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Selections
The following !set keywords affect object/cell selections using
the pointing device.
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- MarkInstanceOrigin
Value: boolean.
This variable applies in physical mode only. When set, selected
instances will have the cell origin marked with a cross. This may
seem trivial, but marking the origin requires a bit of overhead since
it requires running a transformation and keeping track of an
additional redisplay area since the origin may be outside of the cell
bounding box. Thus, the default is to not show the mark.
This variable tracks the state of the Show origin of selected
physical instances check box in the Window Attributes panel
from the Set Attributes button in the Attributes Menu.
- SelectTime
Value: integer 100-1000.
When button1 is used for object manipulation and editing, there is a
time delay which differentiates a ``click'' from a ``drag''. This
delay, which defaults to 250 milliseconds, can be adjusted by setting
this variable. If the user encounters difficulty establishing an area
select, for example, as opposed to a move/copy operation, then setting
a longer time delay may be advantageous.
- NoAltSelection
Value: boolean.
When set, the legacy logic is used for mouse click selection
operations.
- MaxBlinkingObjects
Value: integer 500-250000.
This can be set to an unsigned integer in the range 500-250000. If
there are more than this number of objects selected, they won't blink
in true-color display modes. If NoPixmapStore is set, this
threshold is divided by 8. The default if not set is 25000 objects.
If there are too many objects, the time to redraw for blinking becomes
excessive, this variable can be used to fine-tune this threshold to
the user's graphical system.
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Stephen R. Whiteley
2012-04-01