About Controlling the Appearance of Palettes
You can use workspaces to control the display and appearance of palettes.
Many palettes, known as secondary windows, can be set to dock, anchor, or float in
the application window. You can define the size, location, or appearance of these
windows by changing their properties in a workspace. The palettes available in the
program include:
For example, the following table explains the default property settings for the Tool
Palettes window in the Drafting & Annotation workspace. To display these property
settings in the CUI editor, select the Drafting & Annotation workspace in the Customizations
In pane, expand Palettes in the Workspace Contents pane, select Tool Palette, and
then look at the settings in the Properties pane.
Properties for the Tool Palettes window under the Drafting & Annotation workspace |
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Properties pane item |
Description |
Example |
Show |
Controls the visibility state of the palette. |
No |
Orientation |
Controls the docking or floating state of the palette. Some palettes such as the Command |
Do not change |
Allow Docking |
Controls whether you can dock the palette by dragging it to one of the designated |
Do not change |
Auto Hide |
Controls whether the palette rolls up when not in use. |
Do not change |
Use Transparency |
Controls whether the palette appears transparent. |
Do not change |
Transparency Amount |
Controls the level of opacity for the palette. The valid range is 0 through 100. This |
0 |
Default Group |
Controls which tool palette group should be displayed in the Tool Palettes window |
|
Height |
Specifies the palette’s height when it is floating. |
0 |
Width |
Specifies the palette’s width when it is floating. |
0 |
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