<Chapter 10:  Setting the Graphic Defaults>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS menu to set the default properties that will apply
to subsequently inserted graphic picture elements. A separate menu, the
T-DEFAULTS menu, controls the default properties for text elements. (See
Chapter <[11]>.)

<Section 10.1:  Pattern>
     The G-DEFAULTS/PATTERN command controls the default fill pattern for
filled regions. The set of available patterns is determined by the
currently installed pattern file. This can be changed by using the
SETUP/INSTALL/PATTERNS command <[12.5.2]>. These basic patterns can be
varied by color and by reversing the roles of foreground and background.
Use the this command to display a new menu, from which you can change the
basic pattern, the pattern reversal, and the pattern background color.
(The default foreground color of the pattern is the default drawing color
which can be modified via the COLOR command <[10.3]>.)

     Patterns can also be used when drawing lines and arcs (which includes
drawing the border of a filled region). To change this default pattern,
use the G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/LINE-PAT command <[10.7.4]>.

<Section 10.1.1:  Pattern>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/PATTERN/PATTERN command to change the basic bitmap
of ON and OFF pixels for the default fill pattern. Press the command
letter to display a menu of available patterns. Choose one to set the
default basic bitmap pattern.

<Section 10.1.2:  Reverse>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/PATTERN/REVERSE command to change the default fill
pattern by reversing the ON and OFF pixels of the basic pattern. REVERSE
is a multiple choice command with two values, ENABLED and DISABLED.

<Section 10.1.3:  Background>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/PATTERN/BACKGROUND command to change the color
used when drawing the OFF pixels of the default fill pattern. (The ON
pixels are drawn using the current drawing color.) Press the command
letter to display a menu of seventeen choices, the sixteen colors and
NONE. If you choose a color, that color becomes the default pattern
background color. If you choose NONE, then the OFF pixels of the default
pattern will be transparent.

<Section 10.2:  Border>
     The G-DEFAULTS/BORDER command controls the default border color for
filled regions. Press the command letter to display a menu of 17 choices,
the 16 colors and NONE. If you choose a color, that color becomes the
default border color that applies when groups are converted into filled
regions (see the MODIFY/FILL command <[4.8]>). If you choose NONE, then no
border will be drawn when regions are created.

<Section 10.3:  Color>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/COLOR command to select a new graphic default
color. Subsequently inserted lines and filled regions will be drawn in
this color. (To set the default color for text labels use the
T-DEFAULTS/COLOR command <[11.5]>).

     If you have a monochrome display, all colors appear the same except
color F (BACKGROUND). The display of most monochrome monitors for the PC
and compatibles is green or amber on a black background. Most printers
print black on a white background. Therefore, the names BLACK and WHITE
are not used in the color menu, and the substitutes FOREGROUND and
BACKGROUND are used instead. FOREGROUND color will be green or amber on
screen and black on paper. BACKGROUND color will be black on screen and
white on paper.

<Section 10.4:  Override>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/OVERRIDE command you to override the native colors
and/or line styles of subsequently inserted objects. Type the command
letter to cycle through the four modes: NONE, COLOR, LINES, and BOTH. When
the setting is NONE, an inserted object is drawn exactly as it was
defined, using its native colors and line styles. When the setting is
COLOR, the object is drawn in the current default color. When the setting
is LINES, the object is drawn in the current default line style. When the
setting is BOTH, the object is drawn in both the current default color and
line style.

<Section 10.5:  Rotation>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/ROTATION command to set the rotation of all
objects subsequently inserted. Press the command letter to display a menu
of eight choices: 0, 90, 180, 270 (degrees clockwise), \, -, /, | (mirror
images).

<Section 10.6:  Stretches>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/STRETCHES command to set the default stretch
factors applied to all subsequently inserted objects. It is an XY input
command. If you specify X=1/2 and Y=1/2, for example, all objects inserted
thereafter will initially appear at half of their native size.

<Section 10.7:  Line-style>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE command to set the default nib type,
pen size and dashing parameters.

<Section 10.7.1:  Nib-type>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/NIB-TYPE command to set the nib, or pen
point, to be used in drawing lines and region boundaries. Type the command
letter to display a menu of possible nib types. The nib shapes include:
point, horizontal line, vertical line, up-sloping line, down-sloping line,
box, ellipse, and rhombus. Most nib types require X and Y input to
determine their size. These are set by the PEN-SIZE command (see below).

<Section 10.7.2:  Pen-size>
     Use the G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/PEN-SIZE command to set the size of the
nib used in drawing lines and region boundaries. It is an XY input
command; type in the desired values. Note that three nib types ignore one
or both of these settings. They are: Point, which is always one pixel by
one pixel, Horizontal line, which ignores the Y setting, and Vertical
line, which ignores the X setting. (See the NIB-TYPE command, above.)

<Section 10.7.3:  Dashes>
     The G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/DASHES command has two capabilities. Use it
to turn line dashing on and off. It is also an XY input command in which,
when dashing is on, X = dash length, and Y = space between dashes (in
pixels). If the pen size (see above) is larger than 0, the dashes will
overlap unless you set  Y sufficiently large to compensate.

<Section 10.7.4:  Line-pat>
     The patterns used to draw filled regions can also be used when
drawing lines. Initially, the default line drawing pattern is set to
SOLID, but you can use the G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/LINE-PAT command to
change to a different pattern. Lines drawn with a point pen are usually
too thin to display these patterns to advantage, and so, you will normally
want to use one of the other nib types when drawing with patterns other
than SOLID.

To change the default pattern for filled regions, use the
G-DEFAULTS/PATTERN command <[10.1]>.

<Section 10.7.4.1:  Pattern>
     The G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/LINE-PAT/PATTERN command lets you set the
basic bitmap of ON and OFF pixels for the default line drawing pattern.
Press the command letter to display a menu of available patterns. Choose
one to set the default basic bitmap pattern.

<Section 10.7.4.2:  Reverse>
     The G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/LINE-PAT/REVERSE command lets you change
the default line drawing pattern by reversing the ON and OFF pixels of the
basic pattern. REVERSE is a multiple choice command with two values,
ENABLED and DISABLED.

<Section 10.7.4.3:  Background>
     The G-DEFAULTS/LINE-STYLE/LINE-PAT/BACKGROUND command lets you set
the color to be used when drawing the OFF pixels of the default line
drawing pattern. Press the command letter to display a menu of seventeen
choices, the sixteen colors and NONE. If you choose a color, that color
becomes the default pattern background color. If you choose NONE, then the
OFF pixels of the default pattern will be transparent.

<Section 10.8:  Initialize>
        Use the G-DEFAULTS/INITIALIZE command to reset all graphics
defaults to their standard values:

  COLOR     0
  PATTERN   (SOLID)
  BORDER    0
  OVERRIDE  NONE
  ROTATION  0
  STRETCH   1 X 1
  NIB-TYPE  POINT
  PEN-SIZE  4 X 4
  DASHES    OFF 0 X 0
  LINE-PAT  (SOLID)
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