Edit text

Text edit allows editing of existing texts and creation of new texts. Edited text is selected by clicking it with the mouse.

It is also possible to create multiline texts. If the file is going to be saved in different format, multiline texts should not be used, because most transfer file formats does not handle them correctly. In those formats the lines are stored as one text separated by |-characters.

Font

Topmost line shows the font used for text.

Text

Edited text is displayed in multiline field.

Pages

XYZ Data Text Measure

Attributes

List of object attributes.

Characters

Opens selection list for special characters and constant texts. The list is common selection list, where user can add new texts. Selected text is inserted to the cursor position.

Code

Activates data copying from another text. Other object containing data is pointed by mouse. By default only the object code is copied. With the Shift-key all attributes are copied. With the Ctrl-key only text is copied.

New

Creates new empty text and activates the move mode. With the Shift-key makes copy of the active text.

Remove

Removes the text. With the Alt-key starts continuous remove mode. Objects pointed with the Alt-key are immediately removed.

Direction

Rotates through text angle values at 50 gon intervals. Changes direction with the Shift-key and uses 10 gon interval with the Ctrl-key.

File

The file element where the object belongs.

Mode, X

Displays current edit mode (move, rotate, add, etc.). The X button quits the edit mode and returns to the normal state. If no mode is active, it releases the current object.

Special settings

There are some special settings related to this function.

EditFlag

Settings affecting edit and calculation function behavior.

TopDataList

Defines which attributes are displayed first in the list. By default T1,T2,T3,T4,T5.