General Preferences

Zone Preferences

The settings in the Zones tab of the Preferences menu will affect all zones of a given type, as well as all zones of that type created in the future. Changes can be applied without leaving the preferences menu by pressing the "Apply" button. Pressing "OK" will apply changes and close the preferences menu, and "Cancel" will close the preferences menu without applying new the new preferences.

Adding Zone Types

To add a new zone type, press the "ADD TYPE" button. This will add a new zone type named New_Type_# without any attributes or hotkeys.

Adding the DL_TEXTLINEGT Zone Type

To add the DL_TEXTLINEGT Zone Type, press the "Create DL_TEXTLINEGT" button in the upper right hand corner.

Renaming a Zone Type

To rename a zone type, click on the name of the zone type in the "Available Types" table. Once the grid cell containing the name is outlined, you can type a new name for the zone type. Once you have entered the new name, press Enter. If you have entered an invalid name, a message will pop up.

Changing a Hotkey of a Zone Type

To add or change a hotkey of a zone type, click the grid cell under the "KEY" column in the "Available Types" table in the row corresponding to the zone type that you want to hotkey. A list of available hotkeys will appear, and you can select the hotkey you want by clicking it. To remove a hotkey, change it to "None".

Changing the Color

To change the color of a zone type, click the grid cell under the "COLOR" column in the "Available Types" table in the row corresponding to the zone type whose color you want to change. A color selection menu will appear, from which you can pick the new color of the zone type.

Deleting a Zone Type

To delete a zone type, select the zone type in the "Available Types" grid by clicking on its name. Once the row in the table for the zone type is highlighted, press the "REMOVE TYPE" button.

Adding an Attribute

To add an attribute to a zone type, first select the zone type in the "Available Types" grid by clicking on its name. Once the row in the table for the zone type is highlighted, press the "ADD ATTRIBUTE" button. This will add a new attribute named New_Attribute_# without any values, defaults, or hotkeys.

Renaming an Attribute

To rename an attribute of a zone type, first select the zone type in the "Available Types" grid by clicking on its name. Once the row in the table for the zone type is highlighted, click on the name of the attribute in the "Type Specific Attributes" under the "Type Attribute" column. Once the grid cell containing the attribute name is outlined, you can type a new name for the attribute. Once you have entered a new name, press Enter. If you have entered an invalid name, a message will pop up.

Setting Possible Values for an Attribute

To set the possible values for an attribute, click the corresponding cell in the "Type Specific Attributes" table. Once the cell is outlined, you can type in the possible values. Separate each value with a semicolon. Once you have entered all the possible values, press Enter.

Setting a Default Value for an Attribute

To set the default value for an attribute, click the corresponding cell in the "Type Specific Attributes" table. A list the possible values will appear, and you can select the default value by clicking on it. If there is not a list of possible values, a default value can still be set by typing it in and pressing Enter. To have no default value, select the blank value.

Deleting an Attribute

To delete an Attribute, select the attribute from the "Type Specific Attributes" table, then press the "REMOVE ATTRIBUTE" button.

Setting Hotkeys for an Attribute

To add a hotkey for an attribute, first select the zone type from the "Available Types" table. Then, in the "Type Specific Attribute Hot Keys" table, find the row corresponding to the hotkey you want to use. For that hotkey, first select an attribute then a value by clicking on the cells in the table and selecting from the list that appears. To remove actions associated with a hotkey, change either the attribute or the value to "None".