2D Scene Editor Menus

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The following menus are available in the 2D scene editor's main window...

 

Edit Menu

 

Undo - Reverses the most recent change that you have made.

Redo - Re-applies the last change that was canceled with an 'Undo'.

Cut - Copies the selection to the clipboard, and removes it from the workspace.

Copy - Copies the selection to the clipboard without removing it from the workspace.

Paste - Copies contents of the clipboard into the current workspace.

Duplicate - Replicates the current selection.

Remove - Removes the current selection from the workspace.

Edit Scene Script - Allows you to edit the top level script in the scene.

Scene Properties - Opens a dialog that allows you to configure various settings for your scene.  (See 2D Scene Properties for more information).

 

View Menu

 

Overview - Does a Zoom To Fit once.

Zoom To Fit - While checked, this will automatically zoom the document to fit inside the workspace window.

Zoom Level - Zooms the document to a fixed scale.

Select All - Selects every object in the scene.

Select None - Deselects everything.

Lock Selection - While enabled, the selection cannot change.

Restrict Mouse To X - Only Screen X mouse movement is used.

Restrict Mouse To Y - Only Screen Y mouse movement is used.

 

Insert Menu

 

Clicking any of these options will create an object in the scene of the selected type.

 

Format Menu

 

Make Group - If you have selected several objects, this option will put them into a single group that you can move and transform as one object.

Break Group - If you have a group selected, this reverses the Make Group operation.

 

Tools Menu

 

Edit XML Source - Allows you to edit the source code that defines the scene.   This is an advanced feature that gives you full control over your data.

Media Playlist - Add and remove audio/video files that will be played in order.

 

Window Menu

 

Default Layout - Resets the position and size of all of the property windows in the scene editor.

 

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