mySewnet Stitch Editor Terms and Conventions
The mouse pointer is most commonly shown as an arrow 
on the screen.
If it is positioned over a text box it changes to an I-bar
and you can type, such as the Edit Notes dialog box.
If Zoom To Rectangle
or Zoom In
in a dialog box is chosen, the Zoom In pointer
appears. If Zoom Out
is chosen in a dialog box, the Zoom Out pointer
appears. When zoomed in, if the Pan feature is used to move around the screen, the Pan cursor
appears.
The Box Select pointer 
, Freehand Select pointer 
or Point Select pointer 
appear when the associated Select function is chosen. Add to a selection with the Add to Selection 
pointer, and remove items from a selection with the Remove from Selection 
pointer.
There are several pointers indicating functions in the selection box. The Rotate pointer
appears when the mouse pointer is over the Rotate handle
. The cross-hair pointer
appears when the mouse is over the center of rotation
.
The diagonal double-headed arrow
pointer appears when the mouse pointer is over a square corner handle
. The horizontal double-headed arrow
pointer appears when the mouse pointer is over the Flip Horizontal handle
. The vertical double-headed arrow
pointer appears when the mouse pointer is over the Flip Vertical handle
. The pointer becomes a four-headed arrow
(the move pointer) when it is over a selection box.
The Insert Color Command pointer 
which places a Color Change 
, the Insert Stop Command pointer 
which places a Stop Command 
, the Insert Trim Command pointer 
which places a Trim Command 
, and Insert Stitches pointer 
appear when the associated Modify Stitch function is chosen. When Tie On or Tie Off are used, the tie pointer 
appears.
If the Freehand functions are used, the pointer becomes a pen 
. If the Point functions are chosen, the pointer becomes a circle 
. When nodes placed by either of the drawing functions are adjusted, the pointer becomes a small cross 
(a move pointer). The Point pointers are also used when drawing a split line for Design Separator 
.
In the Object tab, the Object Select 
pointer is shown. Insert points in an object with the Insert Point 
pointer, and Delete Points with the delete points pointer 
.
When using stamps, the pointer is the currently selected stamp.
The Measure pointer 
appears when the Get Length 
function is selected.
The pointer becomes the pink Fabric handle 
when adjusting appliqué fabric pieces.