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... , that is possible much sooner. We already have a mechanism to draw such a rectangle on the trackpad, and adjust it by mouse actions. It's the output boundary rectangle for file exports and the sketchboard content. It didn't until now play any part in trackpad operations -- but it does now. I have added an option to use that rectangle to control which background templates get drawn on the trackpad. Any template of which any part is within the rectangle is drawn (in full), otherwise it is ignored: 2_051958_200000000.png I even managed to find a spare keyboard shortcut for it -- SHIFT+ END, so it's easy to toggle on and off. When active the top row of the toolbar buttons gains a green background as a reminder. All the above applies to background templates only, and on the trackpad screen only. There is no effect on the control template, or the background shapes, or file exports, or printing. If you haven't made any use of the boundary rectangle until now, the tool-button for it ...
... I can do nothing to make them appear on the Background. I must have done something to make this happen- it was working fine last time I used it- but how reverse it? And how do I get the invisible templates onto the background? 1129_160311_190000000.png Many thanks, Howard posted: 16 Jul 2019 10:25 from: Martin Wynne Hi Howard, I think you have accidentally pressed SHIFT+ END, indicated by the fact that the top buttons have gained a pale green background. Press it again. See: 2_051958_200000000.png Any background templates which are entirely outside the boundary rectangle are not shown on the trackpad. This is intended to speed up screen response when you are working on a small part of a large track plan. More explanation of that here: topic 3207 p.s. your post reads a bit oddly. I know the working of the storage box is a mystery to many, despite my several attempts to explain it over the years. I wrote another explanation recently, here: http://templot.com/companion/basic_working_methods.php wipe ...
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