PROMPTOPTIONFORMAT system variable

Prompt option format

Controls how command options are displayed in the Command line.

A command option has a keyword, a description and a shortcut. The shortcut is the keyword without lower case characters (a-z).

For example, the third option of the CIRCLE command:

Keyword = TanTanRad

Description = Tangent-Tangent-Radius

Shortcut = TTR

Note: The PROMPTOPTIONTRANSLATEKEYWORDS system variable controls whether translations of command option keywords are loaded or not. If disabled, the local keyword will be a copy of the global (English) keyword. As a result global shortcuts can be used without an underscore.

BricsCAD only

Type:

Short
Saved in:

Preference
Range:

0 to 4
Default value:

0
Possible values:

0: Show description, with shortcut in upper-case

1: Show keyword only

2: Show description and keyword in brackets

3: Show description and shortcut in brackets

4: Show local keyword and global keyword in brackets (non-English versions only)

Example for the CIRCLE command:

Show description only (0)
Select center of circle or [2 Point/3 Point/Tangent-Tangent-Radius/turn Arc into circle/Multiple circles]:
Note: This is the default prompt option format in the English version. In other versions the default prompt option format depends on local standards.
Show keyword only (1)
Select center of circle or [2Point/3Point/TanTanRad/Arc/Multiple]:
Show description and keyword in brackets (2)
Select center of circle or [2 Point(2Point)/3 Point(3Point)/Tangent-Tangent-Radius(TanTanRad)/Turn arc into circle(Arc)/Multiple circles(Multiple)]:
Show description and shortcut in brackets (3)
Select center of circle or [2 Point(2P)/3 Point(3P)/Tangent-Tangent-Radius(TTR)/Turn arc into circle(A)/Multiple circles(M)]:
Show local keyword and global keyword in brackets (relevant in localized versions only) (4)
Select center of circle or [2Point/3Point/TanTanRad/Arc/Multiple]: