Menu Reference

The purpose of each menu item is stated briefly here for reference purposes.


File Menu

New Machine - Creates a new machine window.
Open Machine - Load a previously created machine.
Save Machine - Save the currently selected machine for later use.
Save Machine As - Save the currently selected machine under a new filename.
New Tape - Creates a new tape, discarding the old one.
Open Tape - Load a previously created tape.
Save Tape - Save the tape for later use.
Save Tape As - Save the tape a new filename.

Edit Menu

Undo - Undo the last editing operation that was performed in the current machine window..
Redo - Redo the last editing operation that was undone in the current machine window..
Cut - Cut selected items in the current machine window.
Copy - Copy selected items in the current machine window.
Paste - Paste selected items in the current machine window.
Delete Selected items - Delete selected items in the current machine window.

Mode Menu

Add States - Select the user interface mode to add states.
Add Transitions - Select the user interface mode to add transitions.
Make Selection - Select the user interface mode to select a set of states and transitions.
Eraser - Select the user interface mode to erase states and transitions.
Choose Start States - Select the user interface mode to choose start states (initial states).
Choose Accepting States - Select the user interface mode to choose accepting states (final states).
Choose Next Transition - Select the user interface mode to choose the next transition to be executed, when a non-deterministic machine is paused and there is more than one acceptable transition available from the current state.
Choose Current State - Select the user interface mode to choose the state that the machine is in.

Machine Menu

Step - Step the machine one execution cycle.
Execute - Automatically execute the machine until it halts or is stopped by the user.
Pause Execution - Pause the execution of the machine.
Stop Execution - Stop the execution of the machine.
Slow - Set the execution speed to "Slow".
Medium - Set the execution speed to "Meduim".
Fast - Set the execution speed to "Fast".
Super Fast - Set the execution speed to "Super Fast" .
Ultra Fast - Set the execution speed to "Ultra Fast".

Tape Menu

Move Read/Write Head to Start of Tape - Move the read/write head to the first cell at the start of the tape.
Reload Tape - Reload the tape to the state it was in when it was last saved.
Erase Tape - Erase the tape.

Alphabet Menu

Configure Alphabet - Choose which symbols are in the alphabet for the current machine.

Help Menu

Help Contents - Open up the online help manual.
About - Bring up a window of information about the current version of the program.