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The 2-D View Window

Window title:
dstool - modelname
Function:
This window graphically displays computed data. The user can select the plotting coordinates from all available variables, parameters, and functions associated with the current dynamical system. Additionally, the range of each axis is displayed, and the size of the window and various other plotting options may be specified.
Description:
The 2-D Window is opened by selecting the 2-D Image option of the View menu button located on the Command Window. When the window is open, data is displayed as it is computed. When iconized, the canvas is not updated. When reopened, the window will be in an identical state as when it was closed, except that the canvas will now display all appropriate currently stored data.

When the user resizes the window, the current variable ranges are maintained, but the scaling is adjusted accordingly.

There is an optional color bar which is displayed across the upper part of the drawing canvas. This bar displays the current color map associated with the view window. If the ``pick colors'' colormap is active then the user may select a color by clicking the SELECT mouse button while the pointer is in the desired color. The currently selected color is indicated in a rectangle at the end of the colorbar. The color bar stretches across the width of the window and has fixed height. The width is changed as the user changes the size of the window. Two arrow buttons to the left of the color bar may be used to scroll through the color bar.

As the user moves the mouse in the drawing canvas, the current coordinates of the mouse position are displayed in the window's panel. This region is blank when the mouse does not point into the canvas.

Mouse events in the main drawing canvas have the following effects:

Panel items:

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