Chapter 18 UI Assistant Standard Toolbar

Chapter 18 UI Assistant Standard Toolbar
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\p_stdrd.jpg
Replicates the Composition Editor’s standard toolbar. It has been augmented with standard Cut, Copy and Paste functions as well as Undo and Redo.
Test Window
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_test.jpg Runs a working instance of your visual part.
Selection Tool
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_sltool.jpg Selection Tool. Use this button to set the Composition Editor back to selection mode. This will turn off sticky mode if it is on.
Show All Connections
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_shoac.jpg Show all connections for all parts.
Hide All Connections
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\B_HIDALL.jpg Hide all connections for all parts.
Toggle Grid
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_grid.jpg Toggle the display of the grid on and off for the selected parts.
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\ex_grid.jpg
Snap To Grid
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_galign.jpg Aligns the selected parts to the grid. This causes the upper left corner of the selected parts to be repositioned to the nearest grid coordinate. The grid does not need to be visible for this to work.
Align Left
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_alignl.jpg Align the selected parts with the left edge of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_ALGNL.jpg
Align Center Horizontally
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_alignh.jpg Align the selected parts along the vertical axis of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_ALGNH.jpg
Align Right
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_alignr.jpg Align the selected parts with the right edge of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_ALGNR.jpg
Align Top
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_alignt.jpg Align the selected parts with the top edge of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_ALGNT.jpg
Align Center Vertically
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_alignv.jpg Align the selected parts along the horizontal axis of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\images\vaast\Graphics\ex_algnv.png
Align Bottom
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_alignb.jpg Align the selected parts with the bottom edge of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_ALGNB.jpg
Distribute Horizontally
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_distrh.jpg Spaces the selected parts evenly between the left and right borders of the parent part, typically a window.
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_DISTH.jpg
Alt-click to distribute the selected parts horizontally within their own bounding box. The bounding box is the smallest rectangle that encompasses all of the selected parts.
Distribute Vertically
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_distrv.jpg Spaces the selected parts evenly between the top and bottom borders of the parent part, typically a window.
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_DISTV.jpg
Alt-click to distribute the selected parts vertically within their own bounding box. The bounding box is the smallest rectangle that encompasses all of the selected parts.
Match Width
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_replw.jpg Sizes the width of the selected parts to match that of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_REPLW.jpg
Match Height
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_replh.jpg Sizes the height of the selected parts to match that of the last part selected (the one with the solid black handles).
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\EX_REPLH.jpg
Cut Selections
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_cut.jpg Remove currently selected parts from layout, and place them on the clipboard. This is equivalent to the Composition Editor’s “Edit | Cut” menu command.
Copy Selections
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_copy.jpg Copy the currently selected parts to the clipboard. This is equivalent to the Composition Editor’s “Edit | Copy” menu command.
Paste Selections
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_paste.jpg Load the cursor with the parts on the clipboard. This is equivalent to the Composition Editor’s “Edit | Paste” menu command.
Duplicate
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_dupl.jpg Duplicate the currently selected parts.
Clear Selections
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_delete.jpg Remove currently selected parts from layout.
Undo
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_undo.jpg Undo the last command. This is equivalent to the Composition Editor’s “Edit | Undo” menu command.
Redo
C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\Graphics\b_redo.jpg Redo the last command. This is equivalent to the Composition Editor’s “Edit | Redo” menu command.