Cell Selector dialog box

Selecting a cell library from the Select Cell Library to Load dialog box opens the Cell Selector dialog box, which is used to find and place cells. Or, if a cell library is already loaded, selecting Utilities > Cell Selector automatically opens the Cell Selector dialog box. Each button is associated with a cell stored in a cell library. In the dialog box's default button configuration, clicking a button has the effect of activating the associated cell and selecting the Place Active Cell tool.

Cell Selector dialog box

The Cell Selector dialog box is resizable and can be customized with buttons for cells from different cell libraries. Each button can be set to display either the associated cell or its name. Each button can be associated with a key-in, which is activated when the button is clicked.

When Cell Selector is chosen from the Utilities menu, the button configuration specified in the cell selector file (.csf) pointed to by the configuration variable MS_CELLSELECTOR is loaded into the dialog box. Cell selector files contain each button's configuration information and the size and number of buttons in the configuration.

(If MS_CELLSELECTOR is not defined, the cells in the attached cell library are loaded. If neither condition is met, a dialog box is opened for selecting a cell library.)

File menu > New

Opens the Define Cell Selector File dialog box, which is used to assign a filename to the current button configuration. Choose Save to write the button configuration to this new name.

File menu > Open

Opens the Select Cell Selector File dialog box, which is used to open the previously saved cell selector configuration file.

File menu > Save

Opens the Define Cell Selector File dialog box, which writes the current button configuration to the open cell selector file. The previously stored file is overwritten.

File menu > Save As

Opens the Define Cell Selector File dialog box, which is used to write the current button configuration to a new cell selector file.

File menu > Load Cell Library

Opens the Select Cell Library to Load dialog box, which is used to load the buttons. The button configuration and the default button settings are automatically based on the contents of the cell library selected in the dialog box.

File menu > Exit

Closes the Cell Selector dialog box.

Edit menu > Cut

Removes a cell from the cell library.

Edit menu > Copy

Copies a cell into the clipboard.

Edit menu > Paste

Pastes a previously copied cell from the clipboard into the cell library.

Edit menu > Button

If a button is selected in the Cell Selector dialog box, the Configure Cell Selection Button dialog box opens, which is used to configure the button that has the focus.

Configure Cell Selector Button dialog box

Edit menu > Insert

Opens the Define Button dialog box, which is used to insert a new button after the button that has the focus. The button configuration must be set before the button is inserted.

Edit menu > Delete

Deletes the button that has the focus.

Edit menu > Clear Configuration

Clears all buttons.

Edit menu > Button Size

Opens the Define Button Size dialog box, which is used to set the size of buttons and the gap between them.

Define Button Size dialog box

Edit menu > Defaults

Opens the Define Defaults dialog box, which is used to set the defaults used for new buttons.