the file menu
new:
shows the new universe dailog box
open:
opens a pattern from a file
save:
saves the current pattern to a file
options:
shows the options dailog box
view description:
allows you to view and edit the description of the pattern
exit:
exits the program
the edit menu
cut:
cuts the selection to the clipboard
copy:
copies the selection to the clipboard
paste:
pastes the selection to the clipboard
random:
adds random cells to the selection
flipx:
flips the selection horizontal
flipy:
flips the selection vertical
rotate c:
rotates the selection clockwise
rotate cc:
rotates the selection counterclockwise
fill with the selected color:
fills the selection with the selected color
clear selection:
clears the selection
clear outside selection:
clears outside the selection
rule family options:
shows options for the current rule family
if they have any
add state:
adds a color to the color box
add a bunch of states:
shows a dailog box that lets you add a bunch of states
edit state:
lets you edit the current color in the color box
edit the table offset:
it asks you for the new table offset
then it changes the table offset
table menu:
clear used table:
asks you how many generations to calculate then it marks
all the entries in the rule table that where not being used to
calculate these generations
fill used table:
unmarks all the entries in the rule table
randomize rule table:
it brings up the randomize rule table dialog box if it is not visible.
otherwise it
chooses a random color for each entry in the rule table
you can choose the sparseness of the rule table in the options dailog box
resize rule table:
resizes the rule table and asks you for the
width and height
copy rule table:
copys all the rows of the rule table
paste rule table:
appends the pasted rows to the rule table and updates the entries
in the pasted rows
make rule table wider:
it automatically makes the rule table wider.
it makes the table wide enough so it can hold all the possible neighborhood
sums
view menu:
show rule table:
shows the rule table
show color box:
shows the color box
show tool box:
shows the tool box
show file browser:
shows the file browser that lets you browse different
patterns in a pattern set
show the keys:
shows the list of the keys
show info window:
shows a window that shows some info
show statistics:
shows the statistics window
edit rule table grid spacing:
edits the rule table grid spacing
edit neighborhood values:
lets you to edit the neighborhood weights
enter neighborhood size:
lets you to change the neighborhood size
show rule family browser:
shows a list of rule families
show period checker:
shows the period checker that checks for ships and blinkers
try different positions:
shows the window with the title "try different positions"
genes:
shows the window with the title "genes"