Main Window (Screen Elements)

The Malz++Kassner CAD6 main window serves as a background for the other screen elements. Its main function is to display the menu bar, which provides access to all available commands. The name of the application, the current zoom factor and of the current drawing are shown In the main window's title bar. If (UNTITLED) is shown here, then the drawing is as yet unnamed. An asterisk after the drawing name (e.g. MYFILE* ) indicates that the drawing has been changed since it was last saved.

The size of the Drawing Windows changes automatically whenever the size of the main window is changed.

System Menu

The main window has a system menu from which certain settings relating to the main window can be changed. Top open it, click onto the icon on the left end of the title bar. In addition to the usual commands for moving and closing the window and altering its size, the following commands are available:

Display Menu Bar

This command determines whether or not the menu bar is displayed. If the menu entry is checked, the menu bar is displayed.

If the menu bar is not displayed, then pressing the ALT key displays a "floating menu" menu at the current mouse position. It can be used like the normal menu bar. Turning the menu bar off has the advantage of increasing the available work space on the screen.

Color Scheme

Use this submenu to determine how the menu bar and all menu entries shall be displayed. The following options are available:

"System Colors"

The menus will be drawn using the standard system colors of the current Windows version.

"Skin Colors"

The menus will be drawn using the colors defined by the currently selected skin (see Options > Skin).

"Black on White"

The menus will be drawn black on white for best legibility.

Display Command Icons

If this menu entry is checked, then the associated command icon will be displayed before each menu entry corresponding to a standard command.

Save Current Position And Size

If this menu entry is checked, then the current position of the main window is saved. The next time that the application is started, it appears in the same place on the screen. The position is saved relative to the whole screen.