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+.TH XSCH 1 "September 1, 2000" "ASIM/LIP6" "ALLIANCE Reference Manual"
+.SH NAME
+xsch \- graphical schematic viewer
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B xsch
+[\-l file_name]
+[\-xor]
+[\-install]
+[\-force]
+[\-I input_format]
+[\-slide file_name ...]
+.br
+.so man1/alc_origin.1
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B Xsch
+is a graphical schematic viewer. All functionnalities can be
+accessed through different menus.
+.B Xsch
+works under Motif and X11r6.
+When entering 
+.B Xsch,
+the main window appears and shows 5 different
+menus on the top bar. These menus can be entered by simply clicking on the
+mouse left button. Here is the description of these menus.
+
+.TP 10
+.B File
+\f4Open\fP : load an existing file. Note that a file with the same name
+and the extention .xsc can be used to attach special
+colors and comments to all displayed objects (see xsc(5) for details).
+.br
+\f4Quit\fP : quit xsch.
+
+.TP 10
+.B Edit
+\f4Identify\fP : identify a selected object.
+.br
+\f4Connected\fP : highlight a selected object.
+.br
+\f4Search\fP : search an object by its name.
+
+.TP 10   
+.B View
+\f4Zoom\fP : perform zoom in, zoom out, center, fit, refresh on figure.
+.br
+\f4Layer\fP : select types of layers displayed.
+.br
+\f4Map\fP : show cursor position in the entire figure.
+.br
+\f4Arrows\fP : show arrows for moving at the grid step.
+.br
+\f4Grid\fP : Set the X,Y step of the grid if displayed.
+
+.TP 10
+.B Tools
+\f4Hierarchy\fP : enable user to browse into the design hierarchy.
+.br
+\f4Message\fP : display the last error messages
+
+.TP 10
+.B Setup
+Save or load a user defined configuration of default displayed menus.
+
+.SH SPECIAL KEYS
+.TP
++/-
+Next or previous file in slide mode.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\-l file_name
+Load the file file_name (with or without extention)
+.TP
+\-xor 
+Two graphic cursor methods can be used, invert or xor.
+.TP
+\-force
+this option force all graphical objects to be displayed. 
+.TP
+\-install
+Switch to a private color map.
+.TP
+\-I input_format
+Specifies the input format (vst(5), al(5), vbe(5))
+.TP
+\-slide file_name ...
+Enables slide mode, all specifies files will be displayed one by one
+using keys +/- in the graphic window.
+
+
+.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+.TP
+.B MBK_CATA_LIB
+indicates the path to the read only libraries to be used. 
+.TP
+.B MBK_WORK_LIB
+indicates the path to the read directory for the session.
+.TP
+.B MBK_IN_LO
+indicates the file format to be used.
+.TP
+.B XSCH_PARAM_NAME (optionnal)
+indicates the path to the parameter file used by Xsch.
+.TP
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+mbk(1), MBK_CATA_LIB(1), MBK_WORK_LIB(1), PAT(5), asimut(1)
+
+
+.so man1/alc_bug_report.1
+