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The Command Window
Figure 2.2:
The Command window.
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- Window title:
- DsTool for (architecture), Version Tk
- Function:
- The Command window is the main control panel for the dynamical
system toolkit.
- Description:
- The Command window is opened at start-up.
The main function of this window is to allow the user to
interact with the package through various panel items.
- Panel items:
-
- File menu button:
- Save:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Save window.
- Load:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Load window.
- Print:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Print window.
- Exit:
-
Exits DsTool.
- Models menu button:
- Mappings:
-
Allows the user to choose a mapping as the dynamical system to study.
- Vector Fields:
-
Allows the user to choose a vector field as the dynamical system to study.
- Animated systems:
-
Allows the user to choose a vector field enabled with accompanying Geomview animation
as the dynamical system to study.
- User-defined categories:
-
Allows the user to choose a model from categories the
user has defined in a custom version of DsTool as the
dynamical system to study.
Multiple categories can be defined by the user. See section
4.2.6 on installing dynamical systems in DsTool
for information.
- Parser:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Parser window.
- Panels menu button:
- One-D:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground a 1-D View window.
- Two-D:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground a 2-D View window.
- Three-D(Geomview):
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the 3-D View window. The three
dimensional viewing functions of this window require
Geomview.
- Animation(Geomview):
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the animation window.
The animation features of this window require Geomview
and that the model be either from the ``Animated systems''
category or user-defined and enabled for animation. See the accompanying documentation
in $DSTOOL/my_dstool/README
for information on enabling models for animation.
- Selected:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Selected Point window.
- Function:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Function Values window.
- Defaults:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Defaults window.
- Browser:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Browser window.
- Orbits:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Orbits window.
- Multiple:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Multiple Orbits window.
- Fixed Points:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Fixed Points window.
- Periodic Orbits:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Periodic Orbits window.
- Equilibrium Continuation:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Equilibrium Continuation window.
- User-Defined:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground any user-installed
windows. See the accompanying documentation in $DSTOOL/my_dstool/README
for information on how to add custom analysis code to DsTool.
- Help menu button:
- Model:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Model Help window.
- File:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the Files window.
- About DsTool:
-
Opens and brings to the foreground the About DsTool Help window.
- Model name message:
Displays the name of the current dynamical system.
- Points message:
Displays the total number of data points (of all types)
currently stored in memory.
- status message:
Displays messages about computations in progress or other
helpful messages. By default, the program name is displayed.
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2008-05-14