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the Working View. This rectangle is for reference only; it is not part of the model and will not be visible
when the graphic is displayed in an Operator Window.
The Zoom Pick button allows the user to select the diagonal corners (e.g., lower left and upper right
corners) of a box representing the desired view size. The rectangle resulting from these selections is called
the zoom box. If a zoom box smaller than the minimum view size is selected, the minimum view size is
used, with the same center as the selected zoom box.
4.2.2 The Toolbars
Three toolbars are provided with the Grafx editor: the Shape toolbar, the Main toolbar and the View toolbar.
These movable docking toolbars are typically deployed as shown in
Figure 4-1 .
To detach a toolbar from the frame of the Grafx editor window:
1. Position the tip of the pointer in open space on the toolbar.
2. Press and hold the left mouse button while dragging the toolbar to the desired location.
When detached from the window frame, a toolbar has its own title bar and exit button. It can be reshaped
by dragging on the edges of the toolbar window.
The View menu can be used to control the visibility of toolbars. A check mark next to the toolbar name indi-
cates the item is visible. Click on menu items to toggle them on and off.
4.2.3 The Status Bar
The status bar is located at the bottom of the Grafx window. Information about operations in the active child
window is displayed in the left portion of the status bar.
The Select, Depth, and Cursor information fields are also located in the status bar. The Select field reflects
the number of objects on the screen which the user has selected (clicked on), and which will consequently
be affected by any configuration action. The Depth field indicates how deep within Groups an object can be
selected. The Cursor field provides the coordinates of the pointer in the active child window.
The View menu can be used to control the visibility of the status bar. A check mark next to the Status Bar
option on the View menu indicates that it is visible. Click on this menu item to toggle between the On and
Off states for the status bar.
4.2.4 The Shape Toolbar
The Shape toolbar provides tools to create objects, select existing objects, and set the Fill Mode for filled
objects.
When a button is selected, it appears pressed in, and remains so until another button is selected, or until
the right mouse button is clicked while the pointer is in the Working View of a child window.
To create a new object, first select the type of object from the Shape toolbar. In a child window, position the
cursor at a starting point, press and hold the left mouse button, and drag the pointer to define the points of
the object. You can continue to add objects of the selected type until you choose a different toolbar button,
or enter Select mode (e.g., by clicking the right mouse button).
✎ Note The contents of the Working View after a Zoom Pick operation
may not reflect exactly the contents of the zoom box used to make
the selection. This is because the Working View is restricted to an
Aspect Ratio of 4 (wide) by 3 (high), while the zoom box is not. In
order to reconcile the two, the 4 x 3 Aspect Ratio is applied to the
largest dimension of the zoom box selected by the user.