This function allows you to change several settings for your work in the Vector graphic module. When you click on the icon, the following dialog box will appear:
With the first two radio buttons you can choose whether the
coordinate display should show the offset from the start of the
Calamus page or from the start of the current vector graphic frame. In
the first case (Page origin
) the coordinate zero-point lies at
the top left corner, or for a left-hand page at the top right corner
of the sheet. If the Frame origin
button is selected, the
zero-point will lie at the top left corner of the currently selected
vector frame.
The checkbox belows this allows you to make the group itself an object in its own right.
The three numerical input fields permit you to specify the maximum number of Bézier sections per curve as well as lines and curves making up an object.
The Path parameters
affect a number of functions in the
Path mode
function group only: You can determine first of all
whether the UNDO function should be active for the Vector graphic
module.
The Keep round-offs
checkbox also belongs to the Path mode
function group. The tangents of a Bézier curve are the connecting
lines between a path point and the appropriate control point. The
curve at its endpoints clings to these tangents. With rounded paths
these tangents run in both directions from a control point at an
angle, meaning that the curve has a crease at this point though it
remains continuous. If this checkbox is selected, this continuity is
retained when moving a control point. Therefore the corresponding
control point on the other side of the path point will be moved along
automatically too. An example of this as well:
When the Show path direction
checkbox is active a small
arrow appears next to each path when in the Path mode function group
to indicate the order the path points were set. This is useful when
constructing objects with holes in them (see above).
The Hide background
checkbox hides any previous objects
when you switch to the Path mode function group.
Finally, you can select what colour the paths should be displayed in the Path mode function group. The right side of the dialog box contains a list of available colours, from which you can select your preferred colour.
