# pcb-rnd - user manual

## 5.1 GTK+

pcb-rnd comes with a default graphical hid using GTK+

### 5.1.1 Using GTK+

1. Main Window
2. Menus
3. Operations Toolbar
4. Layer Controller
5. Coordinates Readout
6. Route Styles
7. Ops Readout
8. Key Commands
9. Gui Command Line Interface
10. Dialog Windows
    - route styles
    - message log
    - library
    - propedit
    - preferences

### Main Window

The main window in pcb-rnd is a drawing area for your layout.

### Menus

Menus perform standard file operations commands as well as pcb-rnd layout specific operations menus:

- File - Standard file operations -pcb-rnd import/export, and access to the pcb-rnd preferences
- Edit - Undos, buffer ops, selection, edit name and route styles
- View - Main view grid control and attribute visibility
- Settings - Direct control of main window settings that mostly affect drawing
- Select - Selection and edit selection control
- Buffer - edit, select, place, transform buffer contents
- Connects - connection operations and DRC
- Plugins - Manage plugins
- Info - Generate reports and get keybindings
- Window - open a auxiliary window (dialog)

### Operations Toolbar

Add to and edit your layout

### Layer Controller

Change layer visibility

### Coordinates Readout

Readouts give live info for the user: Obtain absolute and relative coordinate information

### Route Styles

Access route style dialog and alter existing route style

### Ops Readout

Readouts provide live info for the user Obtain view grid line drawing style reporter, via size, clearance value, text size, buffer number

### Key Commands

pcb-rnd key command standard... Quick Keys

### Gui Command Line Interface

Enter the command line interface by typing :