Hmmm ... interesting, because it isn't on my menus, and before anyone asks ... yes, I have service pack 6. I can get to "Tools/InteractivePlacement", but there's no "PositionComponentText". You guys have obviously installed something which I haven't, that sets up that option.
Tim Exley -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 22 November 2002 3:25 p.m. To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] position dialog ah so those are the keys i hit! thanks Dennis Saputelli Tony Karavidas wrote: > > Try: > > Tools/InteractivePlacement/PositionComponentText. (TIP for short) > > Tony > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 5:22 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] position dialog > > > > > > i was proteling (PCB) and flailing away at the keyboard > > > > i looked up to see a dialog i had never seen before! > > i don't know the key sequence was anymore > > > > it was a kind of cool looking _graphical representation_ of > > the the autopositioning options for the designator and comment > > > > ok, it's only slightly cool looking > > > > i couldn't recreate the keys or find it on a menu but the process > > may be invoked by: > > > > PCB:AutopositionComponentTexts > > > > when called without parameters it appears to operate on > > selected objects > > > > i know this capability is in the drop lists of the edit comp dialogs, > > but i never saw this window before > > wiring it to hot key looks faster and friendlier than the other method > > > > have i missed it somewhere? > > > > wonder what else is in there under the hood? > > > > Dennis Saputelli > > > > -- ___________________________________________________________________________ www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
