GGU-CAD: General

If menu items in this menu are selected (window operations), a window, which is move parallel to the mouse, is displayed on the screen in place of the cross-hairs. The term Window here does not refer to a Windows operating system window, but a rectangular area of the screen that certain actions can be limited to. The size of the window can be defined in the menu item "Window/Preferences" using numerical input or in the menu item "Window/Window size" using the mouse by clicking two points on the screen.

Window operations allow editing of sections of the drawing, e.g. deleting, moving, copying, distorting, zooming, etc.

The window action specified in either the menu item "Preferences/General" or "Window/Preferences", or in the popup dialog after right-clicking is of crucial importance here.

The window action can be applied to lines, text, coloured areas and graphics. For example, if the window action is specified for lines only, all window operations are restricted to lines. Moreover, only those lines with their starting and end points completely within the window are included (with the exception of "Window/Erase").

These general comments apply to all window operations described below.