Specific actions can be accessed through pop-up menu that is displayed after clicking the right mouse button. Some actions are common to various contexts, while the other ones are specific to certain states of the SuperEdit Drawing w indow. They will be described in the sequel. Generally, a list of pop-up menu items depends on a window that is clicked, the place the click is made, and the state of the action being performed.
Options and Tools pop-up menus ( OTM ) are available during performing various commands (concerned with raster editing, vector editing or some other action, e.g. defining print window). OTM ’s content is command-dependent but some options are common to almost all commands. Those are raster snap options, geographical mapping options, auto zooming options and Cancel and Continue options.
The OTM Cancel option breaks and discards the command that is being defined. The OTM Continue option switches off the OTM so you can go on with the command.
The OTM that is displayed while you are in the middle of some complex operations can contain OTM Default , OTM Accept or OTM Reject option. Use the OTM Default option to choose the default value of the parameter just being defined. In most cases this default is shown graphically and a Status bar hint clearly defines what kind of parameter we are talking about. Use the OTM Accept option to accept all data entered so far and execute the command or go to its next stage. The OTM Reject option lets you withdraw just started dragging. Use it instead of the OTM Cancel option or instead of pressing the Esc key if you want to clear only the data just being entered, instead of canceling the whole operation.
There are other command-dependent OTM options that let you go back to specified stage of command defining process and in this way redefine various command parameters. They are explained in paragraphs where those commands are described.
The raster snap options are described in details in Raster Snap tab and Raster Snap toolbar paragraphs. OTM presents the following snap modes on the Raster Snap sub-menu:
RS Circle - Snap to center of circular raster shape;
RS Intersection -Snap to line intersection;
RS End -Snap to line end;
RS Corner -Snap to line corner;
RS Center -Snap to centerline;
RS Edge -Snap to edge of raster area;
Raster snaps set by the OTM Raster Snap options are valid for a single click only. You can set and use them independently on those snaps that are defined as permanent ones by Raster Snap toolbar or with Raster Snap tab of Configuration dialog. If you check some snap options, SuperEdit activates a pickbox (as a red rectangle) to show the area where to look for a snap point. Depending on the raster image contents and the zoom level, you should chose a convenient pickbox size on the Raster Snap tab. The OTM Raster Snap sub-menu is checked when some raster snaps are active.
The vector snap options are described in details in Vector Snap tab and Vector Snap toolbar paragraphs.The options are enabled if there is a TVD vector drawing selected. OTM presents the following snap modes on the Vector Snap sub-menu:
VS Cross - Snap to crossing point of vector entities;
VS Ins - Snap to insertion point of vector entity;
VS Center - Snap to center point of vector entity ;
VS Mid - Snap to mid point of vector entity;
VS End - Snap to end point of vector entity;
VS Near - Snap to nearest point of vector entity.
Vector snaps set by the OTM Vector Snap options are valid for a single click only. You can set and use them independently on those snaps that are defined as permanent ones by Vector Snap toolbar or with Raster Snap tab of Configuration dialog. If you check some snap options, SuperEdit activates a pickbox (as a blue rectangle) to show the area where to look for a snap point. Depending on the vector image contents and the zoom level, you should chose a convenient pickbox size on the Vector Snap tab. The OTM Vector Snap sub-menu is checked when some vector snaps are active.
The same Geographical Mapping entry with its sub-menu is appended to the OTM and DWM pop-ups as well. The OTM Geographical Mapping sub-menu is checked when some geographical mapping is active. The sub-menu of the Geographical Mapping option consists of the items described below.
0 None - If the 0 None option is set, SuperEdit does not use geographical mapping at all. The check mark placed at the None option indicates that no mapping is active. The coordinate system and units used in this case are determined by settings of the coordinate system and presentation units combo boxes on the Input bar;
1, 2, 3, 4 Recent - Use Recent option to select one of the geographical mapping systems recently used. Names of these mappings are listed on subsequent items of sub-menu. The check mark placed at the mapping name indicates that this mapping is active. SuperEdit remembers up to four mappings. They are numbered from one up to four (zero is reserved to None mapping option item). The order of mapping system sequence on the sub-menu matches the selection history. The absence of Recent items suggests that geographical mapping has not been used in the configuration taken from the supered.ini file. The check mark placed at the mapping name indicates that this mapping is active. The names and the order of mappings are saved in the supered.ini configuration file and set automatically after starting the application again;
Select... - Use Select ...option to set the current geographical mapping system. After entering the option, the Geographical Mapping dialog is displayed. It is described in details in Geographical Mapping paragraph. The chosen mapping becomes the current one. It means that all entered, displayed and edited coordinates are interpreted using the current mapping. Its name is displayed on sub-menu as Recent mapping item and checked.
The OTM for Calibrate Raster and Trace Raster command contains Auto zoom option with its sub-menu. You can use the option to define if and how deep zoom should be performed automatically around subsequent points involved in current action. The sub-menu of the OTM Auto zoom option consists of the following items:
None – use it to switch off the auto zoom feature;
Current – choose the option to use the zoom level established manually;
M:N group of options – by choosing any of these options you define the zoom level as M screen pixels to N raster image pixels (in case of several raster drawings involved, the smallest raster pixel is taken into account).
The current setting of the auto zoom feature is marked by the dot mark on the corresponding sub-menu item. The whole OTM Auto zoom sub-menu is checked when some auto zoom level is active.
Generally, the content of the Drawing window pop-up menu ( DWM ) depends on the state of selection in this window and state of Drawing window itself. The DWM is displayed only if exactly one vector drawing is selected for editing. The same Geographical Mapping entry with its sub-menu is appended to the OTM and DWM pop-ups as well. These items are described in OTM paragraph.
You may use the DWM options as well while in the Print Preview mode.
In the case of an empty selection (no entity is selected), a pop-up menu that is displayed after a right mouse button click consists of three options.
Repeat (Last action) - it let you start the last action that you have been done, e.g. Draw Polygon ;
Paste – the option is enabled if a contents of clipboard is defined by the last successful Copy comand; use the option to paste the contents;
Drawing Properties – use the option to enter a tabbed dialog Drawing Properties where you can examine, define and edit units, tools, layers, text styles and patterns for the whole drawing ( see Drawing Properties dialog for detailed description).
All options are also available as sub-options of Vector menu. You may find their detailed explanation in Vector Editing Commands paragraph.
In the case of both single and multiple entity selection, the DWM consists of the same options.
Repeat (Last action) - it let you start the last action that you have been done, e.g. Calibrate Raster ;
Cut - use the option to cut selected entities to the clipboard;
Copy - use the option to copy selected entities to the clipboard;
Paste - the option is enabled if a contents of clipboard is defined by the last successful Copy comand; use the option to paste the contents;
Delete - use the option to delete selected entities;
Entity Properties... ;
Drawing Properties... .
Entity Properties... options enters the Entity Properties tabbed dialog where you can examine, define and edit parameters concerned with that entity. In the case of a single complex entity or multiple entity selection, the first tab named Components on the Entity Properties dialog lets you choose the appropriate entity from the list or from the preview window displayed within the tab. In the Tools and Style tabs on the Complex / Selection Properties dialog you can examine, define and edit parameters that become the common ones for all components of a single complex or for all selected entities in a multiple selection. Initially, only the tools and style parameters with the same values for all entities are shown. You can leaves some values empty, meaning different for different entities, or define values for those that should be equal for all entities in the current selection (see Drawing Properties dialog for detailed description).
Drawing Properties option enters a tabbed dialog Drawing Properties where you can examine, define and edit units, tools, layers, text styles and patterns for the whole drawing ( see Drawing Properties dialog for detailed description).
All but first options are also available as options or sub-options of Edit option on Vector menu. You may find their detailed explanation in Edit paragraph.
The composite document pop-up menu ( CDM ) that are available in TCD Contents window after performing right-click into specific node displayed within tree structure, groups commands for composite document management on the document and subdocument level.
If a node that correspond to a TCD document is clicked by the right mouse button the CDM options are displayed as in the following picture.
The first option is available as Add New Vector option and the second – as Add Subdocument option, both on Document menu. The Properties option launches Composite Document Parameters dialog. All options are described in appropriate subparagraphs of Document commands paragraph.
If a node that corresponds to a raster or vector subdocument is clicked by the right mouse button, the CDM options are displayed as in the following picture.
The options correspond to the buttons of the Composite Document dialog that is launched by Image properties command on Document menu or Image Properties button on Main toolbar.
If you click the CDM Disable option (it makes the drawing invisible) and then call the CDM options for the same node again, you can see that the CDM Disable option is replaced by the CDM Enable option. If you click the CDM Enable option that it makes the drawing visible, you get the CDM Disable option available again. Similarly, the CDM Select / Deselect options are mutually replaced. If you click a “vector” node, the Properties option launches Vector Drawing Properties dialog; click a “raster” node - launches Raster Drawing Properties dialog.
The CDM Reset Viewport option lets you reset the current viewport’s extents to their original, full size.
All options and dialogs are fully described in appropriate paragraphs of Raster , Vector and Document editing commands sections.