The Menu Bar

The menu bar in the Main window provides you with general Views Studio commands. When you highlight a command item, the Message area gives you a short description of the command. The following tables summarize the commands you can execute through the menu bar. For details on these commands, see Commands, where they are listed in alphabetical order.

File Menu Commands

Menu Item	Command
New > 2D Graphics	NewGraphicBuffer
Open…	OpenDocument
Revert	RevertDocument
Close	CloseDocument
Save	SaveDocument
Save As…	SaveDocumentAs
Save All	SaveAll
Print the Current Buffer	PrintCurrentBuffer
Preview the Current Buffer...	PrintPreviewCurrentBuffer
Print...	Print
Preview...	PrinterPreview
Quit	Quit

Edit Menu

Menu Item	Command Name
Undo	UnDo
Redo	Redo
Repeat	Repeat
Cut	ClipboardCut
Copy	ClipboardCopy
Paste	ClipboardPaste
Duplicate	Duplicate
Delete	Delete
Select All	SelectAll
Fit to Contents…	FitToContents

View Menu

Menu Item	Command Name
Grid	ToggleGrid
Snap to Grid	ToggleActiveGrid
Foreground Grid	ToggleForegroundGrid
Grid Options...	ShowGridOptionsPanel
Zoom In	ZoomIn
Zoom Out	ZoomOut
Original Size	ResetView
Fit to View	FitViewToContents
Options > Double Buffering	DoubleBuffering
Options > Opaque Move	OpaqueMoving
Options > Windows Look	Windows Look
Options > Windows 95 Look	Windows95Look
Options > Windows XP Look	WindowsXPLook
Options > ViewsX Look	VXLook
Options > Motif Look	MotifLook
Options > English (US)	SetLanguage_en_US
Options > French (France)	SetLanguage_fr_FR
Toggle Animation Timers	ToggleTimers

Draw Menu

Menu Item	Command Name
Group	Group
Ungroup	UnGroup
Edit Group	EditGroup
Group Into > IlvGraphicSet	GroupIntoGraphicSet
Group Into > IlvSelector	GroupIntoSelector
Group Into > IlvSmartSet	GroupIntoSmartSet
Group Into > IlvGroup	GroupIntoGroup
Layer...	SetLayer
Send to Back	Push
Bring to Front	Pop
Use Transformer	ToggleTransformed
Use Filter	MakeFilteredGraphic
Nudge > Up	NudgeUp
Nudge > Left	NudgeLeft
Nudge > Down	NudgeDown
Nudge > Right	NudgeRight
Transform > Flip Horizontal	FlipHorizontal
Transform > Flip Vertical	FlipVertical
Transform > Rotate Right	Rotate90
Transform > Rotate Left	Rotatem90
Transform > Rotate	SelectRotateMode
Align/Distribute > Align Left	AlignLeft
Align/Distribute > Center Vertically	AlignVertical
Align/Distribute > Align Right	AlignRight
Align/Distribute > Align Top	AlignTop
Align/Distribute > Center Horizontally	AlignHorizontal
Align/Distribute > Align Bottom	AlignBottom
Align/Distribute > Equal Width	SameWidth
Align/Distribute > Equal Height	SameHeight
Align/Distribute > Distribute Horizontally	HorizontalSpaces
Align/Distribute > Distribute Vertically	VerticalSpaces
Align/Distribute > Alignment Panel	ShowAlignPanel
Lock Inspector	LockInspector
Object Inspector	ShowInspector

Tools Menu

Menu Item	Command Name
View Inspector	ShowGridPanel
Layer Editor	ShowLayerPanel
Script Editor	ShowScriptEditor
Script Error List	ShowScriptErrorList
Script Debugger	ShowScriptDebugger
Group Inspector	ShowGroupInspector
Palettes	ShowPalettePanel
Generic Inspector	ShowGenericInspector
Property Sheet	ShowPropertiesPanel
Messages Editor	ShowMessagePanel
Commands	ShowCommandPanel
Errors	ShowErrorPanel
Preferences...	EditOptions
Select Plug-Ins...	SelectPlug-Ins
Callbacks	ShowCallbackInspector

Window Menu

Menu Item	Command Name
Close All	CloseAllBuffers
Minimize All	MinimizeAllWindows
Restore All	RestoreAllWindows
Cascade	CascadeWindows
Tile Horizontally	TileHorizontally
Tile Vertically	TileVertically

In addition to the options listed above, the Window menu contains the name of all opened buffer windows. This list is automatically modified when you open, create, close or rename a buffer.

Help Menu

Menu Item	Command Name
Info...	ShowInfoPanel
Main Panel ...	HelpMainPanel