Replacing Dialog String Input with Commands

When keying in simple text in the String "Input" dialog, it is possible to key in certain commands.

A legal command begins with an exclamation mark (!), followed by one of the following commands:

• "CANCEL", "REJECT"

• "QUIT, EF", "EXIT FUNCTION"

• "OPERATION COMPLETE", "OC"

• "OPTIONS"

• "STATUS"

• "GRAPHIC"

The command can be abbreviated as long as it stays unique.

Two of these commands deserve further explanation:

• STATUS lists some modal status concerning drawing creation.

• GRAPHIC gives the user the possibility to perform a graphic command (for example, Zoom In) without interrupting the current sequence of input. Once such a command has been performed, or interrupted by Cancel or Quit. The system returns to the String Input dialog.

  Note: A leading double exclamation mark is interpreted as a non-command string. In this case the double exclamation mark substituted with a single exclamation mark.