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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Basic Customization
- Overview of Customization
- Organize Program and Support Files
- Customize a Publish to Web Template
- Define Custom Commands
- Record and Modify Action Macros
- Custom Linetypes
- Custom Hatch Patterns
- User Interface Customization
- Understand User Interface Customization
- Work with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor
- Create and Manage Customization Files
- Customize Commands
- Overview of Commands
- Create, Edit, and Reuse Commands
- Create Macros
- Overview of Macros
- Use Special Control Characters in Macros
- Pause for User Input in Macros
- Provide International Support in Macros
- Use Built-in Commands in Macros
- Repeat Commands in Macros
- Use Single Object Selection Mode in Macros
- Use Macros to Swap User Interface Elements
- Use Conditional Expressions in Macros
- Use AutoLISP in Macros
- Control the Display of Command Items
- Assign Search Tags
- Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands
- Create Status Line Help Messages
- Assign, Create, and Manage Images for Commands
- Customize User Interface Elements
- Load an AutoLISP File
- Customize Workspaces
- Transfer and Migrate Customization
- Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor FAQs
- DIESEL
- Slides and Command Scripts
- Introduction to Programming Interfaces
- Shapes and Shape Fonts
- Overview of Shape Files
- Create Shape Definition Files
- Shape Descriptions
- Vector Length and Direction Code
- Special Codes
- Use Special Codes
- Codes 0, 1, and 2: End of Shape and Draw Mode Control
- Codes 3 and 4: Size Control
- Codes 5 and 6: Location Save/Restore
- Code 7: Subshape
- Codes 8 and 9: X-Y Displacements
- Code 00A: Octant Arc
- Code 00B: Fractional Arc
- Codes 00C and 00D: Bulge-Specified Arcs
- Code 00E: Flag Vertical Text Command
- Text Font Descriptions
- Sample Files
- Big Font Descriptions
- Unicode Font Descriptions
- Superscripts and Subscripts in SHX Files
- Index
■ Ribbon tabs
■ Toolbars
■ Palettes
Control the Display of the Quick Access Toolbar
Customization of the Quick Access toolbar outside the Customize User Interface
Editor is limited to controlling the placement of the Quick Access toolbar in
relation to the ribbon, and adding or removing commands. To place and
customize the Quick Access toolbar, you right-click the Quick Access toolbar
or click the Customize button located on the far right end of the Quick Access
toolbar.
The Customize button displays a menu where you add or remove the
commands currently assigned to the Quick Access toolbar. You can also add
buttons on the ribbon to the Quick Access toolbar. With the CUI Editor, you
can create new Quick Access toolbars, which you can assign to a workspace.
To create a new Quick Access toolbar, see
Quick Access Toolbars on page 194.
Control the Display of the Ribbon Panels and Tabs on the Ribbon
You can control the display of ribbon panels and tabs from the ribbon shortcut
menu. You can display one of the ribbon tabs assigned to the current workspace
or one of the ribbon panels assigned to the active ribbon tab. To control which
ribbon tabs and panels are assigned to the current workspace, see
Control User
Interface Elements in the CUI Editor
on page 364.
Control the Display of Toolbars
You can display toolbars with the toolbar shortcut menu and the Tools menu
on the menu bar. You select the toolbar you want to display. On the Tools
menu, the Toolbars submenu contains all the toolbars in the loaded CUIx
files.
With the CUI Editor, you can create new toolbars, which can be assigned to
and displayed with a workspace. Along with creating new toolbars, you can
also modify existing toolbars to display the commands you frequently use.
For information about creating and modifying toolbars, see Create and Edit
Toolbars
on page 248.
Control the Display of Palettes
Palettes are displayed using the ribbon, the Tools menu on the menu bar, or
by entering a command. Once a palette is displayed, you can control many
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