JSup editor object selection and navigation (Bozza)

There are different ways to select [JSup Graphic objects|graphic objects] in then [JSup Graphic editor].

Click selection

With a simple click over an object you select it.
You can use the following click modifier keys:

  • Shift: alternative selection, select an object under the current selected object.
  • Ctrl: add/remove to selection, add (or remove if already selected) the clicked object to the current selected objects.


See [http://www.forlani.it/JSup/JSupMouse.html|Mouse usage] for more details.

Area selection

The default ways ( toolbar button or '-' key) select all the (non locked) [JSup Graphic objects|graphic objects] touched by the rectangle defined by a click+drag+release of the mouse.
All the [JSup Graphic objects|graphic objects] that are (even partially) touched by the rectangle will be selected.

The alternative way ( toolbar button or Ctrl+'-' keys) select all the (non locked) [JSup Graphic objects|graphic objects] contained in the rectangle defined by a click+drag+release of the mouse.
All the [JSup Graphic objects|graphic objects] that are fully contained in the rectangle will be selected.

By keeping pressed the Ctrl key during an area selection you will toggle the selection status of the touched/contained objects.

Navigation window

Using the [JSup Graphic navigation|navigation dialog] ( toolbar button or Ctrl+N keys) you can navigate in the current window [JSup Graphic objects|graphic object] tree and select the desired one.

Extended selection dialog

Using the [JSup Extended selection dialog|Extended selection dialog] ( toolbar button or S key) you can select the object you want and place them in the right [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-order|Z-order].