[Cyan]<DATools6.1>SXMaintenance23>ChipNDale.TIP!1

-- ChipNDale.TIP

-- Tip-table for ChipNDale

-- Created by: Christian Jacobi, June 1, 1984 5:25:04 pm PDT

-- Last Edited by: Monier, July 25, 1984 7:42:41 pm PDT

-- Last Edited by: Jacobi, April 30, 1985 6:17:51 pm PDT

-- Last Edited by: Sindhu, January 15, 1985 12:01:17 pm PST

gbb June 11, 1986 12:04:38 pm PDT

[DEF,LeftDown,(Red Down)]

[DEF,LeftUp,(Red Up)]

[DEF,MiddleDown,(Yellow Down)]

[DEF,MiddleUp,(Yellow Up)]

[DEF,RightDown,(Blue Down)]

[DEF,RightUp,(Blue Up)]

[DEF,CTRL,(Ctrl Down)]

[DEF,SHIFT,(LeftShift Down | RightShift Down)]

[DEF,LEFTSH,(LeftShift Down | Lock Down)]

[DEF,WireCursor,(WHILE ChipndaleWireCursor)]

[DEF,ArrowCursor,(WHILE ChipndaleArrowCursor)]

[DEF,RectCursor,(WHILE ChipndaleRectCursor)]

[DEF,InFooMode,(WHILE ChipndaleXMode)]

[DEF,NotInFooMode,(WHILE ChipndaleNXMode)]

[DEF,ClearFooMode,(UseCursor, SetXModeOff)]

[DEF,SetFooMode,(UseCursor, SetXModeOn)]

[DEF,ResetT,(Coords, StopTrack, Track)] -- might Track

[DEF,Reset,(StopTrack)]

[DEF,FirstSelect,(Coords, ReSelectOnlyP, Track)]

[DEF,CloseFirstSelect,(Coords, CloseReSelectOnlyP, Track)]

[DEF,OtherSelect,(Coords, OnlySelectP, Track)]

[DEF,ReselectLast,(Coords, DeSelectLP, AddSelectP, Track)]

[DEF,RectTracking,(Coords, StopTrack, UseCursor, rect, Track)]

[DEF,ArrowTracking,(Coords, StopTrack, UseCursor, arrow, Track)]

[DEF,WireTracking,(Coords, StopTrack, UseCursor, wire, Track)]

[DEF,PartialWire,(Coords, ContinueWire, UseCursor, PartialWireAdvance, Track)]

[DEF,FlipWire,(UseCursor, FlipWire, Coords, Track)] --WARNING these Coords might be out of range

[DEF,Menu,

(~1 Down WHILE Space Down

WHILE [RightUp] WHILE [LeftUp] WHILE [MiddleUp] => Coords, ~2;

Space Down WHILE ~1 Down

WHILE [RightUp] WHILE [LeftUp] WHILE [MiddleUp] => Coords, ~2)]

~1 represent's key; ~2 represent's Menu atom to call

[DEF,Catch,(~1 Down => StopTrack, UseCursor, default;

~1 Up => StopTrack, UseCursor, default;

[RightDown] WHILE ~1 Down => [ResetT];

[LeftDown] WHILE ~1 Down => [FirstSelect];

[MiddleDown] WHILE ~1 Down => StopTrack, UseCursor, default

)]

~1 represent's key to catch

[DEF,MouseUpOrCTRL,([LeftUp] WHILE ~1 Down => ~2;

[RightUp] WHILE ~1 Down => ~2;

~1 Down WHILE [CTRL] => ~2;

[CTRL] WHILE ~1 Down => ~2

)]

~1 represent's key ; ~2 represents action

[DEF,StepStretch,

([LeftUp] WHILE ~1 Down WHILE TAB Down => Coords, ~2;

[RightUp] WHILE ~1 Down WHILE TAB Down => Coords, ~2;

~1 Down WHILE TAB Down WHILE [LeftDown] => Coords, ~2;

~1 Down WHILE TAB Down WHILE [RightDown] => Coords, ~2)]

~1 represent's key ; ~2 represents action atom

[DEF,StepConnecty,

(~1 Down WHILE [CTRL] WHILE TAB Down => ~2;

[CTRL] WHILE ~1 Down WHILE TAB Down => ~2)]

-- NOT TAB last key down.

~1 represent's key ; ~2 represents action atom

SELECT TRIGGER FROM

Mouse

Mouse => Coords, Track;

[LeftDown] WHILE [RightDown] => [Reset];

[LeftDown] WHILE [MiddleDown] => [Reset];

[MiddleDown] WHILE [LeftDown] => [Reset];

[MiddleDown] WHILE [RightDown] => [Reset];

[RightDown] WHILE [LeftDown] => [Reset];

[RightDown] WHILE [MiddleDown] => [Reset];

ESC

Abort commands

Remember: ESC-LF aborts an ongoing paint process

DEL Down WHILE ESC Down => AbortCommand;

ESC Down WHILE DEL Down => AbortCommand;

Un-delete, un-arrow

D Down WHILE ESC Down => Undel;

ESC Down WHILE D Down => Undel;

A Down WHILE ESC Down => RemoveArrow;

ESC Down WHILE A Down => RemoveArrow;

Space Down WHILE ESC Down => RestoreView;

ESC Down WHILE Space Down => RestoreView;

Layer Commands: select layer and set current layer

[LeftUp] WHILE [SHIFT] WHILE ESC Down => DeSelectS, AddSelectLevel;

[RightUp] WHILE [SHIFT] WHILE ESC Down => AddSelectLevel;

Deselect all, Deselect incrementally by pointing and by area

[LeftDown] WHILE ESC Down => [ResetT];

[LeftUp] WHILE ESC Down => DeSelectS;

[RightDown] WHILE ESC Down WHILE [SHIFT] => [ResetT];

[RightDown] WHILE ESC Down => SELECT TRIGGER FROM

[RightUp] BEFORE 200 => Coords, DeSelectLP;

ENDCASE => [RectTracking]; -- start Area Selection

[RightUp] [RectCursor] WHILE ESC Down => Coords, AreaDeSelect;

Set layer

[MiddleDown] WHILE ESC Down => Coords, SetLayerP;

[RightUp] WHILE ESC Down => [ResetT];

[MiddleUp] WHILE ESC Down => [ResetT];

[Catch, ESC];

Space for menu's

All the pop-up menus

[Menu, B, TextPropertyMenu];

[Menu, C, CellMenu];

[Menu, D, DirectoryMenu];

[Menu, G, GlobalMenu];

[Menu, I, IOMenu];

[Menu, M, DrawMode];

[Menu, N, NameMenu];

[Menu, O, OtherProgramMenu];

[Menu, P, ProgramMenu];

[Menu, S, SpecialMenu];

[Menu, T, TransformS];

[Menu, V, ViewerMenu];

[Menu, Comma, SetSimplification];

[Menu, Period, TicksInfo];

[Menu, Slash, GridInfo];

[Menu, U, GeneratorMenu];

[Menu, Y, DisplayMenu];

[Menu, X, ImportMenu];

[Menu, BackSlash, ConditionsMenu];

AAA

Stretching and Moving incrementally left the selection

[StepConnecty, A, StretchyMoveStepLeftS];

[StepStretch, A, StretchStepLeftS];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, A, LambdaLeftS];

[MiddleUp] WHILE A Down => Coords, SetArrow;

[Catch, A];

BBB

[Catch, B];

CCC

Creation of cell (use X key)

[MiddleDown] WHILE C Down WHILE X Down => CreateCellSAndName;

Create or draw expand a Cell (use X key)

[MiddleDown] WHILE C Down => Coords, DrawCell;

Pop

LeftShift Down WHILE C Down => PopMenu;

C Down WHILE LeftShift Down => PopMenu;

Push

[MouseUpOrCTRL, C, PushS];

[Catch, C];

DDD

Deleting

[MouseUpOrCTRL, D, DeleteS];

[Catch, D];

EEE

Mirror up-down (this key is close to R (otation); further, it is symmetric )

Space Down WHILE E Down WHILE [LeftDown] => [OtherSelect];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, E, MirrorYS];

[Catch, E];

FFF

[Catch, F];

GGG

[MouseUpOrCTRL, G, IncreaseByWidth];

[Catch, G];

HHH

hard copy

[MiddleDown] WHILE H Down => [RectTracking];

[LeftDown] WHILE H Down => [FirstSelect], [RectTracking];

[RightDown] WHILE H Down => [ResetT], [RectTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE H Down => Coords, HardCopyMenu;

[RightUp] WHILE H Down => Coords, HardCopyMenu;

[LeftUp] WHILE H Down => Coords, HardCopyMenu;

[Catch, H];

III

[MiddleDown] WHILE I Down => DisplayInstanceNames;

[Catch, I];

JJJ

[Catch, J];

KKK

[Catch, K];

LLL

[Catch, L];

MMM

measure; note also CTRL middle does measure

[LeftDown] WHILE M Down => SELECT TRIGGER FROM

[MiddleUp] BEFORE 200 => Coords, Statistic;

ENDCASE => [ArrowTracking];

[LeftUp] WHILE M Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, Coordinates;

[Catch, M];

NNN

Signal or instance Names

[MiddleDown] WHILE N Down => SignalNameS; --enter a signalname

[LeftUp] WHILE N Down => ShowPropertiesS; --on terminal

[RightUp] WHILE N Down => DisplayNames; --on design viewers

[Catch, N];

OOO

[Catch, O];

PPP

Show or put properties of single-selected object; speed up commands

[MiddleDown] WHILE P Down WHILE [SHIFT] => PropertyApp;

[LeftUp] WHILE P Down WHILE [SHIFT] => ShowPropertiesS;

Rect program menu

[MiddleDown] WHILE P Down => [RectTracking];

[LeftDown] WHILE P Down => [FirstSelect], [RectTracking];

[RightDown] WHILE P Down => [ResetT], [RectTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE P Down [RectCursor] => Coords, RectProgramMenu;

[RightUp] WHILE P Down [RectCursor] => Coords, RectProgramMenu;

[LeftUp] WHILE P Down [RectCursor] => Coords, RectProgramMenu;

[Catch, P];

QQQ

[Catch, Q];

RRR

Rotation and rename of objects

Space Down WHILE R Down WHILE [LeftDown] => [OtherSelect];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, R, RotS];

[Catch, R];

SSS

Stretching and Moving incrementally right the selection

[StepConnecty, S, StretchyMoveStepRightS];

[StepStretch, S, StretchStepRightS];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, S, LambdaRightS];

[MiddleDown] WHILE S Down => [RectTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE S Down [RectCursor] => Coords, RectSpecialMenu;

[Catch, S];

TTT

Mirror left-right (this key is close to R (otation); further, it is symmetric )

Space Down WHILE T Down WHILE [LeftDown] => [OtherSelect];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, T, MirrorS];

[Catch, T];

UUU

[MiddleDown] WHILE U Down => [RectTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE U Down [RectCursor] => Coords, CallGenerator;

[Catch, U];

VVV

Display the viewers

[MiddleDown] WHILE V Down => DisplayViewers;

[Catch, V];

WWW

Stretching and Moving incrementally up the selection

[StepConnecty, W, StretchyMoveStepUpS];

[StepStretch, W, StretchStepUpS];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, W, LambdaUpS];

[Catch, W];

XXX

external (imported) objects

[RightDown] WHILE X Down WHILE Z Down => Reset;

[LeftDown] WHILE X Down WHILE Z Down => Reset;

[RightUp] WHILE X Down WHILE Z Down => Coords, SelectADesign, CloseReSelectOnlyP, Track;

[LeftUp] WHILE X Down WHILE Z Down => Coords, SelectADesign, CloseReSelectOnlyP, Track;

[MiddleDown] WHILE X Down WHILE Z Down => Coords, DrawCorrespondingObject;

[MiddleDown] WHILE X Down => Coords, DrawImported;

[Catch, X];

YYY

[MiddleDown] WHILE Y Down => Coords, DrawMark;

[Catch, Y];

ZZZ

Stretching and Moving incrementally down the selection

[StepConnecty, Z, StretchyMoveStepDownS];

[StepStretch, Z, StretchStepDownS];

[MouseUpOrCTRL, Z, LambdaDownS];

[Catch, Z];

Zero

Zero Down => TipTableVersionFeb10x1986;

[Catch, Zero];

One

[Catch, One];

Two

[Catch, Two];

Three

[Catch, Three];

Four

[Catch, Four];

Five

[Catch, Five];

Six

[Catch, Six];

Seven

[Catch, Seven];

Eight

[Catch, Eight];

Arrow

Debug chipndale

[LeftUp] WHILE Arrow Down => Coords, Debug;

[MiddleUp] WHILE Arrow Down => Coords, Debug;

[RightUp] WHILE Arrow Down => Coords, Debug;

[Catch, Arrow];

Quote

Prepare plots

[LeftDown] WHILE Quote Down => [RectTracking];

[MiddleDown] WHILE Quote Down => [RectTracking];

[RightDown] WHILE Quote Down => [RectTracking];

BW Plot

[LeftUp] WHILE Quote Down WHILE [SHIFT] [RectCursor] => Coords, VersatecBWPlot;

[MiddleUp] WHILE Quote Down WHILE [SHIFT] [RectCursor] => Coords, VersatecBWPlot;

[RightUp] WHILE Quote Down WHILE [SHIFT] [RectCursor] => Coords, VersatecBWPlot;

Color Plot

[LeftUp] WHILE Quote Down [RectCursor] => Coords, VersatecColorPlot;

[MiddleUp] WHILE Quote Down [RectCursor] => Coords, VersatecColorPlot;

[RightUp] WHILE Quote Down [RectCursor] => Coords, VersatecColorPlot;

[Catch, Quote];

LeftBracket

LeftBracket together with RightBracket: undo repetition

[LeftUp] WHILE LeftBracket Down WHILE RightBracket Down => TransformToCellS, ExpandS;

[RightUp] WHILE LeftBracket Down WHILE RightBracket Down => TransformToCellS, ExpandS;

Increment the repetition (LeftBracket is near the =)

[MouseUpOrCTRL, LeftBracket, IncCountS];

[Catch, LeftBracket];

RightBracket

Decrement the repetition (RightBracket is near the =)

[MouseUpOrCTRL, RightBracket, DecCountS];

[Catch, RightBracket];

Equal

Create a Repetition (do you se the repeated horizontal lines?)

[MiddleDown] WHILE Equal Down => [ArrowTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE Equal Down [ArrowCursor] WHILE [SHIFT] => Coords, ChangeRepetition;

[MiddleUp] WHILE Equal Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, DrawRepetition;

[Catch, Equal];

Dash, for polygons

[MiddleDown] WHILE Dash Down => [ArrowTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE Dash Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, PolygonMenu;

[Catch, Dash];

BackSlash

Split Wire (do you see how the | splits the wires?)

[RightDown] WHILE BackSlash Down => [ArrowTracking];

[MiddleDown] WHILE BackSlash Down => [ArrowTracking];

[LeftDown] WHILE BackSlash Down => [FirstSelect], [ArrowTracking];

Space Down WHILE [LeftDown] WHILE BackSlash Down => [OtherSelect], [ArrowTracking];

[LeftUp] WHILE BackSlash Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, SplitWireS;

[RightUp] WHILE BackSlash Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, SplitWireS;

[MiddleUp] WHILE BackSlash Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, SplitWireS;

[Catch, BackSlash];

SemiColon

Pins (EXXPERIMENTAL)

[MiddleDown] WHILE SemiColon Down => [RectTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE SemiColon Down WHILE [SHIFT] [RectCursor] => Coords, DrawSegment;

[MiddleUp] WHILE SemiColon Down [RectCursor] => Coords, DrawPin;

[MouseUpOrCTRL, SemiColon, ChangeSymbolicLayer];

[Catch, SemiColon];

--remember: LF-ESC aborts an ongoing paint process

[LeftDown] WHILE LF Down => DeSelectS, AddSelectLayer;

[RightDown] WHILE LF Down => AddSelectLayer;

[Catch, LF];

DEL

--remember: ESC-DEL => AbortCommand

[Catch, DEL];

Comma <

Zoom in

Comma Down => ScaleMoreDetail;

[Catch, Comma];

Period >

Zoom out

Period Down => ScaleLessDetail;

[Catch, Period];

Slash (but you really see the <?> )

Display hierarchy

[MiddleDown] WHILE Slash Down => Coords, SpinifexHighlightNodeP;

[MouseUpOrCTRL, Slash, MoveToGrid];

Display Foo

Slash Down WHILE [SHIFT] => Statistic;

Slash Down WHILE [CTRL] => Statistic;

[Catch, Slash];

Keyset1

[Catch, Keyset1];

Keyset2

[Catch, Keyset2];

Keyset3

[Catch, Keyset3];

Keyset4

[Catch, Keyset4];

Keyset5

[Catch, Keyset5];

[Catch, BS];

Spare2

[Spare2, ShowErrors];

Spare3

area selection touching

[RightDown] WHILE Spare3 Down => [RectTracking]; -- start Area Selection

[LeftDown] WHILE Spare3 Down => [RectTracking]; -- start Area Selection

area de selection touching

[RightUp] [RectCursor] WHILE Spare3 Down WHILE RightShift Down => Coords, AreaDeSelectTouching;

area exclusive selection touching

[LeftUp] [RectCursor] WHILE Spare3 Down => Coords, DeSelectS, AreaAddSelectTouching;

area inclusive selection touching

[RightUp] [RectCursor] WHILE Spare3 Down => Coords, AreaAddSelectTouching;

[Catch, Spare3];

Space

Reselection

Space Down WHILE [RightDown] [ArrowCursor] => [ReselectLast], UseCursor, arrow, Track;

Space Down WHILE [LeftDown] [ArrowCursor] => [OtherSelect], UseCursor, arrow, Track;

Space Down WHILE [RightDown] => [ReselectLast];

Space Down WHILE [LeftDown] => [OtherSelect];

Show Box viewer

[LeftDown] WHILE Space Down => [RectTracking];

[LeftUp] WHILE Space Down WHILE [SHIFT] [RectCursor] => Coords, ShowRectX;

[LeftUp] WHILE Space Down [RectCursor] => Coords, ShowRect;

Move viewer (drag) or reset scale (click)

[MiddleDown] WHILE Space Down => [ArrowTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE Space Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, MoveScreen;

Select all

[RightDown] WHILE Space Down => [ResetT];

[RightUp] WHILE Space Down=> SelectAll;

Show all, selection

TAB Down WHILE Space Down => ResetScaleTop;

Space Down WHILE TAB Down => ResetScaleTop;

[CTRL] WHILE Space Down => ResetScaleSel;

Space Down WHILE [CTRL] => ResetScaleSel;

Wires

Space Down WHILE [MiddleDown] [WireCursor] => [FlipWire];

CTRL

Stretchy move

[LeftUp] WHILE [CTRL] WHILE TAB Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, StretchyMoveS;

[RightUp] WHILE [CTRL] WHILE TAB Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, StretchyMoveS;

Move

[LeftDown] WHILE [CTRL] => [FirstSelect], [ArrowTracking];

[RightDown] WHILE [CTRL] => [ArrowTracking];

[LeftUp] WHILE [CTRL] [ArrowCursor] => Coords, MoveS;

[RightUp] WHILE [CTRL] [ArrowCursor] => Coords, MoveS;

TAB

Stretch

[LeftDown] WHILE TAB Down => [FirstSelect], [ArrowTracking];

[RightDown] WHILE TAB Down => [ArrowTracking];

[LeftUp] WHILE TAB Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, StretchS;

[RightUp] WHILE TAB Down [ArrowCursor] => Coords, StretchS;

SHIFT

Copy

[RightDown] WHILE [SHIFT] => [ArrowTracking];

[LeftDown] WHILE [SHIFT] => [FirstSelect], [ArrowTracking];

[LeftUp] WHILE [SHIFT] [ArrowCursor] => Coords, CopyS;

[RightUp] WHILE [SHIFT] [ArrowCursor] => Coords, CopyS;

[LeftUp] WHILE [RightDown] => DeSelectS;

[LeftUp] WHILE [MiddleDown] => DeSelectS;

[RightUp] WHILE [LeftDown] => DeSelectS;

[RightUp] WHILE [MiddleDown] => DeSelectS;

[MiddleUp] WHILE [LeftDown] => [Reset];

[MiddleUp] WHILE [RightDown] => [Reset];

Right

Selection

[RightDown] => SELECT TRIGGER FROM

[RightUp] BEFORE 200 => Coords, DoubleAddSelect;

ENDCASE => [RectTracking]; -- start Area Selection

[RightUp] [RectCursor] => Coords, MultiAddSelect; -- Area inclusive Selection contained

Left

Selection

[LeftDown] => SELECT TRIGGER FROM

[LeftUp] BEFORE 200 => [CloseFirstSelect];

ENDCASE => [RectTracking]; -- start Area Selection

[LeftUp] [RectCursor] => Coords, MultiOnlySelect;-- Area exclusive Selection contained

Middle

Measure size and coordinates, statistic

[MiddleDown] WHILE [CTRL] => SELECT TRIGGER FROM

[MiddleUp] BEFORE 200 => Coords, Statistic, Track;

ENDCASE => [ArrowTracking];

[MiddleUp] WHILE [CTRL] [ArrowCursor] => Coords, Coordinates;

Wires

[MiddleDown] => [WireTracking];

LeftShift Down WHILE [MiddleDown] [WireCursor] => [PartialWire];

[MiddleUp] [WireCursor] => Coords, DrawWire;

Catches

[LeftDown] => [ResetT];

[RightDown] => [ResetT];

[MiddleDown] => [ResetT];

[LeftUp] => [ResetT];

[RightUp] => [ResetT];

[MiddleUp] => [ResetT];

ENDCASE.