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StarInfo/Green/!PPlane/Messages

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Filename: StarInfo/Green/!PPlane/Messages
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File size: 0897 bytes
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File contents
Name:PPlane
SName:!PPlane
Purpose:Phase Plane Utility
Author:� Darren Green 1996
Version:2.00 (18 Jan 96)
MenuInfo:Info
MenuQuit:Quit
MenuIntegrate:Integrate�
MenuControl:Control�
MenuSaveAs:Save
MenuMain:Main Screen�
ErrXScale:Illegal X Axis Limits
ErrYScale:Illegal Y Axis Limits
ErrNum:Illegal number of arrows along each axis
HelpSaveAs:To save, drag the file icon to a directory display.
HelpControl0:Enter here the X coordinate of the left edge.
HelpControl1:Enter here the X coordinate of the right edge.
HelpControl2:Enter here the Y coordinate of the bottom edge.
HelpControl3:Enter here the Y coordinate of the top edge.
HelpControl4:Select this to display all arrows at the same scale.
HelpControl5:Enter here the scaling for the arrows.
HelpControl6:Enter here the equation for dx/dt - in terms of x and y.
HelpControl7:Enter here the equation for dy/dt - in terms of x and y.
HelpControl8:Click here to draw the graph.
HelpControl9:Enter here the number of arrows to be plotted along each axis.
HelpControl:This window contains the information required to draw the graph.
HelpIntegrate0:Enter here the X coordinate to start integrating at.
HelpIntegrate1:Enter here the Y coordinate to start integrating at.
HelpIntegrate2:Enter here the step value for t.
HelpIntegrate3:Select this to make the program stop when x and y exceed the graph liimits.
HelpIntegrate4:Click here to integrate. Click ESCAPE to stop.
HelpIntegrate:This window contains the information required to integrate on top of the previously drawn graphs.
HelpInfo:This window shows information about this version of PPlane.
HelpMain:This is the main display window of PPlane. Click menu to bring up a menu. Click select to integrate. Click ESCAPE to stop.
HelpIcon:This is the PPlane icon. Click menu to bring up a menu. Click select to show the main display window. Click adjust to bring up the control window.
HelpMenu0:Move the pointer right to see the info window.
HelpMenu1:Click here to show the control window.
HelpMenu2:Click here to show the integrate window.
HelpMenu3:Move the pointer right to see the save as window.
HelpMenu4:Click here to show the main display window.
HelpMenu5:Click here to quit PPlane

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00000890  50 6c 61 6e 65 0a 0a                              |Plane..|
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