NAME

     aw, bb, cd, cr, cu, hl, lr, rn, vf	- mode control commands

FORMAT

     :aw
     :bb
     :cd
     :cr
     :cu
     :hl
     :lr
     :rn
     :vf

LEVEL

     3u

DESCRIPTION

     Each of these two-letter  commands	 toggles  the  respective
     ARRIS  mode  on/off.   In addition, each has a corresponding
     pair of commands with "on"	and "off" appended  to	the  name
     which can be used to force	the mode to be either on or off.

  aw: AUTO WINDOW SELECT
     The aw command toggles the	auto window select  mode  on/off.
     While  using multiple winports, the active	winport	will fol-
     low the mouse if this mode	is turned on.  Otherwise,  it  is
     necessary to first	select a winport by clicking on	it before
     it	becomes	active.	 One of	the following  messages	 will  be
     displayed	on  the	message	line to	inform you of the current
     operating mode:

	 Auto Window Select mode:  ON
	 Auto Window Select mode:  OFF

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :awon	and  :awoff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.

  bb: REFERENCE	BLIP
     The bb command  toggles  the  reference  blip  display  mode
     on/off.  When this	mode is	off, the small 'X' indicating the
     current reference point will not be shown.	 One of	the  fol-
     lowing  messages  will  be	 displayed on the message line to
     inform you	of the current operating mode:

	 Reference Blip	Display	mode:  ON
	 Reference Blip	Display	mode:  OFF

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :bbon	and  :bboff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.

  cd: CURSOR DRAG
     The cd command toggles the	cursor drag  mode  on/off.   When
     this  mode	is off,	the cursor will	not be modeled to reflect
     the object(s) that	are being placed or moved.   One  of  the
     following	messages will be displayed on the message line to
     inform you	of the current operating mode:

	 Cursor	Drag mode:  ON
	 Cursor	Drag mode:  OFF

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :cdon	and  :cdoff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.

  cr: CURSOR ROTATION
     The cr command toggles the	cursor rotation	mode.  When  this
     mode  in  on, the cursor may be rotated counter-clockwise or
     clockwise by pressing the [ or  ]	keys  respectively.   The
     left  and right arrow keys	will also do the same thing.  One
     of	the following messages will be displayed on  the  message
     line to inform you	of the current operating mode:

	 Cursor	Rotation:  ON (use: [ or ] keys	to rotate CCW/CW)
	 Cursor	Rotation:  OFF

     If	an incremental cursor rotational angle has not been  pre-
     viously  set, then	the first time this command is issued the
     following prompt will be displayed:

	 Incremental cursor rotation?
	 cur: 0.0 10 11.25 15 22.5 30 45 60 90 OTHER

     Select one	of the values offered or else type in  the  angle
     that  the	cursor	should	be  rotated  each  time	[ or ] is
     pressed.

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :cron	and  :croff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.

  cu: CURSOR TYPE
     The cu command toggles between the	normal 'X' cursor and the
     fullscreen	 crosshair  cursor.   Since the	change is immedi-
     ately visible, no messages	are displayed for this command.

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :cuon	and  :cuoff  com-
     mands  which  may	be used	to force the fullscreen	crosshair
     cursor on or off respectively.

  hl: HIGHLIGHTING
     The hl command toggles the	highlighting mode  on/off.   When
     this   mode   is	on,  selected  entities	 are  temporarily
     redisplayed in the	highlight color	 to  make  them	 easy  to
     identify.	 One  of the following messages	will be	displayed
     on	the message line to inform you of the  current	operating
     mode:

	 Highlight mode:  ON
	 Highlight mode:  OFF

  lr: LAYER RETAIN
     The lr command toggles the	layer retain mode  on/off.   When
     this mode is on, entities that are	copied will remain on the
     same layer	as their original.  When this mode is  off,  then
     all  newly	 created  entities are placed on the current work
     layer regardless of the location of the originals.	  One  of
     the following messages will be displayed on the message line
     to	inform you of the current operating mode:

	 Layer Retain mode:  ON
	 Layer Retain mode:  OFF

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :lron	and  :lroff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.

  rn: ROUNDING
     The rn command toggles the	point rounding mode on/off.  When
     this  mode	 is on,	 entities placed on the	drawing	will snap
     to	the nearest point on a grid of points determined  by  the
     rounding  factors.	  One  of  the following messages will be
     displayed on the message line to inform you of  the  current
     operating mode:

	 Rounding mode:	 ON  (xx, yy)
	 Rounding mode:	 OFF

     where xx and yy indicate the current X and	 Y-axes	 rounding
     values.

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :rnon	and  :rnoff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.

  vf: VERIFICATION
     The vf command toggles the	verification mode  on/off.   When
     this  mode	 is  on,  the  user  is	prompted for verification
     before edits are actually made.  One of the  following  mes-
     sages will	be displayed on	the message line to inform you of
     the current operating mode:

	 Verify	mode:  ON
	 Verify	mode:  OFF

     Verification cannot be turned on if the ARRIS undo	system is
     active.   If  you	attempt	to use vf under	these conditions,
     then the following	error message will be displayed:

	 Cannot	toggle VERIFY while UNDO mode is active.

     In	addition, there	are corresponding :vfon	and  :vfoff  com-
     mands which may be	used to	force this mode	on or off respec-
     tively.  Again, these have	no effect if undo is running.

FLAGS & PARAMETERS

     #udbinc, #ucirot, #ucpret,	#uhilight, #uver,  #usnap,  #vau-
     towin, #vcurpref, #vcurrot1, #vdrag1, #vrefblip, #vudstate

RELATED COMMANDS

     :mn_curflip, :mn_flip, :mn_xhpm

AUTHOR

     Jeffery Small

COPYRIGHT

     Copyright c 1997-2006 by CJSA LLC