fractorium/Data/Wiki/Menus.htm

#summary Menus
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=Menu Item Descriptions=
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        ===Menu===
        <ul>
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                ====File====
                <ul>

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                        =====New Flock=====

                        Create a new set of 10 randomly generated flames and set the first one as the current flame. This will clear whatever is currently open.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====New Empty Flame=====

                        Add a new empty flame to the end of the open flames and set it as the current flame.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====New Random Flame=====

                        Add a new random flame to the end of the open flames and set it as the current flame.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Copy Flame=====

                        Add a copy of the current flame to the end of the open flames and set it as the current flame.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Open=====

                        Open a flame Xml file. This will clear whatever is currently open.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Save Current as Xml=====

                        Save the current flame to an Xml file. If it has not yet been saved, a file save dialog will be shown. On subsequent saves, no dialog will be shown
                        and it will use the filename specified the first time the dialog was shown.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Save Entire File as Xml=====

                        Save the all currently open flames to a single Xml file. If it has not yet been saved, a file save dialog will be shown. On subsequent saves, no dialog will be shown
                        and it will use the filename specified the first time the dialog was shown.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Save Current Screen=====

                        Save the current screen to an image file.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Save Current To Open File=====

                        Save the current flame back to the open flame list in memory. This does not save anything to disk.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Exit=====

                        Exit the program. Save all current work before exiting.
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </li>

            <li>
                ====Edit====
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        =====Undo=====

                        Revert to the previous edit. The undo list is updated upon completion of the rendering process, when not traversing the undo list.
                        
                        If an edit is made while traversing the list, the list is cleared.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Redo=====

                        If traversing the undo list, move forward to the next edit.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Copy Xml=====

                        Copy the current flame as an Xml to the clipboard.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Copy All Xmls=====

                        Copy all flames in the currently opened file as Xmls to the clipboard.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Paste Xml Append=====

                        Paste the current clipboard text as a flame appended to the list of currently opened flames.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Paste Xml Over=====

                        Paste the current clipboard text over the list of currently opened flames. This will clear whatever is currently open.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </li>

            <li>
                ====Tools====
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        =====Add Reflective Symmetry=====

                        Add an xform that will reflect the image along the Y axis. This is accomplished by giving the xform a weight of one, color speed of 0 and
                        a single linear variation with a weight of one. Its affine is centered on 0,0 with X at -1,0 and Y at 0,1.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Add Rotational Symmetry=====

                        Add an xform that will duplicate a rotated portion of the image along the Y axis. This is accomplished by giving the xform a weight of one, color speed of 0 and
                        a single linear variation with a weight of one. Its affine is centered on 0,0 with X at -1,0 and Y at 0,-1.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Add Reflective and Rotational Symmetry=====

                        Add two xforms, one for reflective symmetry and another for rotational symmetry.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Clear Flame=====

                        Clear the current flame such that it only has one xform with no variations, pre and post affine transforms set to the identity matrix, and no xaos.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Render Previews=====

                        Re-render all previews.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Stop Rendering Previews=====

                        Stop rendering previews.
                    </li>

                    <li>
                        =====Final Render=====

                        Display the final rendering dialog. This will stop the render, and restart it from the beginning when the dialog is closed.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        =====Options=====

                        Display the options dialog. This will stop the render, and restart it from the beginning when the dialog is closed.

                        Render State: Full render.
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </li>

            <li>
                ====Help====
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        =====About=====

                        Show the about box which gives a description, version, and licensing information about the code this project uses.
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </li>
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