the change log for frank's java cellular automaton program
version 1.7 sep 2007
- new toolbar add
- any tool can now move a selection
- you now get feedback when moving a selection
- the compiled version is now a jar application
version 1.6 jun 2007
- new rule family interacting states by Brian Prentice added
- new shortcut added: ctrl-w lets you configure the rule family options
- new mode added: xor mode lets you flip table entries. The T key turns
xor mode on or off
- there is now a dailog box that appears when randomize rule table is
selected from the menu. that dailog box lets you chose the seed, the row range
and the state range
- new menu named table added. some menu entries have been moved to that new
menu
- new function called make table wider added to the table menu that
automatically makes the table wider
version 1.5 may 2007
- new rules particle_streams and diagonal__particle_streams add to
the rule family browser
- new rule families margolus_ant and margolus2 added
- new statistics window added that shows how many cells of each state there are
- it can load more cellab files without a error
- it can now load compressed gz files
version 1.4 apr 2007
- you can now load cellab rules
- new option added: "randomize only unused table entries"
- you can now choose if you want the board to be warped or not
- add new feature that lets you add a bunch of states
version 1.3 mar 2007
- the file browser can now open zip files
- you can now edit the neighborhood weights without having to edit any files
- updated tutorial 3 editing the rules
version 1.2 feb 2007
- you can now choose how sparse the new random rule table will be
version 1.1 jan 2007
- add a new period checker that checks for oscillators and ships.
- the program can now respond to user input while it is
calculating 2 or more generations ahead,
it uses a thread to calculate the next generation.
- you can now resize the rule table.
version 1.09 dec 2006
- you can now edit the cell state's color and value
and add new states without having to edit any files
version 1.08 dec 2006
- add a new file browser that lets you browse files
version 1.07 nov 2006
- grid highlighting now uses powers of 4
- new rule family that lets you play with 1d rules
- new rule family named cyclic cellular auutomata
version 1.06 nov 2006
- you can now copy the selection by holdinng down the ctrl key
when moving the mouse
- new keyword rulefamily added to saved files
- new rule family generation_neighborhood added where cells that are
in state 2,3 are counted in a 3x3 neighborhood
and cells that are in state 1,3,5,7 etc
are counted in a 5x5 neighborhood
- new rule family margolus added where a new 2x2 neighborhood is
calculated based on the current 2x2 neighborhood
version 1.05 oct 2006
- fix bug where you had to resize the main window for
the grid to show and the menu to work
- you can now zoom in and out by pressing the '+' and '-' keys
- the color box and the rule table window now responds the all the keys
that the main windows responds to
- added new option, save_and_clear_key adds random cells