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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
customization
about 1
customization files (CUI)
backwards compatibility 97
CUIx files 90
defined 103
DIESEL expressions in 393
directory structure and 5
locating files 13
migrating from prior releases 548,
550–551
migrating to CUIx 379
structure 99
customization files (CUIx)
about 90, 122
backups 122
backwards compatibility 97
creating 122
CUI Editor 106
customization FAQs 385
defined 103
enterprise CUIx files 131
finding items in 135
importing workspaces 346
menu swapping 292
migrating from prior releases 548,
550
migrating older menu files to 379
partial CUIx files 127
structure 99
XML-based format 97
customization groups 101, 103
Customizations In pane (CUI editor) 92
Customize User Interface editor
about 87, 90, 106
changes in customization and 97
Command List pane 93
Customizations In pane 92
customizing workspaces 119, 344,
360
Dynamic Display pane 95
FAQs 382
migrating customizations 548
tree nodes 104
customizing
about customization 87
backing up settings 559
benefits of 567
commands 106, 142
Customize User Interface editor 87,
106
double click actions 117, 324
FAQs for 382
functions and features 1
glossary of terms for 103
hatch patterns 75
hatches 75
images for commands 184
issues 565
legacy interface elements 334
linetypes 63
locating customized files 10
migrating older customization
files 379
migrating older customization files or
settings 547, 549
migration packages 560
mouse button actions 118, 332
properties 293
pull-down menus 114, 270
Quick Access toolbar 194
restoring default settings 558
ribbon 109, 201, 358
scripts and 342
shortcut keys 117
shortcut menus 116, 270
status line 387–388, 390
tablet buttons 337
templates 18
tips 565
toolbars 108, 113, 248
tooltips 302
transfer packages 548, 560
transferring settings between
workstations 548
types of customized files 10
user interface 87, 122
windows 360
workspaces 119, 343, 357
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