Straus7 Interface: Context Specific Mouse Cursor
Description
Straus7 uses a range of mouse cursors to signify a particular active function. This provides instant feedback about the current mode.
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Default Windows cursor - no specific function. |
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Dynamic rotation with 2D mouse. |
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Dynamic zoom with 2D mouse. |
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Dynamic pan with 2D mouse. |
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Double-click point for setting rotation origin. |
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Dynamic displacement scaling with 2D mouse via scroll wheel button. |
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Explicit VISUAL/View/Pan function with 2D mouse. |
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Explicit VISUAL/View/Zoom in function (zoom window) with 2D mouse. |
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Explicit VISUAL/View/Zoom out function (zoom window) with 2D mouse. |
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Insert element by clicking nodes, vertices or grid points (VISUAL/Insert - Element/Link/Path). |
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Select by 2D region. |
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Select by 3D region. |
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Zoom in / zoom out in print preview mode. |
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Hot pointer to retrieve data from the model window into dialogs such as the Attribute dialogs. The pointer is active whenever a retrieving edit box on a dialog is highlighted in yellow (after clicking it). It is also available when retrieving via Ctrl+Shift+Click and when the Retrieve icon is clicked on dialogs that provide the icon. |
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Peeking pointer to extract a node or element result from the model window into the Peek window. |
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Drag-and-drop to reorder lists. |
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Drag-and-drop files onto the startup screen or model window. |
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Help topics. |
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