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Ini file [ATPDraw] section


The following table lists and describes the name and legal value range of available parameters in the [ATPDraw] section:

Parameter Range Description
AutoSave On|Off Enables/disables circuit file auto saving.
AutoSaveInterval 1-60 Specifies the autosave interval in number of minutes.
CreateBackupFile On|Off Enables/disables the creation of circuit backup files.
DeleteTempFile On|Off Enables/disables deletion of temporary files when exiting ATPDraw. Temporary files are *.sup, *.alc, *.bct that are stored in the projects.
SaveWindowSizePos On|Off Enables/disables the storing of window size and position.
SaveWindowState On|Off Enables/disables the recording of main window current state.
SaveToolbarState On|Off Enables/disables the recording of tool bar visibility state.
SaveStatusBarState On|Off Enables/disables the recording of status bar visibility state.
SaveCommentLineState On|Off Enables/disables the recording of circuit window comment line visibility state.
Win31DialogStyle On|Off Enables/disables Windows 3.1 style open and save dialogs.
SaveOnExit On|Off Enables/disables the auto saving of program options on exit.
PolyDots On|Off Enables/disables the removal of extra points left on screen by the polygon drawing function used to select groups of objects in the circuit window. Some display adapters seem to incorrectly invert the connection point of lines.
PolyBug On|Off Enables/disables the use of an internal PolyLine function. This is a workaround function that corrects a problem which may appear with some display adapters when a polygon is moved outside the left or upper edge of the screen.
Version '5.4p2' Used to find the version number of the previous ATPDraw execution. If the previous and present versions are different the Toolbar needs to be reset. Alternatively the file toolbar.cfg stored in %APPDATA%/atpdraw/ can be deleted.

Note that the last two parameters cannot be set from the Tools Options dialog box. If you experience problems during polygon drawing operations, try to set one or both parameters to On using a text editor.

Parameters accepting the boolean values On or Off also accept True, False, 1 or 0.

Default settings:

[ATPDraw]
AutoSave=Off
AutoSaveInterval=5
CreateBackupFile=Off
SaveWindowSizePos=On
SaveWindowState=Off
SaveToolbarState=On
SaveStatusBarState=On
SaveCommentLineState=Off
Win31DialogStyle=Off
SaveOnExit=Off
PolyDots=Off
PolyBug=Off
Version='5.3'

See also: Initialization File, [Preferences], [Directories], [View Options], [ATP Settings], [Objects], other sections