VAX DOCUMENT Graphics Editor User's Guide

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  About This Guide

  1      Overview

  Learning by Doing

  Invoking the Graphics Editor

  Graphics Editor Windows and Menus

  Drawing Window

  Control Panel Window

  Hints and Other Help
    Hints Window
    Context-Sensitive Help
    Conceptual Help
    Command Line Help

  Graphics Editor Commands

  Exiting the Graphics Editor
    Restarting the Graphics Editor
    Backing Up Your Files

  2      Creating Graphics

  Creating an Object

  Mouse Buttons and Keys Used for Creating Objects

  Creation Points

  Deleting an Object

  Creating a Polygon
    Summary of Polygon Creation

  Using Horizontal and Vertical Constraints
    Summary of Horizontal and Vertical Constraints

  Entering Text
    Summary of Text Entry

  Clearing the Screen

  Creating a Graphic Drawing
    Draw the Screen and Stand
    Draw the Keyboard
    Draw the System Box
    Draw the Cable
    Add Labels

  3      Editing Graphics

  Editing Options

  Selecting Objects and Text
    Summary of Object Selection

  Deleting Objects and Text
    Summary of Deleting and Undeleting

  Summary of Mouse Buttons and Keys Used for Editing

  Grouping and Ungrouping Objects and Text
    Summary of Grouping and Ungrouping

  Horizontal and Vertical Editing Constraints

  Moving Objects and Text

  Rotating an Object

  Aligning Objects and Text
    Summary of the Align Operation

  Copying Objects and Text

  Mirroring an Object

  Working with a Second Window
    Summary on Working with a Second Window

  Scaling Objects
    Summary of the Scale Option

  Zooming Objects
    Summary of Zoom and Unzoom Operations

  Using the Edit Points Constraint
    Summary of Using Edit Points

  Using the Ignore All Groupings Constraint

  Using the Attributes Menu

  Changing Text Fonts

  Changing the Object Outline and Interior
    Summary on the Attributes Menu

  Saving Your Graphic

  Formatting Your Graphic for Output
      Using the Export Menu Item
      Using DOCUMENT/GRAPHICS=RENDER
    Summary on Formatting Files

  Previewing a Graphics File

  Graphics Editor Commands

  Formatting a Graphic for Printing

  4      Working with Images and Capturing Screens

  Using the Graphics Editor with Images

  Importing an Image

  Using Digitize to Capture Screens

  Cropping Images

  Formatting and Printing Captured Screens

  A   DOCUMENT/GRAPHICS Commands

  DOCUMENT/GRAPHICS[=EDIT]

  DOCUMENT/GRAPHICS=RENDER

  DOCUMENT/GRAPHICS=TEXT_FILTER

  DOCUMENT/GRAPHICS=VIEW

  B   Summary of the Graphics Editor Options and Menus

  C   Symbol Font and Composite Characters

  D   Using DECwindows

  Using Windows

  Using the Mouse

  Starting a Session

  Managing Windows
    Selecting Windows
    Changing the Size of Windows
    Shrinking Windows to Icons
    Expanding Icons to Windows
    Moving Windows
    Stacking Overlapping Windows
      Making Stacked Windows Stick in Place
      Releasing Windows Locked in the Stacking Order
    Customizing Your Windows
      Changing Window Animation
      Preventing Windows from Taking Input Focus

  Choosing Items from Pull-Down Menus

  Choosing Items from Submenus

  Choosing Items from Pop-Up Menus

  Choosing Items from Option Menus

  Supplying Information in Dialog Boxes
    Moving and Changing Settings in a Dialog Box
    Saving Your Settings
    Making Selections from List Boxes

  Scrolling

  Editing Text
    Selecting Text
    Copying Text
    Moving Text Between Windows
    Deleting Text with Pending Delete
    Editing Text in Dialog Boxes

  Composing Special Characters

  Getting Help
    Invoking Help
    Navigating in Help
    Searching Help for Titles and Keywords
    Exiting from Help

  Putting a Session on Hold

  Ending a Session

  FIGURES

  1-1        Graphics Editor Windows at Startup

  1-2        Drawing Window Pull-Down Menus

  1-3        Control Panel and Keyboard Equivalents

  1-4        Graphics Editor and Utilities

  2-1        Drawing Created Using Polygon Icon

  3-1        Figure Attributes

  3-2        Graphics Editor Commands

  C-1        Symbol Font Characters on the LK201 Keyboard

  C-2        Composite Characters and Symbol Font Characters

  TABLES

  1-1        Drawing Window Pull-Down Menus

  1-2        Control Panel Sections

  1-3        Graphics Editor and Utilities

  2-1        Mouse Buttons and Keys Used for Creation

  2-2        Creating Polygons

  3-1        Object Selection Methods

  3-2        Deleting and Undeleting Objects

  3-3        Mouse Buttons and Keys Used for Editing

  3-4        Grouping and Ungrouping Objects and Text

  3-5        Attributes Menu Items

  3-6        Graphics Editor Commands

  B-1        Control Panel

  B-2        Graphics Editor Menu Items

  C-1        Symbol Font Characters