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2.1i: FPGA Editor: Unable to unhighlight a component after adding it and highlitghting it


Record #6603

Problem Title:

2.1i: FPGA Editor: Unable to unhighlight a component after adding it and highlitghting it


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description:
Selecting an empty component, adding it and then pressing
highlight makes it difficult to unhighlight the component.


Solution 1:

Resolution 3:

You can also define a hot key (the letter 's' for example) with
the following command 'alias [s] "pick -order site:etc'". Then
point the cursor over the site, press the hot key and the site is
selected. Now you can unhilite it.



Solution 2:

Resolution 2:

Select the site using the command 'select site <siteName>'
and then press the unhilite button.




Solution 3:

Solution:

You are highlighting the outline of the site instead of the
actual component. This is because the site is still selected
after you have added the component. There are a number
of options to avoid this:

Resolution 1:

You can turn on the autodeselect feature using the main
property sheet, or the command "setattr main auto-deselect
on". This option will automatically deselect any
component after a command has been issued on it.





End of Record #6603 - Last Modified: 06/29/99 16:12

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