The Attributes Menu: Set Display Attributes

The Attributes Menu contains commands primarily for modifying the presentation format of Xic. Each subwindow has an independent set of attributes, which are initially set to those of the main window.

The table below summarizes the command buttons found in the Attributes Menu, listing the internal name and command function.

Attributes Menu
Label	Name	Pop-up	Function
Save Tech	updat	none	Save technology file
Key Map	keymp	none	Set keyboard macro
Freeze Display	freez	none	Suppress redisplay
Constrain 45	ang45	none	Constrain angles
Show Context	cntxt	none	Show context in subedit
Show Properties	props	none	Show physical properties
Show Labels	labls	none	Show labels
Label True Orient	larot	none	Show labels transformed
Show Cell Names	cnams	none	Show cell names
Cell Name True Orient	cnrot	none	Show cell names transformed
Show Origin Mark	mark	none	Show selected physical instance origin
Tiny Boxes	tinyb	none	Outline tiny instances
Set Font	font	Font Selection	Set text-area font
Set Grid	grid	Grid Parameters	Set grid parameters
Set Color	color	Color Selection	Set layer and other colors
Set Fill	fill	Fill Pattern Editor	Set layer fill patterns
Edit Layers	edlyr	Layer Editor	Add or remove layers