FM10, Dashed Line Pattern

In the Graphics Toolbar of FM10, when I select "Set Dashed Line Pattern", as soon as I select the dashed line, the window closes down, before I get a chance to click "Select" at the bottom of this window. I am thus unable to select the style of dashed line I want to use. Is this a bug in FM10, or am I making a mistake in the way I try to do this action? When I try to click "Selected Dashed Line Pattern" next to it, nothing opens up.

Kathi,
It sounds to me like a misunderstanding of that little pop-up box. It serves two purposes:
Select the dash style using the Set button, which opens the style selection dialog
Select whether the current graphic object will use a solid line or a dashed line using the upper two buttons
The assumed workflow might be this:
Click Select and select the dash style you plan to use most of the time.
Select any graphic object and click either the Dashed Line or Solid Line buttons.
If you want to change the dash style of an already dashed object, select the object and then use the Select button to open the dash settings window and select a new style.
- Michael
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