xpat - graphic pattern viewer
xpat [-l file_name] [-xor] [-install] [-force]
See the file buster/alliance/alc_origin.1.en.gz.
Xpat is a pattern viewer. All functionnalities can be
accessed through different menus. Xpat works under Motif and X11r6.
When entering Xpat, the main window appears and shows 5 different
menus on the top bar. These menus can be entered by simply clicking on the
mouse left button. Here is the description of these menus.
- File
- Open : load an existing pattern file (see pat(5)).
Quit : quit xpat.
- Edit
- Identify : identify a selected pattern.
Connected : highlight a selected pattern.
Search : search a pattern.
- View
- Zoom : perform zoom in, zoom out, center, fit, refresh on
figure.
Layer : select types of layers displayed.
Map : show cursor position in the entire figure.
Arrows : show arrows for moving at the grid step.
Grid : Set the X,Y step of the grid if displayed.
- Tools
- Message : display the last error messages
- Setup
- Save or load a user defined configuration of default displayed menus.
- +/-
- Increase or decrease the time scale.
- -l file_name
- Load the pattern file file_name (without extention .pat)
- -xor
- Two graphic cursor methods can be used, invert or xor.
- -force
- this option force all graphical objects to be displayed.
- -install
- Switch to a private color map.