The Attributes Menu contains commands primarily for modifying the presentation format of Xic. Each sub-window has an independent set of attributes, which are initially set to those of the main window.
The table below summarizes the command buttons found in the Attributes Menu, listing the internal name and command function.
| Attributes Menu | |||
| Label | Name | Pop-up | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save Tech | updat | none | Save technology file |
| Key Map | keymp | none | Create keyboard mapping file |
| Define Macro | macro | none | Define a keyboard macro |
| Main Window | Attributes sub-menu | Set main window attributes | |
| Set Attributes | attr | Window Attributes | Set misc. attributes for drawing windows |
| Connection Dots | dots | Connection Points | Show connection dots in schematics |
| Set Font | font | Font Selection | Set text fonts used |
| Set Color | color | Color Selection | Set layer and other colors |
| Set Fill | fill | Fill Pattern Editor | Set layer fill patterns |
| Edit Layers | edlyr | Layer Editor | Add or remove layers |
| Edit Tech Params | lpedt | Tech Parameter Editor | Edit technology parameters |
The Connection Dots button appears only when the full Xic feature set is enabled, not in the XicII or Xiv virtual products.
The sub-menu brought up by the Main Window button is identical to the Attributes menu in the sub-windows produced from the Viewport button in the View Menu. The settings apply to the main window.
| Sub-Window Attributes Menu | |||
| Label | Name | Pop-up | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze Display | freez | none | Suppress redisplay |
| Show Context in Push | cntxt | none | Show context in subedit |
| Show Phys Properties | props | none | Show physical properties |
| Show Labels | labls | none | Show labels |
| Label True Orient | larot | none | Show labels transformed |
| Show Cell Names | cnams | none | Show cell names |
| Cell Name true Orient | cnrot | none | Show cell names transformed |
| Don't Show Unexpanded | nouxp | none | Don't show unexpanded subcells |
| Objects Shown | objs | none | Object display control |
| Subthreshold Boxes | tinyb | none | Show outline of subthreshold cells |
| No Top Symbolic | nosym | none | Electrical only, don't show top cell as symbolic |
| Set Grid | grid | Grid Setup | Set grid parameters |