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The Controls window contains the following items:
Type - Key equivalent is "t" or "T"
Cycle gadget indicating the type of fractal
to be drawn:
Mandelbrot
Julia (Julia Set)
Magnetism
LambdaExpZ (Lambda Exponent Z)
LambdaCosZ (Lambda Cosize Z)
Biomorph
Plasma
Change the type by left-clicking the gadget,
or pressing the key equivalent ("t" or "T")
Depth - Slider gadget indicating the "iterative depth"
limits of the drawing area
The higher the Depth, the greater the detail
The higher the Depth, the longer a Draw takes
See "Special Plasma notes" regarding how the
Depth control is interpreted for this fractal
type
RealC - Slider gadget indicating the "Real number"
constant value used Julia, Magnetism, and
Biomorph fractal computation
Slider value is the Real Number constant
multiplied by 100. For example, if the
slider value is 134, the actual constant
value used will be 1.34
Disabled for all other fractal types
ImagC - Slider gadget indicating the "Imaginary
number" constant value used Julia, Magnetism,
and Biomorph fractal computation
Slider value is the Imaginary Number constant
multiplied by 100. For example, if the
slider value is 134, the actual constant
value used will be 1.34
Disabled for all other fractal types
Lmbda - Slider gadget indicating the "Lambda" constant
value used in LambdaExpZ and LambdaCosZ
fractal computation
Slider value is the Lambda constant
multiplied by 100. For example, if the
slider value is 134, the actual constant
value used will be 1.34
Disabled for all other fractal types
Draw - Key equivalent is "d" or "D"
Renders a fractal of the selected "Type"
the Fractal (Draw) window, based upon the
parameters in the Controls window
Pause - Key equivalent is "p" or "P"
Pauses a "Draw" action
To resume a paused "Draw", press the "Draw"
button
To terminate the current "Draw", press the
"Stop" button
Stop - Key equivalent is "s" or "S"
Stops an in-progress Draw action
Center - Key equivalent is "c" or "C"
Allows you to establish a new center point
for the Fractal display (i.e,. X/Y coords).
A.K.A. Panning
Disabled for the Plasma fractal type
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To use: 1) Select the Center button
2) Move the pointer to the Fractal
draw window
3) Click and release the left mouse
button
This will cause a cross-hair to
appear in the window
4) Move the cross-hair with the
pointer, until it is over the spot
on the image which you wish to be
the new "center"
5) Click the left mouse button to
"lock" the new center
At this point, the X/Y coordinates will be
updated and an automatic draw is initiated
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X-Y - Key equivalent is "x" or "X"
Opens/Closes the Coordinates window
Disabled for the Plasma fractal type
Zoom In - Key equivalent is "i" or "I"
Allows you to zoom into (i.e., enlarge) a
rectangular area on the Draw window.
Disabled for the Plasma fractal type
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To use: 1) Select the Zoom In button
2) Move the pointer to the Fractal
draw window
3) Select (left mouse button) the
upper left corner of the area
you want to zoom into
4) Release the mouse button
5) Moving the pointer will cause a
dashed-line rectangle to appear
This rectangle is the area which
will be "zoomed into"
6) When the rectangle is the desired
size, click the left mouse button
to "lock" the zoom
At this point, the X/Y coordinates will be
updated and an automatic draw is initiated
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Save - Key equivalent is "v" or "V"
Allows you to save an IFF/ILBM file containing
the current Fractal (Draw) window image
You are prompted to enter the location and
name of the "save" file
Select "Cancel" to cancel the save
Zoom Out - Key equivalent is "o" or "O"
Allows you to zoom out of the currently
defined X/Y coordinate
As with Zoom In, the X/Y coordinates are
updated, and an automatic draw is initiated
The degree of "zoom out" can be controlled
via the cycle gadget (1->10) immediately to
the right of the "Zoom Out" button
Disabled for the Plasma fractal Type
I - Causes the Controls/Coordinates window(s)
to iconify
Once iconified, selecting the "Open" button
will restore the window(s) to their previous
size/position/state
Note that the iconfied window can be moved!
? - Opens an info requestor