HELP NEURALMENUS Julian Clinton Feb 1990 Updated J. Clinton Aug 1992 This file gives a general overview of using Poplog-Neural menus. CONTENTS - (Use g to access required sections) -- For Cursor-addressable Terminals -- . Making Choices -- . Options Menus -- . Quitting From A Menu -- . File Commands -- . Confirm Messages -- . Poplog Commands -- For X User Interface -- . Menu Selections -- . Exceptions -- . Options Panels -- For PWM User Interface -- . Making Choices -- . Options Panels -- For Cursor-addressable Terminals ----------------------------------- The following sections describe how to use the menus when Poplog-Neural is being used on standard terminals. -- . Making Choices --------------------------------------------------- Each option on the menu is numbered and can be selected by typing the appropriate number to the prompt followed by . -- . Options Menus ---------------------------------------------------- The options menus show values of variables which you can change by selecting the number of the option. If the option is boolean, then the value will be toggled. If the value is textual then you will be prompted for a new value. The system will check that the type of what you have just types is the same as the current value of the variable and will prompt you for a new value. -- . Quitting From A Menu --------------------------------------------- Typing q instead of a number will allow you to quit from most menus in Poplog-Neural. The main exception to this is the main menu (see HELP *MAINPANEL) which has a 'Quit' option which will exit from Poplog-Neural. -- . File Commands ---------------------------------------------------- You can find out which directory you are in by typing pwd. To change directory use cd followed by an optional pathname. -- . Confirm Messages ------------------------------------------------- If you are doing an action which may result in lost work (such as deleting and object or exiting from Poplog-Neural), you will see a question come up followed by a set of options e.g.: Really exit from Poplog-Neural (Exit, or Cancel) ? You can choose the option you need by typing the action or using its first letter (the prompt is not case-sensitive). In the above example, you can type either "e" or "c". If you type some other value, you will be re-prompted. -- . Poplog Commands -------------------------------------------------- You can issue most of the main Poplog commands to a menu prompt. The commands which are recognised are: help - get a HELP file ref - get a REF file teach - get a TEACH file doc - get a DOC file load - load a file ved - VED a file lib - load a library file showlib - examine a library file im - get into immediate mode cd - change directory pwd - show current directory In addition the command "exit" can be entered. You will then be asked to confirm that you really wish to exit Poplog-Neural. -- For X User Interface --------------------------------------------- -- . Menu Selections -------------------------------------------------- If you have invoked Poplog-Neural with the X graphical user interface, the method of selection depends on which flavour of X you are using. The current alternatives are Motif or OPEN LOOK. -- . Exceptions ------------------------------------------------------- Under Motif, pressing one of the different mouse buttons on the network toplogy window can bring up one of three different menus depending on what was under the pointer when the button was clicked and which button was used. However, only the right-mouse button can be used to actually select the option. This is due to the way Motif handles popup menu selection. Users of OpenWindows 2.0 will find that mousing on a menu button with the SELECT mouse button will display the menu rather than perform the default action which is the documented action for OPEN LOOK menu buttons. OpenWindows 3.0 correctly performs the default action. This is bug in OpenWindows 2.0. -- . Options Panels --------------------------------------------------- Sometimes you will select one of the options panels. This will create a new window with a number of options on it. If the options are boolean, they can be changed by clicking on them. If the options are textual (e.g. names), then the value will appear in a box. Integers will appear in a box with arrows to the right which can be used to alter the value of the contents of the box. To change the value, click the SELECT mouse button in the box, set the value as you want and then press . In order for the change you have made to have any effect, you must press the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window. If you are unsure that the displayed value is the same as the associated variable, you can use the SELECT mouse button on the "Refresh" button to update the values displayed in the options window. -- For PWM User Interface --------------------------------------------- If you have invoked Poplog-Neural with the PWM user interface, the method of selection is pressing the left mouse on the option areas. -- . Making Choices --------------------------------------------------- When Poplog-Neural is first started in graphical user interface mode, you will see the Poplog-Neural main menu with a number of options in boxes. Press the left mouse button on one of these options AND KEEP IT PRESSED. For options followed by a series of dots, a menu will appear. By keeping the mouse button pressed and moving the mouse cursor up and down the menu, the different options on the menu will be highlighted. When the option you want is highlighted, release the mouse button and this option will be selected. If you decide not to select any option, move the cursor away from the menu and release the mouse button. -- . Options Panels --------------------------------------------------- Sometimes you will select one of the options panels. This will create a new window with a number of options on it. If the options are boolean, they can be changed by clicking on them. If the options are textual (e.g. words or numbers), then the value will appear in a box. To change the value, click the left mouse button in the box, set the value as you want and then press . It is very important that you press when you have finished since that actually updates the variable concerned (otherwise the window will say a value which is not the value of the variable). --- Copyright Integral Solutions Ltd. 1990. All rights reserved. ---