Chapter 2. Graphic Interface

Table of Contents

1. Mouse Toolbar
2. 3D Overview
3. Info Editor
Property
Element
Hierarchy
4. View window
Pop-up Window of graph view

1. Mouse Toolbar

Figure 2.1. The Mouse Toolbar

The Mouse Toolbar

This tool bar enables to attach operations to the mouse. The current available operations are in the order of the figure :

  • Box Selection : This icon gives a way to select a set of object with an rectangular area.

  • Get Information : When this operation is selected if you click on an element of a graph (node or edge), Tulip gives you informations about it throw a label information panel.

  • Magic Selection : With it, you can select all same kinds of object.

  • Navigation : in this mode, you can deplace, move and turn around the graph in the View window. It is the default mode actived on a view. To differentiate the three motions, you have : CTRL for the “zoom”, MAJ for the rotation centered by the barycenter of the graph, without keycap the lateral motion on the plan formed with the view of the camera.

  • Zoom Box : you can design a box to go inside. The box becomes the new view of the graph.

  • Selection move: This operation enables to move the current selection in the plan of the view. The moves are made using the screen coordinates.

  • Delete element : Enable to delete node or edge by a simple click.

  • Add node : When it is selected, you can add a node in the graph by a simple click on the 3D graph view window. The Node is placed at the coordinates you clicked.

  • Add edge: When it is selected, you can add an edge in the graph by clicking one time on source node and one time on the target node.