OpenLogicSim Help
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OpenLogicSim, Copyright (C) 2002 Robert Shearman
OpenLogicSim comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to
redistribute it under certain conditions;
see Help->License for full details.

1. Changing aspects of components
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 Double click on a component to change aspects of it.
Applies to:     What can be changed:
Switches        State (on or off)
Clocks          Period
Advanced Clocks Pattern
Labels          Caption

2. Moving components
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 Just drag the component (making sure that the circuit
is not in the locked state) to where you want to put it.
Note that any component can be moved, although only the
currently selected component(s) will have a move cursor.
If components are dragged outside the current workspace,
the workspace is expanded to fit them in.
Applies to: All components

3. Connecting components
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 Click on the output of one component (when the cursor
is a cross-hair) and click on the input of another
(when the input is a crosshair).
Applies to: All components

4. Deleting components
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 Select 'Delete' from the program or popup menu to
delete a component.
Applies to: All components

5. Deleting wires
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 Select the wire cutter from the menu or tool bar.
Select again to stop using wire cutter.
Applies to: Wires

6. Points
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 Points can be added by ctrl clicking on a wire.
They can also be added when making a connection by ctrl
clicking. When points are deleted, the wires will be
automatically reconnected.

7. Multi Select
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 Multiple components can be selected by ctrl clicking
on the components. They can also be selected by dragging
a box. Only components completely inside the box will
be selected.

8. Exporting/Importing
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 Circuits can be exported as XML (for re-importing
later, to overcome possible compatability issues)
or as images (for printing, using in documents etc.
Circuits can be imported from XML files only.

9. Printing
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 Circuits are automatically resized before printing so
they fit on 1 A4 page.

10. Bugs
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 If you believe you have found a bug in the software
please email a report to cg152@dcs.warwick.ac.uk
Please do not contact me, the author, for anything -
all queries should be made to the newsgroup or lecturers.