It's not on my menu either, so it's not an isolated case! John Haddy
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Karavidas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 22 November 2002 6:23 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] position dialog > > > Not necessarily. Since all the menus are configurable, someone possibly > could have removed it from your setup. It also could have been wiped out > on its own. I've seen this with a custom menu item I've added. At some > point it just 'went away' and I had to add it again. (I remember it was > Measure/SelectedObjects) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Exley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:59 PM > > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] position dialog > > > > > > 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
