This pull-down menu gives the ability to exit from the program or to exit from the currently displayed screen. In general, Exit will quit from the program and save any changes. Quit will exit from the program without saving any changes. And Abort will exit unconditionally.

Two options are available. The first, Raise Current Window, is self- explanatory in that the current window is brought to the front if other windows are covering it. The second, Settings... brings up a form from which the users can set the Window History, File Access Diagnostics, and Option Box settings. These setting affect the running of the program. Window History allows previous dialog windows to remain on screen where relevant. No Window History means that only the currently active dialog window remains on screen. The Diagnostics options allow diagnostic messages to be shown in a special window. The Option Box contains many of the commands found in the pulldown menus on the graphics screen and is configurable.

Three options are available under this pull down menu: Change Directory, O/S Command and Listing. Change Directory simply brings up a form which allows specification of the working directory. Listing simply lists files in the working directory. O/S Command allows the entry of a operating system command from which a separate window will open showing the results of that command.

To obtain online help at any time, this pull-down menu is available. Four types of help are available. Help On Question will explain the meaning of any input databox or listbox on the currently displayed form. Help On Help explains what is here. Help On Window gives help on the currently displayed window as a whole. Help On Version gives the program and library version numbers, plus other information. Help On Question is also available at any point with the standard help key, usually F1.

All options available under the pull down menus can also be invoked by using the command line. The commands are usually simple 2-4 letter phrases (such as PL for Plot). To learn what these commands are simply use the Help on Option under the Help menu. See below.

By selecting this option, a patran.hrd file is created which can then be converted and sent to a printer for obtaining hard copies of plots. If an existing patran.hrd file already exists then the plot will be appended to the patran.hrd file.

The option will close the existing graphics form.

This option generally will exit the user from the program. To return to a non-graphical calling form use the Close option.

Color control is accessed through this option. The components of the plot can be changed to different colors dependent on user interface. It is best to experiment with this option. Once a desirable setting of colors has been selected, it can be saved.

With Redraw On add operations that cause a change in the graphics will redraw the plot. With Redraw Off, the user must manually have the plot redrawn using the Replot option under the Display menu.

When doing a hardcopy, the border around the plot can be turned OFF or ON.

Four types of grid styles can be selected: Solid, Fine, Medium, or Thick.

Saves the plot as an X-Y data file.

When this option is selected the cursor turns into a question mark (?) from which the user must select one of the pull down menu options. Help on that particular option will then be given. This is the most effective way to obtain help or an explanation of the option.

Gives and explanation of how to use help.

Gives generic help on the currently displayed form.

Displays the current versions of the software.

P3fatigue*Geometry:

+0+120

This is the X-Y position at which the program control window will be initially positioned.

P3fatigue*borderWidth:

0

This is the width of window and menu borders.

P3fatigue*highlightThickness:

2

This is the thickness of the highlight box which marks the field with the current input focus.

P3fatigue*keyboardFocusPolicy:

explicit

Indicates that the pointer must be clicked onto a field for the input focus to move to that field. The alternative value is ‘pointer’, in which case the input focus moves with the cursor.

P3fatigue*menuAccelerator:

<Key>KP_F2

This is the key that has to be used to activate the menu accelerator keys.

P3fatigue*menulogo*labelType:

pixmap

This is required to allow the display of our logo on the control window.

P3fatigue*monomaskform*fontLis:

iso1.20b

This is the font used for forms which require monospaced fonts.

P3fatigue*grphform*fontList:

iso1.20b

This is the form used for the graphics window.

P3fatigue*ttbox*fontList:

9x15bold

This is the form used for popped boxes offering lists to pick from. Normally, this is a monospaced font.

P3fatigue*fontList:

lucidasans-bold-14

This is the default font for all cases other than those explicitly set.

P3fatigue*helpbox*fontList:

9x15bold

This is the font for help boxes.

P3fatigue*foreground:

black

This is the foreground color.

P3fatigue*background:

white

This is the background color.

P3fatigue*menulogo*background:

SteelBlue

This is the background color of the logo icon.

P3fatigue*selectColor:

Green

This is the color used to fill the small diamonds which mark current menu settings.