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7 <refname>Interactive Editor</refname>
8 <refpurpose>Interactive plot editor</refpurpose>
11 <title>Description</title>
14 The interactive plot editor added new features to scilab, now the user can
15 interact with the plot window and the graphic objects without using a single line of code.
18 The interactive plot editor provides the following features:
26 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_menu.png"/>
32 Graphic entity selection
34 The user can select curves, surfaces and legends on the plot window.
36 To select an entity, you need just click on it.
40 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_selected.png"/>
47 Selected entities can be copied/cutted and be pasted to others figures (except legends).
49 To copy/cut an entity: select it, right click copy/cut.
53 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_copy.png"/>
56 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_paste.png"/>
64 The axes properties can be copied and pasted to ease formatting between figures.
66 To copy the axes style: right click in the figure and "copy style".
70 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_copy_style.png"/>
73 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_paste_style.png"/>
81 The figure can be copied to the system clipboard, and pasted to others programs (like Word).
83 To copy the figure to the clipboard: right click, copy to clipboard
87 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_copy_clipboard.png"/>
95 Deletes the selected entity.
97 To delete an entity: select it, right click, delete
101 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_delete.png"/>
104 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_deleted.png"/>
112 Enables the user to hide the selected entity and unhide all hidden entities.
114 To hide an entity: select it, right click, hide.
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121 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_hidden.png"/>
129 Almost any action done with the editor can be undone/ redone.
131 To undo/redo an action, right click, "undo"/redo.
139 With a simply right click the user can insert labels in the axes, and doing a double click over a label text opens a dialog to edit its text.
143 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_edit_label.png"/>
152 With a simply right click the user can insert a legend to the selected curve or remove it, and doing a double click over a legend box opens a dialog to edit its text.
156 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_edit_legend.png"/>
159 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_remove_legend.png"/>
162 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_removed_legend.png"/>
172 Clear action isn't added to the undo/redo history.
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179 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_clean.png"/>
187 With a simply right click the user can open the ged with the properties from the selected/right clicked entity.
198 To move objects: enable the data editor mode, select and drag an object.
202 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_enable_edit.png"/>
205 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_move_curve.png"/>
210 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_move_legend.png"/>
213 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_moved_legend.png"/>
220 Graphically curve data editor
223 To edit a curve data: enable the data editor mode, select an object, right click, edit curve data or double click over curve.
227 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_enable_curve_edit.png"/>
231 To add a point: with the selected curve in edit mode, right click, "insert" or double click over the curve.
234 To remove a point: with the selected curve in edit mode, right click, "remove".
238 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_add_point.png"/>
242 To move a point: with the selected curve in edit mode, click in the point and drag it.
246 <imagedata fileref="../images/editor_move_point.png"/>
252 <refsection role="see also">
253 <title>See also</title>
254 <simplelist type="inline">
256 <link linkend="object_editor">Properties editor</link>
259 <link linkend="ged">ged</link>
262 <link linkend="graphics_entities">graphics_entities</link>
265 <link linkend="set">set</link>
268 <link linkend="get">get</link>