NAME¶

xpat - graphic pattern viewer

SYNOPSIS¶

xpat [-l file_name] [-xor] [-install] [-force]

ORIGIN¶

This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM team at LIP6 laboratory of Université Pierre et Marie CURIE, in Paris, France. Web : http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/ E-mail : alliance-users@asim.lip6.fr

DESCRIPTION¶

Xpat is a pattern viewer. All functionnalities can be accessed through different menus. Xpat works under Motif and X11r6. When entering Xpat, the main window appears and shows 5 different menus on the top bar. These menus can be entered by simply clicking on the mouse left button. Here is the description of these menus.

File

Open : load an existing pattern file (see pat(5)).

 

Quit : quit xpat.

Edit

Identify : identify a selected pattern.

 

Connected : highlight a selected pattern.

 

Search : search a pattern.

View

Zoom : perform zoom in, zoom out, center, fit, refresh on figure.

 

Layer : select types of layers displayed.

 

Map : show cursor position in the entire figure.

 

Arrows : show arrows for moving at the grid step.

 

Grid : Set the X,Y step of the grid if displayed.

Tools

Message : display the last error messages

Setup

Save or load a user defined configuration of default displayed menus.

SPECIAL KEYS¶

+/-

Increase or decrease the time scale.

OPTIONS¶

-l file_name

Load the pattern file file_name (without extention .pat)

-xor

Two graphic cursor methods can be used, invert or xor.

-force

this option force all graphical objects to be displayed.

-install

Switch to a private color map.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶

MBK_WORK_LIB

indicates the path to the read directory for the session.

XPAT_PARAM_NAME (optionnal)

indicates the path to the parameter file used by Xpat.

SEE ALSO¶

mbk(1), MBK_WORK_LIB(1), PAT(5), asimut(1)

BUG REPORT¶

This tool is under development at the ASIM department of the LIP6 laboratory. We need your feedback to improve documentation and tools.