EAGLE Help

User Interface


The User interface dialog allows you to customize the appearance of the layout, schematic and library editor windows. Changes to these settings will affect only newly opened windows!

Controls

Pulldown menu activates the pulldown menu at the top of the editor window
Action toolbar activates the action toolbar containing buttons for "File", "Print" etc.
Parameter toolbar activates the dynamic parameter toolbar, which contains all the parameters that are available for the currently active command
Command line toolbar activates the command line toolbar

Command menu

None deactivates the command menu (commands will have to be selected from the pulldown menu or entered in the command line)
Texts activates the textual command menu at the right edge of the editor window
Buttons activates the button command menu at the left edge of the editor window

Layout

Black background selects a black background for the layout mode
White background selects a white background for the layout mode

Schematic

Black background selects a black background for the schematic mode
White background selects a white background for the schematic mode

Help

Bubble help activates the "Bubble Help" function, which pops up a short hint about the meaning of several buttons when moving the cursor over them
User guidance activates the "User Guidance" function, which displays a helping text telling the user what would be the next meaningful action when a command is active


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