Menus

File

Open: Opens projection component files with an xml encoding.

Save/Save As: Saves projection components using the xml style encoding. The xml files stores projected data as well as preferences and information about what state variables in what network this projection component represents.

Import: Imports projection component files from CSV (comma separated values) files.

Edit

Perferences: Opens general preferences dialog. Click here for more information.

Datapoint Coloring: Adjusts the colors for the data points.

Coloring Method

Decay Trail: The current point gets the greatest saturation and it trails off in a decaying saturation after. Decays based on decay increment.

Frequency: As a point is visited more its activation and hence the saturation of its color representation increases.

Hot Point Mode: When selecting this option, it enables the hot color.

Base Color: The base color to be used for all points besides the current point.

Hot Color: The "hot color" to be used for the current point.

Ceiling: The lower bound for "activation" of a point in frequency and decay trail.

Floor: The upper bound for "activation" of a point in frequency and decay trail. Max is 1.

Decrement Amount: How much to decrement activation at each time step (used in decay trail coloring method).

Help

Help: Opens this help file.


Right-Click Menu

Note the content of the popup menu depends on which plot you use.

Properties: Opens general properties dialog.

Title Tab

Show Title: Sets the title visibility.

Text: Insert the title of chart here.

Font: Configures font style, size and attributes (bold, italic) of the title.

Color: Sets color of the title.

Plot Tab

Domain and Range Axis

Label: Sets the title of X (domain) and Y (range) axis.

Font: Configures font style, size and attributes (bold, italic) of the axes.

Paint: Sets color of axes.

Ticks

Show Tick Labels: By checking this option, the incremental values are visible on the chart.

Tick Label Font: Configures the font style, size and attributes (bold, italic) of the tick label.

Show Tick Marks: By checking this option, the tick marks are visible on the plot.

Range

Auto-Adjust Range: By checking this option, the range of the plot is automatically adjusted to fit the data points.

Minimum Range Value: Sets the minimum range value of the plot.

Maximum Range Value: Sets the maximum range value of the plot.

Appearance

Outline Stroke: Configures the boderline style of choosing.

Outline Paint: Sets the color of the outline stroke.

Background Paint: Configures the backgroung color of choosing.

Orientation: Adjusts the plot's orientation as either vertical (range is shown on the vertical axis and domain is shown horizontally on the plot), or horizontal (range is shown horizontally on the plot and domain is on the vertical axis).

Other Tab

Draw Anti-Aliased: By checking this option, the lines of the plot are more defined for better visibility.

Background Paint: Adjusts the color of the window's background.

Copy: Copies the plot.

Save As: Saves the current plot, allowing user to specify a name for the file.

Print: Prints out the current plot.

Zoom In / Zoom Out: User can zoom in or out just the domain or range axis, or both axes. See pan and zoom for more information.

Auto Range: Automatically re-adjusts the range of domain or range axis, or both axes.