Tool Bars

The Tool/Menu bar is divided into several separate parts. One part is  the main menu, the others are the individual tool bars.  The main menu can be detached and made to float above the page.  Click on the double bar at the beginning of the menu bar, and drag the menu bar wherever you wish.  You may dock the menu bar back in its original position, or on any of the other three sides of the window.

The individual tool bars may also be rearranged or dragged over the page display, or docked in other places. Again, click on the double vertical bar at the beginning of a tool bar to move it.

Tool bars and menus may be customized.  It is possible to add or remove commands from the menus or tool bar, and it is possible for you to create your own tool bars.   To do any of these things, right-click in an unused are of the tool-bar area.   A customization dialog box will appear when you do this.  To add or delete commands from a tool bar, the tool bar must be floating over the page display.   You cannot change a tool-bar while it is docked in any position.  As long as the customization tool box is displayed, you can drag commands onto tool bars and menus.   You can also drag commands off a tool bar and menu to remove them.

To learn more about menu commands see Cell Editor Menu Commands.

The individual tool bars and their default contents are listed below.

The main toolbar contains the following commands

New.gif (883 bytes) New Library

Open.gif (898 bytes) Open Library

Save.gif (898 bytes) Save Library

Cut.gif (879 bytes) Cut Cell

Copy.gif (905 bytes) Copy Cell

Paste.gif (928 bytes) Paste Cell or Drawing or Library

newcell.gif (889 bytes)Create New Cell

DelCell.gif (892 bytes)Erase Current Cell

DelPort.gif (908 bytes)Erase Currently Selected Port

RemLab.gif (902 bytes)Erase Label/Gate Name

RemTyp.gif (905 bytes)Erase Gate-Type

Help.gif (932 bytes)Show Help Contents

The navigation tool bar contains the following commands.

CellList.gif (1029 bytes) Cell List: select a cell from the list to go to that cell.

First.gif (891 bytes)Go to the First cell in the library

Previous.gif (865 bytes) Go to the previous cell if any

Next.gif (868 bytes) Go to the next cell if any

Last.gif (881 bytes) Go to the last cell in the library

Search.gif (899 bytes) Search for a cell by name

The Drawing Mode tool bar contains the following commands.

Select.gif (874 bytes) Go to Select Mode.

InputPort.gif (895 bytes) Go to Input Port drawing mode.

OutputPort.gif (887 bytes)Go to Output Port drawing mode.

DrawLabel.gif (898 bytes) Go to Label placement mode.

DrawType.gif (907 bytes) Go to Gate-Type placement mode.

The Cell Name tool bar contains the following commands.

CellName.gif (1132 bytes)   Gate-Type for the cell.  Over-type the name to change it.

FHDLType.gif (1106 bytes) FHDL-Type for FHDL translation.  (Not used otherwise.)

The following commands do not appear on any toolbar, but can be added using the customization dialog box.

CopyLib.gif (909 bytes) Copy Library to Clipboard

CutLib.gif (895 bytes) Copy Library to Clipboard, then erase it from memory.

Exit.gif (904 bytes) Exit the program (No Effect in Web Cell Editor)

ExportCell.gif (887 bytes) Export Current Cell to .ckc file.

ImportCell.gif (891 bytes) Import a .ckc file and add it to the library.

ImportLib.gif (906 bytes) Import an entire library, and add it to the current library.

Options.gif (896 bytes) Display the options dialog box.

PasteNewCell.gif (928 bytes) Paste to new cell (works only if a drawing is in the clipboard.)

SaveAs.gif (906 bytes) Save As command.


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EMail: Peter_Maurer@Baylor.edu
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