Use the Options command to turn pointer input on
or off and control Quick Input behavior.
To adjust
Quick Input methods:
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Do one of the following:
- On the status bar, right-click QInput and click
Settings.
- Click or type Options. Then click
User Preferences and expand .
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Expand Quick Input and specify options:
- Enable Pointer Input. Turns pointer input one and
off. When turned off, the other settings of this section are not applied.
- Under Format, specify whether to apply:
- Polar Format or Cartesian
Format (default), when specifying coordinates for a
second point or subsequent points.
- Relative Coordinates (default) or
Absolute Coordinates, when specifying
coordinates for a second point or subsequent points.
- Under Display, for Coordinate tooltip
display, select one of the following:
- When point input is required. Displays input
boxes whenever a command prompts for a point.
- Always display tooltip. Displays X and Y
coordinate tooltips when no command is active and tracks coordinate
position. Displays input boxes whenever a command prompts for a
point (default).
You can change the colors of the background, borders, and text of Quick Input
tooltips and input boxes in the Options dialog box under .