Isard Manual

Version 1.2, Jean-Sébastien Roy

To get the most recent version of Isard see the Home Page of Isard

To create a new figure do : IsardPlanDisplay vierge
You can find some examples in the IsardTests class.

Inside the Visualiseur d'Isard-Plan window :

• Use ctrl+drag to move the picture (a hand will appear).
• Use alt+click to access to the menu.
• click on objects to select them. A menu may appears if there is many objets around the mouse pointer : just select one in the list.
• click+drag points to move them.
• shift+click objects to select/unselect them without unselecting other objects first (enable multiple selection).

The menu enables you to create/modify/delete/save objects.

A propos... : brings you an about box.

Zoom in : Zooms in.
Zoom out : Zooms out.

Créé point... : Create a new point, then asks you for a new name (cancel if you want to keep the automatically generated name).
Crée > : Depending on what is selected (and in what order) enables you to create new objects from the ones you selected.
Renomme... : Rename an object.
Substitue : Replace one object by another (warning: quite dangerous, may have strange side effects).
Noms d'origine > : Sub-menu that details the way the selected objects where created.

Couleur > : change the color of selected objects.
Epaisseur > : change the width of selected objects.
Visibilité > : make objects visible / invisible.

Sélectionne > : help select objects (even invisible ones).
Désélectionne > : help select objects (even invisible ones).

Sauve ... : Creates a method that recreates the figure. Ask for the class and selector to use for the method.
Sauve en EPS ... :Saves the figure as a color A4 EPS file.
Sauve en GIF ... :Saves the figure as a color GIF file.

Nettoie : removes not used objects (a bit difficult to explain : I'll try next time).
Enlève : removes selected objects (and whatever objects need those).
Efface tout... : remove all objects. asks first for a confirmation.

Affichage fluide : On or Off. Determines whether double buffering is used to achieve smooth display when moving objects.