Show transparent objects when selected

Show origin for selected text

Select area by click on the border line

Click accuracy

The Click accuracy setting controls how close to a component you must left-click for it to be selected. The value also affects the number of selectable components displayed when you right-click in the graphical view.

Fill polygons

Select the check box if you want polygons and symbols to be displayed with fill color.

Use complementary color when needed

Select the check box if you want graphics in, for example, reference files to be drawn in the complementary color of the background color when necessary, and thus always be visible in the graphical view.

Complementary colors are opposite to each other. For white and light gray, the complementary color is black, and for black and dark gray, the complementary color is white.

Draw while loading

Select the check box if you want map objects to be drawn as data is loaded from the database. Otherwise, the loading takes place completely before drawing on the screen is started.

Autoload areas

Show scale

Select/unselect the checkbox if you want to show/hide a scale log in all graphical views.

Show tooltips for objects

A tooltip is a box with informative text that appears when you rest the mouse pointer over an object, for example the object's ID.

Zoom around view center

Affects the function when zooming where the Shift key and the right mouse button are used at the same time. Select the check box if you want the zoom function to occur around the center point of the active view.

Graphical changeset selector

Uncheck the check box to display the changesets in the Select Changeset window in tabular format.

Show instructions at mouse pointer

The text of the instruction is displayed in a tooltip next to the mouse cursor and its content is similar to that displayed in the Status bar. The instruction text is visible only in the map view.

Show Quick view on startup

Check the check box to display the Quick view dialog when starting the application.

Show map copyright

Check the check box to display copyright information when using external maps. The information will be shown in the bottom right corner.

System

Changeset

Use this option to save changes in the specific changeset you are logged into, these settings trumps general settings.

Background

The background in all graphical views.

Highlighted

Color of objects covered by for example the result of a trace. Colors are automatically adjusted for you to be able to see highlighted text or lines on top of polygons.

Selected component

Color of selected components. Colors are automatically adjusted for you to be able to see selected text or lines on top of polygons.

Selected object

Color of selected objects.

Color changed object

Color to display changed objects.

Color locked object

Color to display locked objects.

Line color

Color of lines when the Color enhanced command is executed.

Fill color

Color that fills polygons when the Color enhanced command is executed.

Width

Width of colored lines.

Show dialog

Show color selection dialog when the Color enhanced command is executed.

Select colors automatically

Select line and fill color automatically when the Color enhanced command is executed.

Color in all views

Color objects in all open views.

Locked grid

Color of the support points in the grid. When the grid is locked, vertices are automatically snapped to the grid support points.

Unlocked grid

Color of the support points in an unlocked grid.

Active view

Color of the border around active view.

Vertex

The line on the image is defined by vertex a, b, and c. The function suggests vertex b, which is closest to the mouse cursor. Does not snap to the vertex of point symbols.

Vertex, symbol justification point

A symbol's justification point is the same as its center point or insertion point. Snaps to the vertices of both lines and polygons as well as to the justification point of point symbols.

Mid point

Snaps to the mathematical midpoint of a line segment regardless of where on the line you click. Example: the line b - c in the figure.

Closest point

The function suggests a new point on the component closest to the mouse cursor when snapping. The search radius of which components can hit is controlled by the value of click accuracy (m) under the Basic tab in the Settings dialog.

Intersecting pair of points

1) Snap to point 1 and point 2. They define the first imaginary line.

2) Then snap to point 3 and point 4. They define the second imaginary line.

3) Confirm the proposed intersection with the left mouse button, or reject with the right mouse button.

The function gives an intersection point between the imaginary lines (and the possible extension of the lines) that arise from the respective pair of points. Snapping can be done to vertices on lines and polygons and to justification points of symbols.

Intersecting lines

Snap first on line 1, then on line 2. The function suggests the point where the two lines intersect.

Confirm the proposed intersection with the left mouse button, or reject with the right mouse button.

The lines do not have to intersect visually.

Symbol justification point

Snap setting works like Vertex, symbols justification point but prioritizes snapping to symbols.

Perpendicular to line

1) Snap to a starting point

2) Snap to an existing line

The function creates a new point at the intersection of an existing line (and its possible extension) and an imaginary line perpendicular to the existing one, where the imaginary line starts at a specified starting point. The function suggests the point on the line (or its imaginary extension) that gives the shortest distance to the starting point.

Zooming, panning or right-clicking with this snap mode set will "reset" the snap mode and you need to reinitialize the function by first snapping to the last point you created.

Snap on text components

The function snaps to text components.

Background color

Fonts

Window size

The Freeplot Preview Window Size slider allows you to change the Freeplot Preview window size by adjusting the slider.

Hide scale ruler

Hides scale bars when printing a map area on multiple print sheets, see Print Format, Page Break.

Hide page number

Hides page numbers when printing a map area on multiple print sheets, see Print Format, Page Break.

Resolution

The Forced resolution (dpi) checkbox provides a drop-down list of options to select a forced resolution.

Settings dialogs

The application must be restarted for the settings to take effect.