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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A quirk of Xtherion that still gets me from time to
time is that the behaviour of point data entry seems to be differ to the
behaviour when entering lines or areas, at least within Windows OS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Typically, I decide that, for example, I want to draw
some lines of type rock-border, so my sequence will be;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ctrl+L (enter
insert line mode and ‘lines’ menu area on right is activated)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Select ‘rock-border
from the Lines type dropdown listbox and press enter<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If there are any
other options I will enter them now, such as –clip off for example<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Left-click a
sequence where I want the rock-border to appear, then tick the reverse and
close tick-boxes if necessary<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Select each line-point
node and smooth it using the drag handles<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Repeat for other
nearby rock-borders<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Steps 1 to 5 apply for all line types I think.
Steps 1 to 4 apply similarly for allocating areas to previously defined lines.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There are other sequences that can be used, but this
seems fairly efficient if tracing a scanned sketch, and fits one of the ways my
mind likes to work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Entering POINTS in this sequence, however, results in
an undesirable side effect at step 2. The ‘points’ menu area
on the right is NOT activated (unless of course the previous action resulted in
a point being selected)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>So, if the points menu IS NOT active, you must
left-click the point position, THEN select the type of point and it’s
options/properties; OK, but it does not follow the consistent sequence above.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Alternatively if the points menu IS active and you
follow the steps above, the result is that the previously selected point type
and properties will be LOST and changed to the type and properties that you
enter in steps 2 and 3.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This inconsistency slowed my learning to use Xtherion
considerably (to a beginner it appeared to rarely work the same way each time)
and even now results in unexpected map contents from time to time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Is there ‘design’ behind this behaviour
and I am just not using it as intended?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Or is there a bug in that activating insert point
mode does not activate the ‘points’ menu area and deselect the
previously edited point?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This behaviour has been present in all releases since
I first used Therion just over a year ago.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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