About the Px Editor popup menu items

This popup menu appears when you right-click on an object in the Px Editor view. The menu commands are context-sensitive and are dimmed or available, depending on the type of object that you select.

Figure 1. Px Editor popup menu


To access this menu, right-click a Wire Sheet.

The following menu commands are on the Px Editor popup menu:

Item Description
New Creates a new item of standard types.
Cut Copies to the clipboard and after pasting the copy, deletes the cut item.
Copy Copies to the clipboard; the copied item remains in the clipboard.
Paste Pastes the copied item from the clipboard.
Duplicate Makes a copy in the same location as the original item.
Delete Removes the item.
Edit Properties... Opens a properties window.
Align
  • Left

    This command is available when you select two or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Left command to align the left edges of two or more objects along a vertical line.

  • Right

    This command is available when you select two or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Right command to align the right edges of two or more objects along a vertical line.

  • Top

    This command is available when you select two or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Top command to align the top edges of two or more objects along a horizontal line.

  • Bottom

    This command is available when you select two or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Bottom command to align the bottom edges of two or more objects along a horizontal line.

Reorder
  • To Top

    This command is available when you select one or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the To Top command to move the selected object to the top position (inside its parent object) in the Widget Tree. This command will place the object in front (with respect to the view pane, or z-axis) of all other objects in the parent object, but will not move the object out of its parent object.

  • Up

    This command is available when you select one or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Up command to move the selected object one position higher in the Widget Tree and forward one position in the view pane. This command will not move the object out of its parent object.

  • Down

    This command is available when you select one or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Down command to move the selected object one position lower in the Widget Tree and back one position in the view pane. This command will not move the object out of its parent object.

  • To Bottom

    This command is available when you select one or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the To Bottom command to move the selected object to the bottom position (inside its parent object) in the Widget Tree. This command will place the object behind (with respect to the view pane, or z-axis) all other objects in the parent object, but will not move the object out of its parent object.

Border
  • Add Border

    This command is available when you select one or more objects in the Px Editor. Choose the Add Border command to wrap selected object(s) with a border pane. Each selection is wrapped in a separate border pane.

  • Remove Border

    This command is available when you select one or more border panes in the Px Editor. Choose the Remove Border command to delete selected border pane(s).