The Attributes Menu: Set Display Attributes

The Attributes Menu contains commands primarily for modifying the presentation format of Xic. Each sub-window 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
Main Window		Attributes sub-menu	Set main window attributes
Set Attributes	attr	Window Attributes	Set misc. attributes for drawing windows
Connection Dots	dots	Connection Points	Show connection dots in schematics
Set Cursor	cursr	Cursor Modes	Set mouse cursor edge-snapping mode
Set Font	font	Font Selection	Set text fonts used
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
Edit Tech Params	lpedt	Layer Parameter Editor	Edit layer parameters

The Connection Dots button appears in Xic, but not in XicII or Xiv.

The sub-menu brought up by the Main Window button is identical to the Attributes menu in the sub-windows produced from the Viewport button in the View Menu. The settings apply to the main window.

Sub-Window Attributes Menu
Label	Name	Pop-up	Function
Freeze Display	freez	none	Suppress redisplay
Show Context in Push	cntxt	none	Show context in subedit
Show Phys 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
Don't Show Unexpanded	nouxp	none	Don't show unexpanded subcells
Objects Shown	objs	none	Object display control
Subthreshold Boxes	tinyb	none	Show outline of subthreshold cells
No Top Symbolic	nosym	none	Electrical only, don't show top cell as symbolic
Set Grid	grid	Grid Parameters	Set grid parameters