ATTRIBUTES
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Attributes are what make a component unique.
You can get to the attribute tables several ways:
1) Click on windows on the menubar
then click attributes.
2) Right click on the component you want to see in the attributes and select attributes.
3) Press alt+a while the component you want to be visible in the
attributes has the focus (symbolized by 8 black squares around the component)
The attribute table is easy to navigate. There is a combo box (drop down
list boxes) on top. This list signifies the current working component,
below that is a dynamic area that changes according to the attribute you have
selected. Below that area is a list of of all available attributes that you can
change, to select one just click on it, and depending on the type of attribute
you will be given a choice on how to change the value. Below is a list of kinds
of attributes.
- List Selection
- This will make the above mentioned area into another combo box in which you
can make a selection of a number of choices.
- True/False
- This looks similar to the above, but will always have true or false as the
choices in the combo box.
- Text
- This is actually used to text or numeric values, the operator must decide
when each value is resonable, this is like this so the user may put a #define
into the box that is defined somewhere like the
globals editor.
- File
- this is almost identical to the above one, except it is used to enter a file
so there is a browse button that becomes available so you can browse your
filesystem for the file you want.
- Multiple Selection
- This comes in the form of a popup (another window). The selected values
will all have a checkmark to the left of them. To keep the window visible you
must hold you mouse down on the attribute (in the list box) and then release
on the attribute you want to select/deselect.
- Colour
- This puts a button into the above mentioned area which when clicked will
take you to a dialog to allow you to mix the colour you want or select from
a series of premade colours. You can then
save or cancel from inside that dialog to come back to the attribute table.