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4.1. Selection menu

This menu contains the functions applicable to the current selection.

Table 4.1. Selection menu

MenuSub-menus
Image menu-selection.png
Image menu-selection-b.png
Image menu-selection-c.png
Mode

Enable/disable target highlighter mode (Object, Point, None)

If enabled, when stopping mouse move, the object/point under or near the pointer is highlighted to easy selecting.

See showcases Select with target highlighting Select point

Select Image task-sel-select.svg Select graphical items
Image task-sel-applystyle.svg Apply the style of the selected item to an other item.
Image task-sel-bg.svg Select the background rectangle
Drawn List of drawn elements, show selection (see select drawn )
Image sel-drawn-more.png Click this button to choose elements from the full list
Or select all elements
OrderMoves selected elements
Image task-sel-front.svg in front Image task-sel-back.svg in back
Image task-sel-forwardone.svg forward one Image task-sel-backone.svg back one
AlignAlign selected elements on their edge
Image task-sel-align-top.svg upper Image task-sel-align-middle.svg middle Image task-sel-align-bottom.svg bottom
Image task-sel-align-left.svg left Image task-sel-align-center.svg center Image task-sel-align-right.svg right
Align selected elements to one edge of the frame
Image task-sel-align-frame-top.svg upper Image task-sel-align-frame-middle.svg middle Image task-sel-align-frame-bottom.svg bottom
Image task-sel-align-frame-left.svg left Image task-sel-align-frame-center.svg center Image task-sel-align-frame-right.svg right
Distribute equallySpaces selected items
Image task-sel-space-equally-x.svg horizontally Image task-sel-space-equally-y.svg vertically
DefinitionsCreate a definition element with the selected items
ConstraintsCreate a constraint with selected items
RefactorRefactor selected elements as
Image task-sel-refactor-path.svg path Image task-sel-refactor-polygon.svg polygon Image task-sel-refactor-polyline.svg polyline
Image task-sel-refactor-svg.svg svg Image task-sel-refactor-use-g.svg group