COMMAND NAME:

        pick

USAGE:
        pick
        pick <filename>
        pickx
        picky
        ipick
        ipickx
        ipicky
        pick_to_grid
        ipick_to_grid
        pick_origin

        The
 pick, pickx,
and picky commands and the
 ipi
ck,  ipickx, and ipicky commands
can be executed from the Design window. These pick commands
let you enter screen coordinates from the keyboard. If no coordinates
are provided, Allegro displays a stickup prompt. The picks are not
snapped to grid. The format is as follows (all coordinates are in
database units):

        pick
pick [+ -] x [+ -] y
pick [+ -] x y [+ -] y
pick [+ -] x iy [+ -] y
-absolute coordinate pick, sign is optional
-if y is not supplied, command is same as pickx
-2nd and 3rd methods simulate prior versions
-3rd method allows absolute x and relative y

        pickx [+-] x
-absolute coordinate pick, sign is optional
-y is current cursor position y

        picky [+-] y
-absolute coordinate pick, sign is optional
-x is current cursor position x

        ipick
ipick [+ -] ix [+ -] iy
ipick [+ -] x iy [+ -] y
ipick [+ -] x y [+ -] y
-incremental coordinate pick, sign is optional
-current cursor position is used as base coord
-if y is not supplied, command is same as pickx
-2nd and 3rd methods simulate prior versions
-3rd method allows absolute x and relative y

        ipickx [+ -] ix
-incremental coordinate pick, sign is optional
-y is current cursor position y

        ipicky [+ -] iy
-incremental coordinate pick, sign is optional
-x is current cursor position x

pick <filename>

        The pick command highlights the user-specified file in the
Browser window.  The pick command performs the same function
as a mouse pick.

EXAMPLE:

        pick abc.brd

pick_to_grid [+ -] x [+ -] y


ipick_to_grid [+ -] x [+ -] yipi
"ipick_to_grid [+-] x [+-] y", To Named = hdrbold>

        The pick_to_grid and ipick_to_grid commands are
used in scripts to record mouse picks that must be mapped to the grid.
The coordinate format is the same as that of the pick command.
When the ipick_to_grid command is used in macro files, the
coordinate system is relative to a pick sign.

pick_to_origin

        The pick_to_origin command is used in macro script files
and is automatically recorded in a macro file at the first mouse pick.
When encountered in a script replay, it prompts you for a pick origin
that can be entered through either  a mouse pick or the keyboard.
All subsequent ipick_to_grid or pick commands are
originated to the userpicked origin. If coordinates (in database
units) are provided as arguments, they are used as the origin, and
no prompt is issued.
