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GROUPING PRIMITIVES
CRIMSON USER MANUAL - MODULAR CONTROLLER
To move items in the z-order, select the items, and then use the various commands on the
Arrange menu. The Move Forward and Move Backward commands move the selection one
step in the indicated direction, while the Move To Front and Move To Back commands move
the selection to the indicated end of the z-order. Alternatively, if you have a mouse that is
equipped with a wheel, the wheel can be used to move the selection. Scrolling up moves the
selection to the back of the z-order; scrolling down moves the selection to the front.
GROUPING PRIMITIVES
If you have several primitives that you wish to treat as a single object, you may select them as
described above and then use the Group command on the Arrange menu. You can perform the
same operation by pressing the Ctrl+G key combination. Once a group has been created, it
can be moved, sized and copied just like a single object. A group can be broken into its
component primitives by selecting it and using the Ungroup command, or the Ctrl+U key
combination. Note that groups can comprise both primitives and other groups, and that groups
can be nested indefinitely. You should typically avoid excessive levels of grouping, however,
as it can make it difficult to edit the most deeply nested primitives.
EDITING PRIMITIVES
In addition to the above, primitives can be edited in various ways…
• The various clipboard commands on the Edit menu (eg. Cut, Copy and Paste), or
the corresponding toolbar icons, can be used to duplicate items or move them
around on a page or between pages. The Duplicate command can be used to
perform a Copy operation, immediately followed by a Paste operation. Note that
when a Paste is performed, Crimson will offset the newly-pasted item if it will
exactly overlay an item of the same type.
• The more detailed properties of a primitive can be edited by double-clicking the
primitive, or by using the Properties command on the Edit menu. A dialog box
will be displayed, allowing all of the primitives to be accessed. The properties
associated with each primitive will be described below.
DEFINING COLORS
Many properties of primitives relate to the colors in which the primitive is to be drawn. The
example below shows one of the fill colors from a Rectangle primitive…
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