Help ( Plankton)

PullDownMenu
Command Discription
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Clear Network Clears all nodes and links that are current displayed
Center Network Centers the viewing display on the location that is the average distance from all the nodes
Load Network Searchs a directory (./Data for standalone, a URL for Applet) and then lists the files in a pop up window. The user may then choose one of them to download. The applet will only display files that end with the `.fvl'. While the standalone will display all files.
Exit Exits from Plankton.
Interaction
Select Root Changes a node into a root node, or the other way around, when the mouse is clicked on it.
Select Object Allows the user to select nodes. Selected nodes will change there postion when the mouse button is held down and the mouse is dragged around inside of the display.
Select by Name Selects all nodes that contain a string in thier name.
Select Tree Select a node and all it's children. Where all it's children means those nodes which are placed below it in the formating process.
Move Will move all the relative locations for all nodes when the user holds down and drag the mouse around.
Deslect All Objects Deselects any selected nodes
Auto Arrange Attempts to place nodes in a tree like structor which grows from the root nodes away fron the center.
Resolution
High res all links are trangles (slower)
Los res all links are lines (recommanded when move nodes)
Zoom
Will scale the current dimenions of the node locations by the amount indicated.
Color by
HTTP Request will create a color scale and then color each link and node by the humber of HTTP requests it gets
Default Colors Returns the link's an node's color to their defualt colors
Help
Brings up a pop up window that will display
Commands A in code version of this file
About Information about Plankton such as when it was written, programmer ...
Overview Some useful information about link and node Chrateristics