PDS:Text Tool
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This tool is used for two things:
- Adding a text object (i.e writing a comment on a certain place over a piece) – text that can be accessed through the Text Properties and moved with the Move And Copy Internal Tool.
- Editing the Piece Information Text – this can't be accessed via the properties pane or moved with the 'Move And Copy Internal Tool'.
Contents |
Icon & Location
Operation
Adding Text Object:
- Invoke the 'Text Tool'.
- Click on a piece,
- Enter the text and press Ok.
Editing Piece Information Text:
- Make sure the text needed to be edited is visible through the View & Selection pane.
- Invoke the 'Text Tool'.
- Click on the text.
- Re-position it or change its values in the dialog.
Text Object
1. Click on the piece
2. Enter the text
3. The text is added
4. The text was rotated and enlarged
Piece Information Text
5. Enable the Name from the View And Selection pane
6. The Piece Name appears
7. Click on the text
8. Drag it to a new position
9. Set the correct size, angle and position – click Ok
10. The Piece Information text was edited
Dialog Explanation
11.
Piece
Indicate the selected piece name.
Size
Set the font size.
Angle
Set the (absolute) Angle.
X/ Y
Indicate the position along the X and Y.
Default Position
Reset the position of the text, in case it was moved, to the center of the piece and the center of the text's bounding box.
