Formatting Settings for Actions in Toolbars

Using some actions which you can store as buttons on toolbars, you have the option of setting the formatting settings of components, texts, graphical elements, or connection and potential definition points to exactly determined values. The available settings are the same as those that can be made in the individual property dialogs on the Display, Format and Connection graphic tabs.

For the formatting of properties, the following actions are available:

Set component format (action name: XGedIaFormatSymbol)
Set text format (action name: XGedIaFormatText)
Set format of graphical elements (action name: XGedIaFormatGraphic)
Set graphical format of connections (connection definition point, potential definition point) (action name: XGedIaFormatDefPoints).

In the following table, all possible parameters of these actions are listed. The exact syntax for each action can be seen in the example entry on the command line. This sample entry is shown in the Configure button dialog when you add a button with an action to a toolbar. If a property should not be changed, then leave the corresponding question mark "?" on the command line alone.

The following parameters are possible on the command line for the formatting settings:

Command line parameters	Meaning	Values
/height:?	Font size	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch). With the value "-16002", the "From layer" setting will be applied.
/color:?	(Text or line) Color	The predefined values are: 0 = black 1 = red 2 = yellow 3 = green 4 = cyan 5 = blue 6 = magenta 7 = black 8 = white 9 = light gray 252 = dark gray 253 = gray -16002 = from layer. However, other values can also be specified in the Color selection dialog. Values from 0 to 256 are possible. The color values are displayed in the color selection tooltips.
/justification:?	(Text) Alignment	The following values are possible: 1 = upper left 2 = upper center 3 = upper right 4 = center left 5 = middle centered 6 = center right 7 = bottom left 8 = bottom centered 9 = bottom right 10 = basis left 11 = basis center 12 = basis right 13 = special left (special alignment type for path function texts in DIN and USA projects) 14 = special centered (should not be used for new projects; needed only for reasons of compatibility with EPLAN 5) 15 = special right 16 = JIC special left (special alignment types for path function texts in JIC projects) 17 = JIC special center (should not be used for new projects; needed only for reasons of compatibility with EPLAN 5) 18 = JIC special right.
/angle:?	Angle to the X-axis by which the text should be rotated in the counter-clockwise direction.	The following values are possible: 0 45 90 135 180 -45 -90 -135. Angle specifications are always in degrees. The "°" character need not be specified, but may be.
/font:?	Font	The values for fonts 1-10 can be determined under the Options > Settings > Company > Graphical editing > Fonts menu items. The following values are possible: 0 = Font 1 in the company settings 1 = Font 2 in the company settings 2 = Font 3 in the company settings 3 = Font 4 in the company settings 4 = Font 5 in the company settings 5 = Font 6 in the company settings 6 = Font 7 in the company settings 7 = Font 8 in the company settings 8 = Font 9 in the company settings 9 = Font 10 in the company settings.
/visible:?	Invisible (text or line invisible / visible)	The following values are possible: 0 = invisible 1 = visible. 2 = from layer.
/bold:?	Font style / Bold	The following values are possible: 0 = normal 1 = bold.
/italic:?	Font style / Italic	The following values are possible: 0 = normal 1 = italic.
/underline:?	Font style / Underlined	The following values are possible: 0 = normal 1 = underlined.
/showtextbox:?	Draw text box	The following values are possible: 0 = don't show text box 1 = show text box as rectangle 2 = show text box as ellipse 3 = from layer.
/graphic:?	Graphic	The following values are possible: 0 = don't show graphic 1 = show graphic as rectangle 2 = show graphic as ellipse.
/setframeactive:?	Activate alignment box	The following values are possible: 0 = deactivate settings for alignment box 1 = activate settings for alignment box.
/showframe:?	Draw alignment box	The following values are possible: 0 = don't show alignment box 1 = show alignment box.
/framewidth:?	Width of the alignment box	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch)
/frameheight:?	Height of the alignment box	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch)
/adjustframe:?	Fit (alignment box)	The following values are possible: 1 = don't fit 16 = Text: Fixed width, never hyphenate words 32 = Text: Fixed height, never hyphenate words 64 = Hyphenate words 80 = Text: Fixed width, hyphenate words 128 = Remove breaks 144 = Text: Fixed width, never hyphenate words, remove breaks 208 = Text: Fixed width, hyphenate words, remove breaks.
/width:?	Line thickness	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch). With the value "-16002", the "From layer" setting will be applied.
/type:?	Line type	The following values are possible: 0 = solid 1 = dashed 2 = dotted 3 = dash-dot 4 = dash-dot-dot 5 = dash-2 short dashes 6 = long dash-dot -16002 = from layer.
/patternlength:?	Pattern length	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch). With the value "-16002", the "From layer" setting will be applied.
/sizefromsettings:?	Size from project setting	The following values are possible: 0 = switched off 1 = switched on.
/leaderline:?	Activate leader line	The following values are possible: 0 = switched off 1 = switched on.
/lineendstyle:?	Line end style	The following values are possible: 0 = round 1 = rectangular 2 = flat 32 = from layer.
/filled:?	Fill surface	The following values are possible: 0 = graphical element is not filled 1 = graphical element is filled.
/rounded:?	Rounded (only applies to rectangles)	The following values are possible: 0 = corners of the rectangle will not be rounded 1 = corners of the rectangle will be rounded.
/radius:?	Arc Radius (only applies to rounded rectangles; fillet radius of the corners)	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch)
/language:?	Language (as on the Display / Format tab in the Property dialog); only for the 'Set component format' and 'Set text format' actions	The following values are possible: AllLanguagesColumn = All displayed languages (arrange horizontally) AllLanguagesRow = All displayed languages (arrange vertically) OneLanguageVariable = One language (variable) 'de_DE', 'en_US', ... = Specify the language
/propertyId:?	Identifier of a component property to be defined (= Property number) If this parameter is used, all format modifications are only performed for the property texts of the one specified property of the component. If this parameter is not used, the format modifications are performed for the property texts of all placed properties.	5-digit number
/propertyIndex:?	The index, if the property has indices; usually 0
/linespacing:?	Row spacing	Numeric values. The value "1" corresponds, e.g., to single row spacing, value "2" is double spacing, etc.
/paragraphspacing:?	Paragraph spacing	Numeric values in "mm" or in "In" (Inch)
/layer:?	Layer	Layer name (e.g. "EPLAN501")
/donttranslate:?	Do not translate automatically (as in the Text tab in the Property dialog); only for the "Set text format" action	The following values are possible: 1 = Text is not automatically translated. 0 = Text is translated.

Note:

Size values such as those for the Font size or Line thickness fields may be entered in 'mm' or 'In' (inches). If no unit is specified for a value, the displayed measuring unit set in the properties (Options > Settings > User > Display > Displayed units of measure) will be used in the user interface settings.