Changelog for ARRIS++ Version  7.1.a4   (release 01):

The following lists describe the changes that have been made to the ARRIS++ Enhanced Menus since the previous release (version 7.1.a3 - release 01). back in January, 2002. Note that there are links in the following material pointing to more detailed information contained in the main documentation.

This changelog is divided into the following sections:



• General Improvements
  
  
• Documentation Enhancements
  
  
• Menu Modifications
  
  
• Existing Sigmac Bug Fixes
  
  
• Existing Sigmac Enhancements
  
  
• New ARRIS++ Sigmacs
  
  
• Optional ARRIS++ Sigmacs

General Improvements:

The following table lists general improvements that have been made to the ARRIS++ menu system.

This release of the ARRIS++ Enhanced Menus package has been coordinated with the latest A4 update for ARRIS 2001, available from Sigma Design International. All users are encouraged to upgrade to A4, although this module should continue to work without problems under the previous A3 update.

This release of ARRIS++ provides support and full integration for the new ARRISplus plug-in module developed by Expert InfoCAD Corporation. This package offers a set of new tools that significantly expands upon existing ARRIS capabilities as well as addressing some of its more serious shortcomings. The ARRISplus package is significantly enhanced when used in conjunction with ARRIS++. Access is provided to these new tools throughout the ARRIS++ menu system so that the each is available from a natural location where it would be used. For example, text-based tools are available from the TEXT menu, RI tools are accessed from the REPEATED ITEMS menu, while general editing tools can be found on the EDIT pull-down menu. This seamlessly integrated with ARRIS++ allows these new features to be used in a way that is convenient and natural to the normal work-flow. In addition, all of the ARRISplus menus have been reimplemented for a more consistent appearance with ARRIS++ and now offer detailed on-line help and full right-click customization capability for all menu buttons. If the optional ARRISplus module is installed on the system, it will be automatically loaded and initialized by ARRIS++. Each of the new ARRISplus tools is described in detail below.

A comprehensive suite of tools has been developed to support the recording and execution of Macro Commands. Macros can be very useful in certain circumstances. For example, if you found yourself performing a series of uniformly repeating tasks, it would be really convenient to be able to record those actions and then execute them at any time with the push of a button. In ARRIS++, a number of new sigmac commands and toolbar buttons were developed to make this not only possible, but extremely easy. See the main documentation for a detailed description of this new feature.

The following ARRIS++ commands were added to the TOOLBAR command database: COMMAND DESCRIPTION RECORD MACRO Start recording to the specified macro disk file STOP MACRO Stop recording to the current macro disk file PLAY MACRO Execute the macro commands stored in the specified file EDIT MACRO Edit the contents of the specified macro disk file SAVE MACRO Assign a temporary macro a more permanent name MACRO RECORD Start recording to a macro file named "tmp0" MACRO PLAY Execute the macro commands stored in the file named "tmp0" MACRO EDIT Edit the contents of the macro file named "tmp0" MACRO RECRD 1 Start recording to a macro file named "tmp1" MACRO PLAY 1 Execute the macro commands stored in the file named "tmp1" MACRO EDIT 1 Edit the contents of the macro file named "tmp1" MACRO RECRD 2 Start recording to a macro file named "tmp2" MACRO PLAY 2 Execute the macro commands stored in the file named "tmp2" MACRO EDIT 2 Edit the contents of the macro file named "tmp2" MACRO RECRD 3 Start recording to a macro file named "tmp3" MACRO PLAY 3 Execute the macro commands stored in the file named "tmp3" MACRO EDIT 3 Edit the contents of the macro file named "tmp3" WK ANGLE NEG * Set the work angle to the negative of its current value NOTE: Those commands marked with a * require that the ARRIS++ optional sigmac library be installed.

The following ARRISplus commands were added to the TOOLBAR command database: COMMAND DESCRIPTION ARRIS PLUS Display the ARRISplus consolidated overwrite menu PATTERN EDITOR Display the PATTERN GEOMETRY EDITOR pop-up menu ZONE EDITOR Display the ZONE GEOMETRY EDITOR pop-up menu RI LIB EDITOR Display the RI LIBRARY EDITOR pop-up menu KEY NOTES Display the KEYNOTE SPECIFICATIONS pop-up menu SPELL SINGLE Run spelling check on a single line of text SPELL AREA Run spelling check on all text within a specified region SPELL ALL Run spelling check on all text SPELL CONFIG Display the SPELL CHECK CONFIG pop-up menu DIAG & REPAIR Execute the complex entity repair tool that will either diagnose, repair or ungroup existing patterns, paragraph text and/or zones NOTE: To use any of these commands, the optional ARRISplus module must be installed and properly authorized on the system

Documentation Enhancements:

The following table lists general modifications and enhancements that have been made to the ARRIS++ menu system documentation.

All documentation for ARRIS++, ARRISplus and the Menu User Interface Manual is now accessible directly from within ARRIS through the QUERY pull-down menu.

The documentation for the :mn_slidebar command was expanded to include a discussion if the global 2D array imn_slide(), which stores various useful data pertaining to any active scrollbars.

The documentation for the $mnikon() utility in the ARRIS Menus: User Interface Manual was updated to reflect the newly discovered view option which allows the RI ikon image to be displayed in either a plan or isometric view.

A UNIX-style manual page documentation has been included which describes the new set of work angle commands.

Menu Modifications:

The following table lists changes and additions made to the ARRIS++ menu system.

CUSTOMIZE:	Customization Menu  CUSTOMIZATION Menu The CUSTOMIZATION pull-down menu has been reimplemented and expanded to offer the following new features: The menu now offers comprehensive on-line help. Each menu button fully supports right-click customization capability. A new button was added to display the standard ARRISplus overwrite menu, assuming that that optional module is installed on the system. This menu duplicates all of the ARRISplus features that have been integrated throughout ARRIS++ and its use is therefore actually unnecessary. Access to this menu is provided here for the sake of completeness. A new button was added to allow the ARRIS initialization file(s) to be edited in a pop-up text editor window. On a MS Windows platform this command will edit the arris.ini file, while on a UNIX system the .cshrc and/or .login files are edited.
DIMENSIONS:	Fix Text Rotation Label:  FIX TEXT ROTATION Button On the TEXT overwrite menu, the label on the existing CHANGE TEXT PLANE button was revised to read FIX TEXT ROTATION. The button's functionality remains the same. This modification was made for consistency so that this button's label would match the label that Sigma Design is now displaying on the EDIT pull-down menu for the same function.
EDIT:	Edit Pull-Down Menus: The pull-down EDIT and EDIT SHORT menus have been redesigned to allow the addition of new functions as well as to more closely match the revised menu layout that will be standard in the next official release of ARRIS.  EDIT Pull-Down Menu  EDIT SHORT Pull-Down Menu The following changes and enhancements have been made: On the EDIT menu the layout of the ENTITY FILTER section has been reorganized into a more logical format and expanded to include additional buttons for attributes and zones. In ARRIS 2001, selecting either of these buttons will immediately display the same pop-up editing menu that is available from that entity's overwrite menu. In future releases of ARRIS, attributes and zones will be handled similar to all other entity types and edited directly from this menu. The EDIT ACTION section of both EDIT menus has been redesigned for increased clarity and ease of use. SCALE, ROTATION and ROTATION DIRECTION buttons have been added to the menu to support the MOVE SCL/ROT function in a manner similar to the corresponding operations on the COPY menus. The SCALE prompt now provides the same options to mirror about the X, Y or X & Y-axes previously offered for repeated item scale. See RI Scale Prompt for additional information. The three original entity-specific editing actions have been relocated to the bottom of the menu.
	Diagnose and Repair Tools: A new DIAGNOSE & REPAIR button has been added to the EDIT menus. If the optional ARRISplus module is installed, then the following feature is available:  Button: Active  Button: Inactive ARRIS uses markers within the drawing database to tag and encapsulate complex entities such as patterns, paragraph text and zones. Occasionally, these complex markers become corrupted which results in a number of strange behaviors such as entities disappearing or patterns being drawn wildly across the screen or unrelated entities such as lines and curves being selected as though they were part of a text paragraph! The DIAGNOSE & REPAIR tool is designed to identify and correct these problems where possible. The button will only appear active when either the PATTERN, TEXT or ZONE entity type is selected. The command also works with ANY, in which case it will operate on patterns, paragraph text and zones together. Once the desired entity type has been selected, click on the DIAGNOSE & REPAIR button and the command will prompt to select one of the following actions: DIAGNOSE: This generates a diagnostic report analyzing the selected entities on the specified database layer. The results are displayed in a pop-up menu where any entity defects found will be listed. Use the REPAIR function to make corrections. REPAIR: This initiates a repair session for the selected entities on the specified database layer. Once the repairs have been made, the results are displayed and another prompt asks to confirm acceptance of the modifications. Answering no at this point will revert the layer's contents back to its original state. UNGROUP: Occasionally a layer will become so corrupted that it cannot be successfully repaired. The ungroup function can be used as a tool of last resort in attempting to fix the problems by reducing the selected complex entities on the specified database layer down to very simple geometric elements which can be used to manually reconstruct the drawing. Once the ungroup operation completes, the results are displayed and another prompt asks to confirm acceptance of the modifications. Answering no at this point will revert the layer's contents back to its original state. A confirmation prompt will always be displayed to verify the selected operation prior to starting. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool. Warnings: Before attempting any repair operation, always be sure to save the database and make a back-up copy of the work which can be used to restore the drawing should something unexpected happen. Notes: The DIAGNOSE, REPAIR and UNGROUP functions are also located on the pop-up TOOLS menus for patterns, text and zones. These features are described in the appropriate sections below.
	Zone Edit Menu: In ARRIS 2001 only, when working from the EDIT pull-down menu, selecting the ZONE button immediately dismisses that menu and displays the ZONE EDIT pop-up menu in its place.  ZONE EDIT Menu This menu has been redesigned to incorporate the new DIAGNOSE & REPAIR button at the bottom. Left-clicking on this button will perform the functions described above exclusively on zones, while right-clicking on this button will execute the selected function for patterns, paragraph text and zones together. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
LINES:	Revisions to Status Menu: The ST_LINE lines status menu was modified to automatically update the curve direction (DIR) display whenever the #fcrdir system flag is changed.
OVERWRITE:	A new facility was added to support special, application-based, right-click commands for the overwrite menus' SETUP button.  TOOLS / SETUP / SELECT Buttons Right-clicking on the SETUP button will now execute a special command associated with the current overwrite menu. In some cases a particular overwrite menu will not have any special command assigned to it and a message will be displayed indicating this. This new capability may be utilized by any office that generates its own application overwrite menus. For complete information on usinging this feature refer to the SETUP documentation.
PATTERNS:	Pattern Geometry Editor:  PATTERN GEOMETRY EDITOR Menu If the optional ARRISplus module is installed on the system, then clicking on the TOOLS button will display the PATTERN GEOMETRY EDITOR pop-up menu which provides a suite of enhanced editing tools for patterns. The PATTERN GEOMETRY EDITOR menu has been enhanced over that shipped with the standard ARRISplus distribution. In addition to minor reorganization and relabeling of the menu to make certain functions clearer, the menu now supports repositioning on the screen, offers full right-click customization capabilities and provides on-line help for all functions. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
	Pattern Diagnostics and Repair:  Pattern Diagnosis & Repair Tools At the bottom of the PATTERN GEOMETRY EDITOR menu, a set of additional tools have been provided which can diagnose and repair problems with patterns on a layer-by-layer basis. For general information regarding the use of these tools see Diagnose and Repair Tools above. Briefly, these tools perform the following functions: DIAGNOSE: Generate a diagnostic report analyzing the state of the patterns on the specified layer. The results are displayed in a pop-up menu where any pattern defects will be listed. Use the REPAIR tool to make corrections. REPAIR: Initiate a repair session for all patterns on the specified layer. Once the repairs have been made, the results are displayed and another prompt asks to confirm acceptance of the modifications to the patterns. Answering no at his point will revert the layer's contents back to its original state. UNGROUP: This tool will erase all patterns on the specified layer and the original pattern boundaries will be replaced by simple lines. These lines may later be used to manually reconstruct the patterns if desired. Left clicking on the DIAGNOSE, REPAIR or UNGROUP buttons will operate exclusively on patterns, while a right-click on any of these boxes will operate on patterns, paragraph text and zones together. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
QUERY:	Query Menu  QUERY Menu The QUERY pull-down menu has been reimplemented and expanded. The ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION section of this menu was modified to offer new buttons that provide access to the following documents: ARRIS: The ARRIS Bookshelf. This provides access to all of the on-line documentation for the ARRIS products distributed by Sigma Design. ARRISplus: The ARRISplus Users Manual by Expert InfoCAD Corporation. (Note that the optional ARRISplus module must be installed and authorized in order to access this documentation.) ARRIS++: The ARRIS++ users manual by CJSA LLC. MENUS: The ARRIS Menus: User Interface Programming Manual by CJSA LLC. This documentation is a comprehensive reference guide for the construction and use of menus under the ARRIS system. The ARRIS and ARRISplus documentation is provided in PDF format and is read using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The ARRIS++ and MENUS documentation is in HTML format and is read using a standard web browser. On MS Windows platforms, the user's default browser will be used. On UNIX platforms, netscape is the default browser. However, this may be changed by setting and exporting the GRBROWSER environment variable to another program capable of displaying HTML content. For example, to use the Opera browser, in the .cshrc file add the line similar to: setenv GRBROWSER /usr/local/bin/opera
RIs:	Repeated Item Tools:  REPEATED ITEM TOOLS Menu The REPEATED ITEM TOOLS menu has been completely redesigned to offer the following enhanced features: The menu now offers comprehensive on-line help. Each menu button now supports right-click customization capability. Previously, each time the menu was loaded, the NODE DISPLAY and ORIGIN DISPLAY options were automatically turned OFF. This meant that these had to be constantly reset before one of the DISPLAY functions could be selected. ARRIS++ now remembers the selections and automatically resets the menu to the previous configuration, making the use of this feature much more convenient. When setting a new NODES or ORIGIN COLOR, the menu would prompt to enter a color number only. This has now been changed to display the pop-up color selection menu, making a sensible color choice possible. The menu can be repositioned on the screen by right-clicking on the [X] ikon in the upper-right corner. Previously, when the menu was moved it did no reinitialize itself, causing most of the displayed information to be lost. This problem has now been corrected. A new RI LIBRARY EDITOR button was added to provide access to the new ARRISplus tool described below.
	Repeated Item Library Editor:  RI LIBRARY EDITOR Menu      (Click on image for larger view in pop-up window) If the optional ARRISplus module is installed on the system, then selecting the RI LIBRARY EDITOR button from the REPEATED ITEM TOOLS menu will display the RI LIBRARY EDITOR pop-up menu which provides a graphical means of managing the contents of various repeated item libraries. The RI LIBRARY EDITOR menu has been enhanced over that shipped with the standard ARRISplus distribution. In addition to minor redesigns to the layout, the menu now offers full right-click customization capabilities and provides on-line help for all functions. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool. Tip: Right-clicking on the SETUP button is a shortcut for accessing the RI LIBRARY EDITOR utility without first having to load the REPEATED ITEM TOOLS menu.
	Repeated Item Name: There was an annoying problem with RI that has been fixed. Previously, if a RI was selected from the REPEATED ITEMS menu and then later a RI FILL pattern was used, upon returning to the REPEATED ITEMS menu one would find that the previously selected RI had been replaced by the pattern RI. Of course the same problem also happened in reverse with the pattern RI being changed by the REPEATED ITEMS menu. There is now some autonomy for both the PATTERNS and the REPEATED ITEMS menus as each remembers the RI name and library being used and automatically resets the proper values upon returning to that menu.
	Repeated Item Repair: The repeated item for the masonry ikon on the DETAILS main menu (_ikdtmason) was mysteriously corrupted in the cj_mnbox.ri RI library. This kept it from being able to be displayed on the toolbar. The RI has now been replaced with a corrected version.
TEXT:	TEXT Overwrite Menu:  TEXT Overwrite Menu The following changes were made to the TEXT overwrite menu: The CHG AREA button under the EDIT section was eliminated. This function is now available as a right-click on the CHG SING button. The CHG MULT button was moved left one box. The ALIGN TEXT button was moved down from the TEXT section and placed under the EDIT section as shown. The new KEY NOTES button was added under the TEXT section. This displays the KEYNOTE SPECIFICATIONS pop-up menu described below. (This requires that the ARRISplus module be installed on the system.) Clicking on the TOOLS button displays the revised TEXT TOOLS pop-up menu described below. Right-clicking on the SETUP button displays the SPELL CHECK CONFIG pop-up menu described below. Corresponding changes were made to the TXTFLY text main flyout menu to keep the layouts synchronized.
	Text Status Menus:  ST_TEXT Status Menu    (Click for a larger image in a pop-up window)  ST_NOTE Status Menu    (Click for a larger image in a pop-up window) The following changes were made to the ST_TEXT and ST_NOTE status menus: Each of these menus was modified at the extreme right end to add support for the ARRISplus SPELL CHK function discussed below. Each of these menus was completely reimplemented with label text presented in all CAPS. All menu boxes now fully support right-click customization capability. Detailed on-line help was added for all functions. Right-clicking on the ROTATION =0 button automatically resets the cursor increment (ci) back to 45 degrees. Right-clicking on the SLANT button automatically resets the text slant back to zero. Right-clicking on the LN SPACE button automatically resets the line spacing back to 1.5. Right-clicking on the LN EXTN button automatically resets the line extension back to zero. On the ST_NOTE menu, the VERT JUST label was changed to LDR JUST (leader justification) to make the purpose of this function clearer. In addition, when clicking on this box, the old prompt has been replaced with a three-way toggle that immediately switches between bottom, middle and top. This selection method is quicker and more intuitive. On the ST_NOTE menu, for consistency, other labels were changed to make them agree with those on the ST_TEXT menu.
	Text Tools:  TEXT TOOLS Menu This menus is displayed by clicking on the TOOLS button. All of the functions on the standard ARRIS TEXT TOOLS menu were previously migrated to the ARRIS++ TEXT overwrite menu and have therefore been eliminated from this menu. The :ttfonts command, which converts a TrueType font into an ARRIS *.lt font, was introduced in ARRIS 2001 but was not accessible from any menu. It is now included here. (Note: The :ttfonts command only works on MS Windows platforms.) At the bottom of the TEXT TOOLS menu, a set of additional commands have been provided which can diagnose and repair problems with paragraph text on a layer-by-layer basis, if the ARRISplus module is installed on the system. For general information regarding the use of these tools see Diagnose and Repair Tools discussed above. Briefly, these tools perform the following functions: DIAGNOSE: Generate a diagnostic report analyzing the state of the paragraphs on the specified layer. The results are displayed in a pop-up menu where any paragraph defects will be listed. Use the REPAIR tool to make corrections. REPAIR: Initiate a repair session for all paragraphs on the specified layer. Once the repairs have been made, the results are displayed and another prompt asks to confirm acceptance of the modifications to the patterns. Answering no at his point will revert the layer's contents back to its original state. UNGROUP: This tool will break all paragraphs on the specified layer into individual lines of text. Leader lines and enclosing text boxes will be converted into simple line segments. Once the ungrouping has been completed, the results are displayed and another prompt asks to confirm acceptance of the modifications to the text. Answering no at this point will revert the layer's contents back to its original state. Left clicking on the DIAGNOSE, REPAIR or UNGROUP buttons will operate exclusively on paragraph text, while a right-click on any of these boxes will operate on patterns, paragraph text and zones together. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
	Keynote Specifications:  KEYNOTE SPECIFICATIONS Menu If the optional ARRISplus module is installed on the system, then selecting the new KEY NOTES button will display the KEYNOTE SPECIFICATIONS pop-up menu which allows keynote specifications to be created and placed on the drawing. The KEYNOTE SPECIFICATIONS menu has been enhanced over that shipped with the standard ARRISplus distribution. In addition to a minor reorganization of the menu to make certain functions clearer, the menu now supports repositioning on the screen, offers full right-click customization capabilities and provides on-line help for all functions. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
	Spell Checking: The text status menus have been enhanced to include buttons to initiate the spell checking of text embedded in the ARRIS drawing.  Spell Check Active  Spell Check Inactive If the ARRISplus module is installed on the system and currently loaded, then the spell checking mode (lower box) will be displayed in the normal background color. If ARRISplus is not currently active, then the box will be greyed out to indicate that spell checking cannot currently be performed. To check the spelling of some text, first click on the lower box to toggle the display of the desired mode.  Single Mode  Area Mode  All Mode Select single to check individual lines of text, area to check all text contained within a specified area, or all to check all text on the drawing. When the desired mode is set, click on the SPELL CHK title box to start a spell checking session.  SPELLING Menu on the UNIX Platform   (Menu May Differ on Windows Systems) The SPELLING menu has been enhanced over that shipped with the standard ARRISplus distribution. In addition to minor cosmetic changes to make certain functions clearer, the menu now supports full right-click customization capabilities and provides on-line help for all functions. Right-clicking on either the SPELL CHK or the SETUP buttons will display the SPELL CHECK CONFIG pop-up menu which provides options to change the language dictionary being used, adjust the spelling options and configure the driver program used to check the spelling.  SPELL CHECK CONFIG Menu Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
TOOLBAR:	Toolbar Ikon Placement:  Partial REPEATED ITEM SELECT Menu shown with TOOLBAR The TOOLBAR function on the REPEATED ITEM SELECT menu had not been customized to work with the ARRIS++ toolbar. This oversite has now been corrected. Any repeated item (RI) can be placed on the toolbar. RIs from existing library may be used or custom RIs may be created to denote specific functions using the procedure described under Toolbar Ikon Creation. Click on the SELECT button on the REPEATED ITEMS overwrite menu to display the REPEATED ITEM SELECT menu. Navigate to the appropriate library or catalog and highlight the desired RI by clicking once on its name or image. Select the TOOLBAR button at the bottom of the menu and then choose the menu button where the ikon is to be located. Note that this operation only changes the button label or image. The current command assigned to that button is unaffected by this operation. To change the button's command refer to the manual section titled Toolbar Style Creation.
	Improved Toolbar Customization: The toolbar customization code was modified substantially to improve the handling of both text labels and ikon RI placement. Multi-line text labels (with lines breaks indicated by either a caret ( ^ ) or a vertical bar ( | )) will now be accepted. However, due to a bug in one of the ARRIS system utilities, the text can still only be displayed on the toolbar buttons as two lines. This means that existing multi-line menu button labels can now be assigned to the toolbar. Note however, that this may result is compressed text that could be difficult to read. The ARRIS input routines make it impossible to enter a string beginning with a caret ( ^ ). However, with the restrictions lifted on the use of the vertical bar as a line separator, it is now possible to enter menu label text with an initial or terminating "|" to create labels positioned towards the top or the bottom of the button. For example, entering: "UP |" or "| DOWN" would place the labels near the top or bottom of the buttons respectively. The handling of ikon labels has been significantly improved. In addition to the arbitrary RI assignment discussed above, ARRIS++ can now make a more detailed search of existing repeated item libraries to locate the required ikon for placement on the toolbar.
ZONES:	Zone Geometry Editor:  ZONE GEOMETRY EDITOR Menu If the optional ARRISplus module is installed on the system, then clicking on the TOOLS button will display the ZONE GEOMETRY EDITOR pop-up menu which provides a suite of enhanced editing tools for zones. The ZONE GEOMETRY EDITOR menu has been enhanced over that shipped with the standard ARRISplus distribution. In addition to minor reorganization and relabeling of the menu to make certain functions clearer, the menu now supports repositioning on the screen, offers full right-click customization capabilities and provides on-line help for all functions. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.
	Zone Diagnostics and Repair:  Zone Diagnosis & Repair Tools At the bottom of the ZONE GEOMETRY EDITOR menu, a set of additional tools have been provided which can diagnose and repair problems with zones on a layer-by-layer basis. For general information regarding the use of these tools see Diagnose and Repair Tools above. Briefly, these tools perform the following functions: DIAGNOSE: Generate a diagnostic report analyzing the state of the zones on the specified layer. The results are displayed in a pop-up menu where any zone defects will be listed. Use the REPAIR tool to make corrections. REPAIR: Initiate a repair session for all zones on the specified layer. Once the repairs have been made, the results are displayed and another prompt asks to confirm acceptance of the modifications to the zones. Answering no at his point will revert the layer's contents back to its original state. UNGROUP: This tool will erase all zones on the specified layer and the original zone boundaries will be replaced by simple lines. These lines may later be used to manually reconstruct the zones if desired. Left clicking on the DIAGNOSE, REPAIR or UNGROUP buttons will operate exclusively on zones, while a right-click on any of these boxes will operate on patterns, paragraph text and zones together. Refer to the ARRISplus documentation for additional information on how to fully utilize this tool.

Existing Sigmac Bug Fixes:

The following table lists fixes that have been applied to existing sigmacs to correct problems and bugs.

:cj_ik_fill :cj_ik_help :cj_ik_labl :cj_ik_rilb :cj_ik_rils :cj_ik_strt :cj_ik_tbar	These sigmacs were modified to improve the handling of toolbar icon and text label assignments.
:cj_mn_cjinit	This sigmac was modified to insure that no module (Architect, 3D, Details, Site or ARRISplus) is attempted to be loaded unless it has first been verified that that module is installed on the system.
:cj_xh_stinit	This sigmac was modified to eliminate a very annoying bug where the current pen and color were both being set to zero (0) when the PATTERN status menu was first loaded. The routine now initializes the global variables to the current color and pen values as would be reasonably expected.
	The sigmac was modified to insure that the RI SCALE factor was not set to zero when ARRIS is first loaded. This stops ARRIS from generating a continuously looping floating point error.
	The sigmac was modified to insure that the pattern RI LIBRARY was properly initialized to match the current RI NAME when ARRIS is first loaded. The RI LIBRARY and NAME were also isolated from changes made from the REPEATED ITEMS menus so that when returning back to the PATTERNS menu the same RI would continue to be displayed.
:mn_edslct	Fixed problem where the [C] button on the EDIT and COPY menus was not resetting the text font or the attribute or zone property filters.
	Fixed bug when the group selection method was active and an attempt was made to set a color filter (a non-allowed operation), an error message was displayed and then the routine proceeded to prompt for the color anyway.
:mn_mnhelp	This sigmac was fixed to correct an annoying bug that caused a variety of erratic scrolling problems when viewing on-line help using the full help (MNHELP) menu.
:mn_workp	Fix a bug in the sigmac that was causing the work plane button on the DESKTOP menu to not be properly highlighted and unhighlighted in all cases.

Existing Sigmac Enhancements:

The following table lists revisions that have been made to existing sigmacs in order to provide some expanded or new capability beyond that offered by the original command.

:cj_mn_cjinit	This sigmac was modified to now automatically load the ARRISplus module if it is installed on the system.
:mn_apdump	This sigmac was enhanced to support multiple FINISH records in the *__appl.tx file. See the main documentation for a more complete description of this feature.
	Code was added to manage a number of special requirements for the unloading of the ARRIS++ and ARRISplus modules.
:mn_appl3	This sigmac was enhanced to deal properly with the interactions between ARRIS, ARRISplus and the ARRIS++ application modules.
:mn_editsp	Merged changes between ARRIS 7.1 and 8.0 so routine works with both versions. In ARRIS 7.1 the new attribute and zone buttons immediately display the old pop-up entity edit menus while in ARRIS 8.0 they provide native editing support.
	Modified the format and size of button label text written to the EDIT and EDIT2 menus.
:mn_edover	Made changes required to integrate attributes and zones into the revised editing system.
:mn_edslct	Made cosmetic changes in the way text was displayed on menus to improve appearance and consistency.
:mn_edstrt	Merged changes between ARRIS 7.1 and 8.0 so routine works with both versions.
	When running under ARRIS 7.1, if smn_ent1 is set to either 'at' or 'zn', reset it to 'ALL' so that the EDIT menu can function properly.
	Added code to support the new DIAGNOSE & REPAIR button for the ARRISplus utility. The button text is greyed out if the currently selected entity filter type is not supported by this function.
:mn_inpflg	Added code to update the curve direction (DIR) setting when the value for #fcrdir changes. (Note: This should really be handled by a FILL record in the menu definition.)
:mn_ridspcl	Modified the sigmac to remember the user's last display options for node and origin symbol display and restore those settings whenever the REPEATED ITEMS TOOLS menu is loaded.
	Added a new 'disp' command mode option that refreshes the REPEATED ITEMS TOOLS menu. This is used to allow the menu to be properly repositioned on the screen.
	Added code to offer a MENU option when setting the node or origin display colors on the REPEATED ITEMS TOOLS menu. This displays a pop-up color menu to allow a graphical selection rather than simply having to guess at the desired color number.
:mn_ril	Added code to save the RI LIBRARY so that it can be reset when the ST_RI RI status menu is redisplayed.
	Changed the command prompt option string from "LOAD FROM DISK" to "MENU" so as to be consistent with the rest of the ARRIS system. (Note that the old prompt value will still be accepted for backwards compatibility.)
:mn_rin	Added code to save the RI LIBRARY and NAME so that it can be reset when the ST_RI RI status menu is redisplayed.
:mn_riselect	Added code to save the RI LIBRARY and NAME so that it can be reset when the ST_RI RI status menu is redisplayed.
:mn_ristart	Added code to insure that when ARRIS was started, the RI SCALE factor would be initialized to one (1) rather than zero (0).
:mn_txparam	This sigmac was modified to change the code for leader justification from a standard prompt to a menu-based three-way toggle.
:mn_txstat	This sigmac was modified to write text in the proper size to the ST_TEXT and ST_NOTE text status menus. A call to :cj_ei_spdsp was added to update the display of the new SPELL CHK boxes.
:mn_workp	This sigmac was modified to update the Z-HGT box on the TOOLBAR menu whenever this value was changed. This is done through a call to the :cj_ik_zdsp sigmac. This keeps the value displayed on the toolbar synchronized with any changes made through the WORKPLANE pull-down menu.
	Modified sigmac to remember the last Z-height value so that it can be toggled by right-clicking on the Z-HGT value box on the TOOLBAR menu.

New ARRIS++ Sigmacs:

• The following new sigmacs routines have been added to the current release of ARRIS++.

  NEW COMMAND	CLASS	DESCRIPTION
  :cj_ei_aauth	arrisplus	Perform ARRISplus module authorization
  :cj_ei_ainit	arrisplus	Perform clean-up when ARRISplus module is loaded
  :cj_ei_check	arrisplus	Validate that ARRISplus is still loaded
  :cj_ei_cmplx	arrisplus	Interface for complex entity FIX & UNGROUP command
  :cj_ei_fix	arrisplus	Clean-up when the ARRISplus module is unloaded
  :cj_ei_knote	arrisplus	Display the KEYNOTE SPECIFICATIONS pop-up menu
  :cj_ei_ovrwr	arrisplus	Display the ARRISplus overwrite menu
  :cj_ei_patrn	arrisplus	Display the PATTERN GEOMETRY EDITOR pop-up menu
  :cj_ei_rilib	arrisplus	Display the RI LIBRARY EDITOR pop-up menu
  :cj_ei_spdsp	arrisplus	Display spell checking search mode on text status menus
  :cj_ei_spell	arrisplus	Initiate a spell checking session
  :cj_ei_spopt	arrisplus	Display the SPELL CHECK CONFIG pop-up menu
  :cj_ei_sptog	arrisplus	Toggle the spell checking search mode
  :cj_ei_zones	arrisplus	Display the ZONE GEOMETRY EDITOR pop-up menu
  :cj_cu_edini	customize	Manage editing of ARRIS initialization files
  :cj_dk_atedt	edit	Manage the ATTRIBUTE button on the EDIT menu
  :cj_dk_znedt	edit	Manage the ZONE button on the EDIT menu
  :cj_ma_edit	macros	Edit the contents of the specified macro file
  :cj_ma_mkdir	macros	Check for/create the "usr:macros.dir" directory
  :cj_ma_play	macros	Execute the commands in the specified macro file
  :cj_ma_record	macros	Record to a macro file - with overwrite checking
  :cj_ma_records	macros	Record to a macro file - silently overwrite existing files
  :cj_ma_save	macros	Save a temporary macro under a more permanent name
  :cj_ma_tmpbak	macros	Backup (rotate) the three temporary macro files
  :cj_ik_scmd	overwrite	Handle right-click commands for the SETUP button
  :cj_dk_qdocs	query	Manage documentation functions for the QUERY menu
  :cj_ik_zdsp	toolbar	Display current Z-height on the toolbar menu

Optional ARRIS++ Sigmacs:

• The following new sigmac routines have been added to the optional cj_mnopt.sm sigmac library in this release of ARRIS++.

  CMD	EQUIVALENT CMD	CLASS	BRIEF DESCRIPTION
  :wa	:mn_wangle;='{on|off}'	work ang	Automatically toggle work-angle mode ON/OFF
  :wan	none - custom command	work ang	Toggle work-angle to its negative value. This is a really convenient command for many situations. One example would be when working on one side of a hip roof and then needing to switch to the opposite side. This command will instantly get the cursor aligned to the proper orientation.
  :waa	:mn_wangle;='set';='a'	work ang	Set work-angle to a specified angle
  :wa##	:waa;=##	work ang	Set the work-angle to the specified angle where ## is one of: 0, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 135 or 180
  :wal	:mn_wangle;='set';='l'	work ang	Set work-angle to an existing line
  :wap	:mn_wangle;='set';='p'	work ang	Set work-angle based upon two specified points

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