lxSchematicEditMode

layoutXL lxSchematicEditMode boolean { t | nil }

Description

Controls whether the schematic cellview is opened in edit mode or not, depending on the mode in which the layout cellview is opened.

If the environment variable is set to t and the layout cellview is opened in edit mode, the schematic cellview is opened in edit mode as well, irrespective of the original mode of the schematic cellview. See Additional Information.

The default is nil.

Examples

envGetVal("layoutXL" "lxSchematicEditMode")

envSetVal("layoutXL" "lxSchematicEditMode" 'boolean t)

envSetVal("layoutXL" "lxSchematicEditMode" 'boolean nil)

Additional Information

The table below indicates the mode in which the schematic cellview is opened, depending on the state of the environment variable, lxSchematicEditMode, and the mode in which the layout cellview is opened.

lxSchematicEditMode set to ...	Layout cellview mode	Schematic cellview mode	Schematic cellview opens in mode
t	edit	edit	edit
t	edit	read	edit
t	read	edit	edit
t	read	read	read
nil	edit	edit	edit
nil	edit	read	read
nil	read	edit	edit
nil	read	read	read

Related Topics

List of Layout XL Environment Variables

Setting Environment Variables

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