■ Create custom linetypes and hatch patterns. You can create linetypes and
hatch patterns that conform to your company standards and working
methods.■ Customize the user interface. The CUIx file controls many aspects of the
user interface, including the behavior of your pointing device buttons and
the functionality and appearance of pull-down, tablet, and image tile
menus, toolbars, and accelerator keys. You can edit or create a CUIx file
to add commands or combine commands and assign them to a menu,
toolbar, or other location.■ Customize the status line. You can use the DIESEL string expression
language and the MODEMACRO system variable to provide additional
information at the status line, such as the date and time or system variable
settings.■ Automate repetitive tasks by writing scripts. A script is an ASCII text file
containing commands that are processed like a batch file when you run
the script. For example, if a set of drawings needs to be plotted a certain
way, you can write a script that opens each drawing, hides and displays
various layers, and issues PLOT commands. You can use scripts with slides
to create automated presentations like those used at trade shows. A slide
is a “snapshot” of the drawing area that cannot be edited. Slides can also
be used in image tile menus and dialog boxes.See also:■ “Organize Program and Support Files”■ “Toolbars”■ “Customize a Publish to Web Template”■ “Create Command Aliases”■ “Custom Linetypes”■ “Custom Hatch Patterns”■ “User Interface Customization”■ “DIESEL”■ “Customize the Status Line”■ “Slides and Command Scripts”2 | Chapter 1 Basic Customization