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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
- 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
- Migrate and Transfer Custom Settings and Files
- Index
MNL files 440
S STARTUP function 443
system variables and 435
AutoLISP Compatibility Analyzer 549
Automation controllers 425
Automation objects 426
B
backup files
customization files 122, 559
base points 46
batch files 9
Big Fonts
about 532
defining 532
examples 535
extended Big Font files 533
extending text fonts with 541
text styles and 539
blocks
action macros and 57
borders (menu items) 166
BUNDLE packages 448, 462
buttons
crosshair coordinates 334
customizing 248
drop-downs 219
flyouts 260
images on 248
moving 248
pointing device buttons 118, 332
ribbon controls 224
swapping 161, 290
tablet buttons 337
C
C# programming language 447
canceling commands 152
caret syntax in macros 154
cascading menus 271
categories
commands 93
CFG files 13
characters
Big Fonts 532
including in linetypes 68
macro control characters 151, 154
shape fonts 467
clicking actions 324, 332
cloud icons 383
cmd (Windows system command) 22
codes (shape specification bytes) 472
COM architecture 425
Command element 461
command line
switches 419
command line switches
running scripts and 419
Command List pane (CUI editor) 93
command scripts 416
commands
about 142
aliases 24
canceling 152
categories 93
creating 144
custom-defined 23
customization FAQs 383
customizing 106, 142
double click actions 324
drop-downs 219
editing 144
external commands 20
flyouts 260
Help topics about 174
images for 181, 184, 186
listing 93
macros and 151–152, 159
menu referencing 288
name validity 6
pausing for input 156
properties 142
pull-down menus 114, 270
Quick Access toolbar 194
rearranging 92
recording in action macros 29
repeating 159
reusing 144
ribbon panels and 201
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