The “Custom data” window.-
Some objects and/or actions in Mg5 are prepared for standard, most used, limited possibilities. It has been explained already how to change the thickness of lines or the scale of the fonts when using them.
The same philosophy can be found in the creation of certain objects, like the regular polygons or the spirals.
In both cases, a few typical values are included to make a quick chose. Nevertheless, there are specific situations in which there is wanted to have a more precise control of those actions or objects. This is solved with the use of the “Data-window”.
If the corresponding button for drawing a regular polygon is clicked, a small chooser will appear where it is possible to define which regular polygon is wanted. In the next figure, it is possible to see this chooser and the small “custom-data window” on the bottom of Metagraf's screen. This custom-data window is empty in the figure.
When there is no data included, the message “Do not choose Custom. Your data-site is blank!” will be visible.
If it is wanted to draw a twelve-sided polygon the number 12 should be written in the custom-data window, and afterwards the regular-polygon button, clicked. In this situation the corresponding image will be seen below:
As can be seen, the message has changed proposing to select the number of sides corresponding to “custom”, in this case, 12, that is the number written in the “custom-data” window.
It is important to remember that before clicking on a button that will allow to a custom operation, some number should be written on the data window, and only afterwards, the button can be clicked.
Madrid, January 2006 |
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