Memory Window
This window hangles saving and loading collections of tiles to files.
It has three major modes: save, load, and queue.
Save mode:
In this mode, you will be able to save the collection of tiles you have plotted in McBilliards
to a file. Save mode is only available when running McBilliards from the command line
(not as an applet).
- File name: The file name to which you wish to save the tiles can be selected
by editing the text in the box initially labeled "filename". Click on the box and use the keyboard to
select the file name.
- Save tile types:
When this setting is set to "yes," the plotter settings used to
plot the tiles will be saved along with the word and color associated to the tile. This will enable
the tiles to be replotted when loaded without specifying any plotting information.
When set to "no," only the word and color will be saved for each tile. When replotted, the user
will need to specify appropriate plotting options.
- Save:
Once you are happy with the settings, choose "save" to save the tile data to a file.
After you click this button, you should see a message indicating that the tiles have been saved.
Load mode:
In this mode, you will be able to load a collection of tiles you have saved earlier.
- Select a file name: After clicking "load" you will be presented with a list of files
containing tile data. You can select a file name by clicking on one of the boxes. If the list is long,
you may need to scroll to find your file. Scroll by pressing the mouse button on the orange background
and dragging the mouse vertically.
- Select a plot technique:
After your file has been selected, the tile data will be loaded. You will receive a message indicating
how many tiles were loaded. Now you need to decide how to plot the tiles.
- "plot as is" If you are given the option "plot as is" you can click there
to plot all the tiles exactly as they were previously plotted. A different plotter will only
be used if the original plotter could not be recovered.
- "plot with another plotter" You may decide to plot the tiles using your own new plot settings
instead. Click "plot with another plotter" and select your plot settings from the blue canvas
that appears. This canvas will allow you to set new default plot options.
- "plot all with default" Use only the default plot settings you have selected to plot
the tiles. Ignore the original saved plotter.
The plot queue:
In this mode, you will be able to plot a collection of tiles you have loaded in "load mode".
If you have not successfully loaded any tiles, the message "No tiles in plot queue." Otherwise,
you will be told how many tiles are in the queue to be plotted.
- start plotting: Select "start plotting" to begin plotting the tiles. The number of tiles in the
plot queue should begin going down and tiles should appear in the parameter space.
- stop plotting: Select "stop plotting" to pause the plotting of loaded tiles. The
plot can be resumed by later selecting "start plotting."
- clear plot queue: Select "clear plot queue" to remove all loaded tiles
from the plot queue.