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-rw-r--r--help/eng/menu.rst1
-rw-r--r--help/eng/tools.rst40
-rw-r--r--help/eng/usage.rst13
4 files changed, 54 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/help/eng/format.rst b/help/eng/format.rst
index 087e538..2b1c9f3 100644
--- a/help/eng/format.rst
+++ b/help/eng/format.rst
@@ -19,35 +19,35 @@ Following drawing commads are available.
Changes current position to parameter coordinates.
-Parameters: X,Y (``U10,10``)
+Parameters: position x,y (``U10,10``)
**D** - Draw line
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Draws line from previous position to parameter coordinates.
-Parameters: X,Y (``U20,20``)
+Parameters: position x,y (``U20,20``)
**R** - Draw circle
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Draws parameter radius circle using previous position as center.
-Parameters: R (``R30``)
+Parameters: radius (``R30``)
**B** - Draw rectangle
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Draws rectangle using previous position and parameter coordinates as corners.
-Parameters: X,Y (``B40,40``)
+Parameters: positin x,y (``B40,40``)
**C** - Color index
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sets parameter to current drawing color index. Affects until changed.
-Parameters: I (``C3``)
+Parameters: color index (``C3``)
**F** - Area fill type
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -60,32 +60,32 @@ Sets area fill type index to one of the following values:
Fill type works with rectangle and circle commands. Border is drawn only when the fill type is zero. Affects until changed.
-Parameters: I (``F2``)
+Parameters: fill type (``F2``)
**G** - Text angle
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sets parameter to text angle as gons. Horizontal text angle is zero and rotation is counter-clockwise. Affects until changed.
-Parameters: I (``G50``)
+Parameters: angle (``G50``)
**J** - Text alignment
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sets parameter to text alignment (1-12). Default is 9 (bottom left corner). Affects until changed.
-Parameters: I (``J9``)
+Parameters: alignment (``J9``)
**S** - Text absolute size
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sets parameter to text size as millimeters (positive) or meters (negative). Default zero uses application settings. Affects until changed.
-Parameters: S (``S2.5``)
+Parameters: size (``S2.5``)
**P** - Text relative size
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sets parameter to text size as a percentage of symbol size. Default zero uses application settings. Affects until changed.
-Parameters: P (``P50``)
+Parameters: percentage (``P50``)
diff --git a/help/eng/menu.rst b/help/eng/menu.rst
index 233b9a3..f031076 100644
--- a/help/eng/menu.rst
+++ b/help/eng/menu.rst
@@ -175,4 +175,3 @@ Opens this help in browser. Shortcut key F1.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Information about program.
-
diff --git a/help/eng/tools.rst b/help/eng/tools.rst
index 01f07ba..50377f1 100644
--- a/help/eng/tools.rst
+++ b/help/eng/tools.rst
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Line width in editing.
Symbol size
^^^^^^^^^^^
-Symbol size in editing.
+Symbol size in millimeters or meters in editing. Assumes scale 1:1000. For text size scaling.
Language
^^^^^^^^
@@ -121,29 +121,55 @@ Application language: english (eng) or finnish (fin).
Color index
^^^^^^^^^^^
-3D-Win code file color index.
+3D-Win code file color index (``C1``).
Item Fill
^^^^^^^^^
Item fill mode.
-1. No fill
-2. Backgroud
-3. Area fill
+1. No fill, only area border is drawn (``F0``)
+2. Backgroud, fills whole area with background color (``F1``)
+3. Area fill, fills whoel area with active color (``F2``)
Text Alignment
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Text alignment value 1-12.
+Text attachment point location.
+
+1. Top right (``J1``)
+2. Top center (``J2``)
+3. Top left (``J3``)
+4. Base right (``J4``)
+5. Base center (``J5``)
+6. Base left (``J6``)
+7. Bottom right (``J7``)
+8. Bottom center (``J8``)
+9. Bottom left (``J9``)
+10. Middle right (``J10``)
+11. Middle center (``J11``)
+12. Middle left (``J12``)
Text size
^^^^^^^^^
Text size and unit.
+*mm*
+ Size in millimeters, positive value (``S2.5``)
+*m*
+ Size in meters, negative value (``S-2.5``)
+*%*
+ Size in percentage of symbol size (``P25``)
+
Text
^^^^
-Symbol text.
+Text in symbol.
+*!*
+ Constant text, default type (``Text``)
+*$*
+ Attribute value from symbol object (``$ID``)
+*#*
+ Macro value from symbol object (``#Z``)
diff --git a/help/eng/usage.rst b/help/eng/usage.rst
index 92e7073..67bc508 100644
--- a/help/eng/usage.rst
+++ b/help/eng/usage.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ Menu
See :doc:`menu`.
-
Toolbar
^^^^^^^
@@ -56,8 +55,18 @@ Editor
Editing works by selecting first drawing tool from the menu or toolbar. Pressing the mouse button starts new element adding and releasing the button saves it. Already created elements cannot be modified. They must first be deleted and then redrawed.
-
Statusbar
^^^^^^^^^
Bottom status bar shows mouse coordinates at left and symbol textual representation at right. Representation is same as format used for saving symbol to text file, but the active item definition is highlighted.
+
+Settings
+--------
+
+Program settings are stored to following locations depending on operating system:
+
+| Linux: ``/home/<username>/.config/Syrja/SymEdit.ini``
+| Windows: ``C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Syrja\SymEdit.ini``
+
+Setting file uses normal INI-file format.
+