Further tools and customizing functions
Customizing functions
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Options

Click on the Tools menuOptions....; the Options dialog box will be displayed. It contains the following tabs:

• View:
  
   
  
  It is possible:
  • to choose several colors (clicking on the colored squares),
  • to choose the font and the text size for the command line;
  • to enable/disable the highlighting of the selected elements.
    Enabling this option will make the element under the cursor (if selectable) flash.
    If multiple elements are under the cursor, they cannot be selected.
  • to view / hide the cursor's reference lines during editing (also see View Show editing Reference Lines)
  • to view / hide the tooltips near the cursor  during editing (also see View Show editing Cursor Tooltip);
  • to choose the standard size of Point objects, if a symbol is not defined;
  • to choose the height of the default text, when set to 0;
  • to choose the smallest pixel size for regions requiring filling or hatching.
    This option is used to quicken rendering when there are multiple small regions; 

• Choosing mouse cursor and grips:
  
   
  
  It is possible:
  • to choose the pixel size for the cursor's reference cross;
    set a value of about 2000 to have a full screen cross;
  • the line pattern to use for the cursor's reference cross;
  • to choose the size of the cursor's selection square;
  • to choose the size of the  cursor's snap square;
  • to choose the size of grips.
  • For polyline elements: to choose the maximum number of vertexes to view type 2 grips (line-arc midpoint)
  • to show / hide the grips index
  • to choose the color for the various grip types (click on the colored squares)

• Snaps
  
   
  
  It is possible:
  • to choose the pixel size for snap Object symbols
  • to choose the color for snap Object symbols (click on the colored squares)
  • to choose the displaying time (in seconds) for Object snaps after the cursor has moved from the object
  • to choose the displaying time (in seconds) for  external Object snaps
    An example of external Object snap is the center of a circle, which is not on the element, often requiring a longer displaying time to be hooked.
  • to enable / disable multiple symbols for every Object snap type
  • to choose color and size for the Polar-Orthogonal and Smart snap

• More....
  
   
  
  It is possible:
  • to choose the maximum number of Undo
  • to save using a compressed file format.
    This will create a smaller size file, but it will take longer to save.
  • to enable / disable saving to a back-up file and with which time option.
    If enabled, this option will allow to reload the work after a crash by File  Crash recovery menu item
  • to choose the right-click function of the mouse
  • to choose to invert the text when mirrored (MIRROR)
  • Enable the Force vectorial output for printing option if you always get white pages when Printing. Some printers cannot use the advanced printing mode of devFoam, neither the driver inform about its right capabilities. In this case you must select to force vectorial output to printing.

 Command line: OPTIONS