Ever thought the User Preference file was locked down and not capable of being accessed from the key-in field? To change the Text Editor Style dynamically from the keyin filed one can setup a simple set of function keys, dialog boxes, pull down menus, or simply enter into the key-in field the command: mdl keyin calculat calc userPrefsP->textEditorStyle= 1 1 = WYSIWYG 2 = Key-in 3 = Dialog Box 4 = Word Processor
This command consists of 2 parts. Loading the preprocessor calculator which allows access to public variables in MicroStation which includes tcb variables and published variables behind dialog boxes, and the command keyin for setting the Text Editor Style dialog. Note: Any number entered other than the four mentioned above will default to the Dialog Box GUI.
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