Tool Options and Preference Options dialog boxes ([System] section)

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Use the Tool Options (Tool $image\arrow_shg.gif$ Options) to define the object attributes for the active edit layer for the current session only. Use the Preference Options, Tool category (Preference $image\arrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ Tool) to define the object attributes used by default on future edit layers. You can save these defaults in the Imagenation INI file for future sessions.

allow annotation tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Annotation category.

Values 0 = Disable the Annotation category.
1 = Enable the Annotation category.

Default 1

API 146

allow arc tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Arc category.

Values 0 = Disable the Arc category.
1 = Enable the Arc category.

Default 1

API 158

allow arrow tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Arrow category.

Values 0 = Disable the Arrow category.
1 = Enable the Arrow category.

Default 1

API 157

allow box tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Box category.

Values 0 = Disable the Box category.
1 = Enable the Box category.

Default 1

API 156

allow circle tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Circle category.

Values 0 = Disable the Circle category.
1 = Enable the Circle category.

Default 1

API 155

allow dimension tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Dimension category.

Values 0 = Disable the Dimension category.
1 = Enable the Dimension category.

Default 1

API 148

allow ellipse tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Ellipse category.

Values 0 = Disable the Ellipse category.
1 = Enable the Ellipse category.

Default 1

API 154

allow fill tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Fill Style and Fill Color list boxes in various tool categories.

Values 0 = Disable the Fill Style and Fill Color list boxes.
1 = Enable the Fill Style and Fill Color list boxes.

Default 1

API 142

allow global tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Global category.

Values 0 = Disable the Global category.
1 = Enable the Global category.

Default 1

API 138

allow highlighter tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Highlighter category.

Values 0 = Disable the Highlighter category.
1 = Enable the Highlighter category.

Default 1

API 150

allow hotspot tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Hotspot category.

Values 0 = Disable the Hotspot category.
1 = Enable the Hotspot category.

Default 1

API 141

allow line tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Line category.

Values 0 = Disable the Line category.
1 = Enable the Line category.

Default 1

API 159

allow polygon tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Polygon category.

Values 0 = Disable the Polygon category.
1 = Enable the Polygon category.

Default 1

API 151

allow polyline tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Polyline category.

Values 0 = Disable the Polyline category.
1 = Enable the Polyline category.

Default 1

API 152

allow shader tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Highlight Area category.

Values 0 = Disable the Highlight Area category.
1 = Enable the Highlight Area category.

Default 1

API 149

allow sketch tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Sketch category.

Values 0 = Disable the Sketch category.
1 = Enable the Sketch category.

Default 1

API 153

allow symbol tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Symbol category.

Values 0 = Disable the Symbol category.
1 = Enable the Symbol category.

Default 1

API 144

allow text tab in tool prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Text category.

Values 0 = Disable the Text category.
1 = Enable the Text category.

Default 1

API 147

measurements in pixels=0 | 1

Purpose Controls whether "pixels" appears in measurements lists. This keyname also affects the Edit Options and Preference Options dialog boxes, and the View Options and Preference Options dialog boxes.

Values 0 = Disable the pixels option.
1 = Enable the pixels option.

Default 0

DDE API 23

C API 25

save and reset buttons in file prefs=0 | 1

Purpose Controls the Save and Reset buttons in all Preference Options dialog boxes. The Save button saves the options selected in the dialog box to the Imagenation INI file. The Reset button restores the INI file settings that were last saved.

Values 0 = Disable the Save and Reset buttons.
1 = Enable the Save and Reset buttons.

Default 1

DDE API 2

C API 49