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52 CHAPTER 2. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE<br />

method. Here you have to click into a text field with the left mouse button. This activates<br />

the field and prepares it for user input. Simultaneously, the writing position is marked<br />

by a vertical bar. Now you may input numbers, strings, expressions, or variables. There<br />

are some editing functions to help you doing input: ×Ô deletes the left and<br />

ÐØ deletes the right character. You may also select (invert) a sequence of characters<br />

in the text field using the mouse. If there is a succeeding input, the marked region is<br />

going to be deleted first and afterwards the characters are going to be written in the text<br />

field. You can find additional editing functions on page 117.<br />

Combo box selection:<br />

Using this input method, you can obtain rapid settings of variables and constants. To do<br />

so, you have to click the button on the text field’s right side. A combo box is opened,<br />

in which you may select an item. Thus you are able to choose a certain variable or<br />

value without risking erroneous typing. This item is transferred to the operator name<br />

field. Previous entries are deleted. Afterwards the combo box is closed. If there are no<br />

variables or appropriate values, the combo box remains closed.<br />

2.5.3 Control Buttons<br />

Below the parameter edit fields you find four buttons that comprise the following functions (see<br />

figure 2.35):<br />

Figure 2.35: Operator window with operator ×ÐØ ×Ô.<br />

ÇÃ<br />

By clicking ÇÃ you execute the operator with the specified parameters. In doing so,<br />

the execution mode is dependent on the position of the È: IftheÈ is placed above<br />

the insertion position, the system computes the program from the È until the insertion<br />

position first. Then the operator that has been edited in the operator window is executed.<br />

The reason for this is that the parameter values that are used as input values for the new<br />

<strong>HDevelop</strong> / 2000-11-16

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