10.4.4         Cursors

The cursor changes to indicate the editing action that is possible (move, stretch vertically, stretch horizontally, Control Points, etc).  There are 10 cursors (plus the “crosshairs) that are used in DRAW (the cursor is the icon that moves with the mouse).

 

Cursor

Name

Description and context

Crosshairs

Normal cursor to select a position on the screen to draw line segment, start point, endpoints, etc.   X,Y coordinates and Radius, Angle track the center of the crosshairs.

Track4way

Cursor to move selected object in any of 4 ways (up, down, left right).

1.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

2.      Move crosshair inside of selected object, but away from edge or center.

3.      Track4way cursor appears indicating you can move object.

4.      Hold Left Mouse button and move mouse to move object.

TrackCopy

Cursor to copy the selected object.  Used with the Shift key

6.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

7.      Hold Shift key and move crosshair to top-center-square or bottom-center-square of selected object.

8.      TrackCopy cursor appears indicating you can copy object. 

9.      Hold Left Mouse button, move cursor to new location.

10.  Release left mouse button to create a copy.


 

Cursor

Name

Description and context

TrackFlip

Cursor to flip the selected object.  Used with the Shift key

8.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

9.      Hold Shift key and move crosshair to corner square.

10.  TrackFlip cursor appears indicating you can flip object. 

11.  Hold Left Mouse button, move cursor to new location.

12.  Move cursor up-down to Flip Vertically.

13.  Move cursor right-left to Flip Horizontally.

14. Release left mouse button to create a copy.

TrackModify

Modify the selected object. Text for Text, Control Points for Curve Line Segments, etc.

1.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

2.      Place crosshairs over very center  of selected object (the center square).

3.      TrackModify cursor appears indicating you can modify the object (text, control points, etc.)

4.      Click once with the Mouse to Modify the object.

 

TrackNone

No edit is available at current position of cursor.


 

Cursor

Name

Description and context

TrackNESW

TrackNWSE

Edit object in Diagonal (NorthEast – SouthWest) or (Northwest Southeast)

1.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

2.      Move crosshair to  a corner of the object (over a corner square).

3.      TrackNESW or TRACKNWSE cursor appears indicating you can stretch the object diagonally. 

4.      Hold Left Mouse button, move cursor to new location.

5.      Release left mouse button to redraw object.

TrackNS

Edit object Vertically (North – South).

1.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

2.      Move crosshair over a  top-center-square or bottom-center-square on selected object.

3.      TrackNS cursor appears indicating you can stretch the object diagonally. 

4.      Hold Left Mouse button, move cursor to new location.

5.      Release left mouse button to redraw object.

TrackRotate

Cursor to rotate the selected object.  Used with the Shift key

6.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

7.      Hold Shift key and move crosshair to a corner-square of selected object.

8.      TrackRotate cursor appears indicating you can rotate object. 

9.      Hold Left Mouse button, move cursor to new location. Object rotates as you move mouse.

10.  Release left mouse button to redraw object.

TrackWE

Edit object Horizontally (East – West).

1.      Select object by clicking once with mouse.

2.      Move crosshair over a  left-center-square or right-center-square.

3.      TrackWE cursor appears indicating you can stretch the object horizontally. 

4.      Hold Left Mouse button, move cursor to new location.

5.      Release left mouse button to redraw the object.