ARRIS++ Enhanced Menus Package: CHANGELOG

Changelog for ARRIS++ Version 8.3 (Spin 118, Rel. 01):

The following lists describe the changes that have been made to the ARRIS++ Enhanced Menus since the previous release (version 8.3 - spin 117, release 05), on December 31, 2005. 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:

Documentation Enhancements
New ARRIS++ Sigmacs
Optional ARRIS++ Sigmacs

Documentation Enhancements:

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

The ARRIS++ master documentation has been updated to reflect all changes reported here.

The Start-Up File manual page was modified to fix some formatting problems that caused a few lines of text to be lost during the conversion to HTML.

New manual pages were added for Layer Style Commands and ARRIS Mode Control Commands.

Fixed a problem in the packaging that caused a few of the Changelogs to be missing from the previous releases of ARRIS++.

New ARRIS++ Sigmacs:

new sigmacs

NEW COMMAND CLASS DESCRIPTION

:cj_ls_dele layer Delete the specified numbered layer style

:cj_ls_init layer Initialization routine for layer style code

:cj_ls_load layer Load the specified numbered layer style

:cj_ls_name layer Format a layer style file basename

:cj_ls_save layer Save current layers as specified number

:cj_ls_togl layer Toggle back to previous numbered layer style

:cj_ls_wipe layer Delete all numbered ly styles for current sheet/drawing

NEW COMMAND	CLASS	DESCRIPTION
`:cj_ls_dele`	layer	Delete the specified numbered layer style
`:cj_ls_init`	layer	Initialization routine for layer style code
`:cj_ls_load`	layer	Load the specified numbered layer style
`:cj_ls_name`	layer	Format a layer style file basename
`:cj_ls_save`	layer	Save current layers as specified number
`:cj_ls_togl`	layer	Toggle back to previous numbered layer style
`:cj_ls_wipe`	layer	Delete all numbered ly styles for current sheet/drawing

Optional ARRIS++ Sigmacs:

cj_mnopt.sm

The set of mode commands listed below can come in handy when you want to make a change to some setting while you are working in ARRIS. For example:

The :aw command is useful if you use winports. You will find it even more helpful if you use the winport commands that were introduced in the previous ARRIS++ release.
I often use the :cu command to quickly switch to the full crosshair cursor when I want to check the alignment of some portion of the drawing and then switch back to the standard cursor.
The :lr command makes it very easy to switch layer retain mode on and off. It is often easier to type this command than try to click on the small illuminator box under the COPY button on the DESKTOP menu.
If you ever use rounding snap mode, you will find the :rn command extremely useful, making it easy to toggle rounding mode on and off. (Yes, Control-P does the same thing, but I'll bet you can remember rn more readily and will therefore use it more often!)
The other commands were more useful in earlier versions of ARRIS, but have been retained just in case you might find them useful.

CMD EQUIVALENT CMD CLASS BRIEF DESCRIPTION

:lc custom  command layer Layer style clear: Erase all numbered [0-9] layer styles

:ll custom  command layer Toggle back to the previous numbered layer style

:lx custom  command layer Restore the current viewport layer modes

:l# custom  command layer Load the specified numbered layer style where # is a single digit: 0 through 9

:ld# custom  command layer Delete the specified numbered layer style where # is a single digit: 0 through 9

:ls# custom  command layer Save the current layer modes as specified number layer style where # is a single digit: 0 through 9

:aw custom  command mode Toggle the auto window select mode on/off. There are also :awon and :awoff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:bb custom  command mode Toggle the reference blip display mode on/off. There are also :bbon and :bboff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:cd custom  command mode Toggle the cursor drag mode on/off. There are also :cdon and :cdoff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:cr custom  command mode Toggle the cursor rotation mode on/off. There are also :cron and :croff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:cu custom  command mode Toggle the full cursor mode on/off. There are also :cuon and :cuoff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:hl custom  command mode Toggle the highlight mode on/off. There are also :hlon and :hloff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:lr custom  command mode Toggle the layer retain mode on/off. There are also :lron and :lroff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:rn custom  command mode Toggle the point rounding mode on/off. There are also :rnon and :rnoff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

:vf custom  command mode Toggle the verification mode on/off. There are also :vfon and :vfoff mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.

CMD	EQUIVALENT CMD	CLASS	BRIEF DESCRIPTION
`:lc`	custom command	layer	Layer style clear: Erase all numbered [0-9] layer styles
`:ll`	custom command	layer	Toggle back to the previous numbered layer style
`:lx`	custom command	layer	Restore the current viewport layer modes
`:l#`	custom command	layer	Load the specified numbered layer style where # is a single digit: 0 through 9
`:ld#`	custom command	layer	Delete the specified numbered layer style where # is a single digit: 0 through 9
`:ls#`	custom command	layer	Save the current layer modes as specified number layer style where # is a single digit: 0 through 9

`:aw`	custom command	mode	Toggle the auto window select mode on/off. There are also `:awon` and `:awoff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:bb`	custom command	mode	Toggle the reference blip display mode on/off. There are also `:bbon` and `:bboff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:cd`	custom command	mode	Toggle the cursor drag mode on/off. There are also `:cdon` and `:cdoff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:cr`	custom command	mode	Toggle the cursor rotation mode on/off. There are also `:cron` and `:croff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:cu`	custom command	mode	Toggle the full cursor mode on/off. There are also `:cuon` and `:cuoff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:hl`	custom command	mode	Toggle the highlight mode on/off. There are also `:hlon` and `:hloff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:lr`	custom command	mode	Toggle the layer retain mode on/off. There are also `:lron` and `:lroff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:rn`	custom command	mode	Toggle the point rounding mode on/off. There are also `:rnon` and `:rnoff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.
`:vf`	custom command	mode	Toggle the verification mode on/off. There are also `:vfon` and `:vfoff` mnemonic commands which may also be used to force the mode on or off respectively.