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SCOUT objects have some general features which are documented in this section.

 

There are some common menu commands and also some symbols on the 'speed bar' (called speed buttons) below the menu which are shared by many objects. Most of the speed buttons cause the same action than menu commands which is indicated in the following.

 

File

The file menu with New, Open ( ), Save and Save As ( ) commands for loading and storing the object to files (binary). Also a print and printer setup command as well as an option item is provided generally. The report command writes the object report to a small text editor from where it can be saved to a text file or copied as text into the clipboard. Usually an Exit ( ) action is also provided.

 

Update

This commands is used to update the object. Most objects will respond by re-drawing the object's graphics, some will also do some re-computation if necessary.

 

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