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Attributes

Attributes are what make a component unique. You can get to the attribute tables several ways: 1) Click on windows on the menubar then click attributes. 2) Right click on the component you want to see in the attributes and select attributes. 3) Press alt+a while the component you want to be visible in the attributes has the focus (symbolized by 8 black squares around the component) The attribute table is easy to navigate. There is a combo box (drop down list boxes) on top. This list signifies the current working component, below that is a dynamic area that changes according to the attribute you have selected. Below that area is a list of of all available attributes that you can change, to select one just click on it, and depending on the type of attribute you will be given a choice on how to change the value. Below is a list of kinds of attributes. List Selection This will make the above mentioned area into another combo box in which you can make a selection of a number of choices. True/False This looks similar to the above, but will always have true or false as the choices in the combo box. Text This is actually used to text or numeric values, the operator must decide when each value is resonable, this is like this so the user may put a #define into the box that is defined somewhere like the globals editor. File this is almost identical to the above one, except it is used to enter a file so there is a browse button that becomes available so you can browse your filesystem for the file you want. Colour This puts a button into the above mentioned area which when clicked will take you to a dialog to allow you to mix the colour you want or select from a series of premade colours. You can then save or cancel from inside that dialog to come back to the attribute table.