previous   PaperConfiguration Directory   next


Configuration Dialog

Figure 3.1: Configuration Dialog Box
Image annoteConfigDialog.png

The menu item Settings->Configure... will open up a dialog box (Figure 3.1) in which you can specify the following:

Graphics Tab
This tab allows you to:

Hotspots Tab
Choose between enabling and disabling hotspots along the . If hotspots are enabled, you can scale, rotate or shear by dragging the appropriate hotspot. You may want to disable this option when you want to move small objects, or you may end up transforming them instead of moving them. When this option is enabled, the cursor will change shape3.1 when you move it over the edge of the . Figure 3.2(a) shows how the is displayed when hotspots are enabled and Figure 3.2(b) shows how the is displayed when the hotspots have been disabled. Each hotspot is represented by a small square. The following functions are available:
Hotspot Function Cursor Appearance
Bottom left rotate hand
Bottom centre scale vertically South arrow
Bottom right scale both directions South-East arrow
Middle right scale horizontally East arrow
Top right shear vertically North arrow
Top left shear horizontally West arrow

Note that even if you have more than one object selected, only the object whose hotspot you are dragging will be transformed. As may be predicted, using hotspots is not as precise as using the transformation dialog boxes in Selecting and Editing Objects.

Figure 3.2: Hotspots: (a) enabled; (b) disabled.
Image hotspots.png
(a)
Image nohotspots.png
(b)

Startup Directory Tab
Use this tab to choose which directory Jpgfdraw should use as the current working directory when it starts up. You have a choice of:
  1. The current working directory that you were in when you started up Jpgfdraw.
  2. The directory you were using when you last used Jpgfdraw.
  3. A specific directory. In this case, type in the path in the box labeled Use this directory: or use the Browse button to select the required directory.

JDR Settings Tab
Use this tab to choose whether or not you want the current canvas settings stored in the or file when you save your image. You can also choose whether or not you want to apply any canvas settings information stored in any JDR or AJR file that you load.

Startup Settings Tab
Use this tab to choose whether you want Jpgfdraw to start with its default settings, or whether to restore the settings from the last time you used Jpgfdraw, or whether to use the settings that are currently in use.



Footnotes

... shape3.1
The actual cursor appearance depends on the look and feel of the platform you are using. On some systems the South and North arrows may look the same, and similarly for the East and West arrows.

previous   PaperConfiguration Directory   next