The Graphical User Interface (GUI)¶
This page describes the different parts of the graphical user interface in Learning Simulator.
See How to Run Learning Simulator for instructions on how to launch the GUI.
The GUI aims to allow easy editing and running of a simulation script.
Menu bar¶
File menu¶
New
Create a new (blank) script. If the current script is not saved, a dialog box below appear asking if you want to save the changes.
Open…
Open an existing script file by browsing the file system. If the current script is not saved, a dialog box below appears asking if you want to save the changes.
Open Recent
Selecting this menu item displays the last opened/saved script files. Open any of them by selecting it.
Below the list of recent files, there is a Clear Items menu item. Select this to clear the list of recent files.
The list of the last opened/saved files are stored in the file
lesimrf.txt in the user’s home directory (on Windows this is typically C:\Users\name).Save
Save the current script.
Save As…
Save the current script as a different name.
Exit
Exit the GUI.
Edit menu¶
Undo
Undo the last action.
Redo
Redo the last action.
Run menu¶
Simulate and Plot
Run the current script, including displaying plots and performing exports.
Plot
Only performs the plotting and exporting commands on the data from the last simulation.
Help menu¶
Documentation
Opens this documentation.
License
Displays the terms and conditions for the license of Learning Simulator.
Script window¶
This is the text area where to open/edit scripts. It works like a simple editor.
If you need further editor features, you may use your favourite editor, save the file as a text-file, and run the script from the command line. See How to Run Learning Simulator.
Message log¶
This is the message log, used to display information from the Learning Simulator.