[User Interface Preferences]

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The [User Interface Preferences] section defines various aspects of the Imagenation user interface.

Button Size=1 | 2 | 3

Purpose Defines the user interface button size.

To Change Use the "Button Size" list in the Interface category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ System, Interface).

Values 1 = small

2 = medium

3 = large

Default 2

Editions All

Display Vector File DPI=0 | 1

Purpose Toggles the display of DPI (dots per inch) in the File Properties dialog box (File Ž Properites), used for vector files that do not have an associated DPI value. All other files display the DPI by default.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = don't display DPI for vector files

1 = display DPI for vector files.

Default 0

Editions All

Idle Sketch Lag Time=Time

Purpose Specifies the time, in milliseconds, that the mouse must be idle before sketching the object being placed. It applies to Paste, Symbol, Resize, Rotate, and Move. Use it to preview the placement of these objects.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values Any value in milliseconds. To disable this function, use 0.

Default 150

Editions All except View

Object MER Colour=0 | 1 | 2 | ... | 15 or RRR,GGG,BBB

Purpose Defines the color of the short-dashed rectangle that encloses each selected object.

Picture

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values Any color from 0 (background) to 15 (foreground). Color options
or
Any combination of a red value (0 to 255), a green value (0 to 255), and a blue value (0 to 255), each separated by a comma, where 0 means no color and 255 means the maximum amount of that color. Windows color tip

Default 0,127,0 (dark green)

Editions All except View

Open & Save Dialog Style=1 | 2 | 3

Purpose Defines whether Explorer-style or Windows 3.1-style open and save dialog boxes are used.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 1 = Use system default

2 = Use the Windows 3.1-style dialog boxes. Example

3 = Use the Explorer-style dialog boxes. Example

Default 1

Editions All

Open Files In Order Selected=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether files selected in the Open Documents dialog box open in the order selected, or with the first and last files reversed. (The latter is caused by a Windows bug, and is a problem when using the Open as Multipage option in particular.)

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = system sort order

1 = files opened in the order they are selected

Default 0

Editions All

SketchTool Colour=0 | 1 | 2 | ... | 15 or RRR,GGG,BBB

Purpose Defines the color of the handles used with certain tools, such as polylines.

$image\sketchtool_shg.gif$

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Default 255,0,0 (red)

Editions All except View

Use Dialog for Text Entry=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether text is entered in a dialog box or directly onto the active layer.

To Change Use the "Enter Text in Dialog Box" check box in the Text category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ Tool, Text).

Values 0 = Enter text on active layer

1 = Enter text in dialog box

Default 1

Editions All except View and Scan-View-Edit

WorkGroup MER Colour=0 | 1 | 2 | ... | 15 or RRR,GGG,BBB

Purpose Defines the color of the long-dashed rectangle that encloses the group of selected objects.

Picture

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Default 255,0,0 (red)

Editions All except View