment.

Visible

Use this command to hide the window. To show it again, use Window > Command Bar on/off.

Placeable

If this menu entry is checked, then the window can be placed anywhere on the screen. Otherwise, it will be aligned to the upper edge of the screen.

Rearrange

Pushes the window into one of the four corners of the workspace. The command bar is normally in the upper left corner of the drawing window.

Save Position

If this menu entry is checked, then the window position will be saved when leaving the application. The next time that the application is started, it appears in the same place on the screen. The position is saved relative to the whole screen.