Gateway 386/33 User Manual page 127

Video Display and Display Adapter 9-31
Display list cleanup
While in the overwrite mode for display list mainte-
nance, the display lists can be quite large because of
multiple ERASEs, MOVEs, ROTATEs, etc. The same
may occur, although at a slower pace, in the remove
mode. Instead of having to do a REGEN to create the
display lists from scratch, you can use the DLDCLEAN
command to clean up the display lists. The DLDCLEAN
command removes all deleted objects from the display
lists and requires as much timeas an AutoCAD REDRAW
to perform its operation. The clean up process erases
and recreates the whole display; and in a multiple
viewport setting, cleans up all viewports and their
associated lists.
Current color/layer indicator
Another feature thatsimplifies drawing under AutoCAD
is the addition of a small, outlined box in the left edge of
the status line. Inside the box is the current AutoCAD
drawing color. If the status line is disabled, this box does
not appear.
On-screen memory meter
The on-screenmemory meter reflects how muchmemory
DLD-VGA has had to allocate for its display list. The
amount listed may be slightly higher than the amount
listed when you use the DLDUSAGE command, be-
cause of how memory allocation functions.
Automatic edge panning
Type DLDPANONat the AutoCAD command prompt.
If you have the side menu enabled, "EDGEPAN" dis-
plays in the lower right corner while edge panning is
enabled. To use the automatic edge panning (while it's
enabled), just leave the cursor close to an edge of the
current viewport for half a second. SpeedCAD auto-
matically starts panning in that direction. Panning stops
just prior to causing a REGEN. Do not place the cursor
exactly on the edge. The command DLDPANOFF dis-
ables automatic edge panning.