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The GUI (``Graphics-User-Interface'') Mode
SIC provides facilities (called GUI
mode) to create documented input windows (``widgets'') by which the user can modify
variables and execute pre-defined commands.
SIC can create 3 types of widgets:
- Detached menus
which are menu bars created by the GUIPANEL /DETACH command. These menus have no associated
parameters, but run in parallel with the main program. Pre-defined
commands are activated by pressing the various buttons.
- Main panel window
which is created by the
GUIPANEL command. The user can modify variables using
widgets, and execute one or several actions by pressing the appropriate
buttons. The variables are actually modified only when a button is
pressed.
- Sub-panels
which are created by the
GUIBUTTON command. Such windows are associated with a specific
command, and are hidden by default. They are typically used to hold
variables which are seldom modified by the user. The variables defined in
these windows and in the main window are modified when the GO
button is pressed.
User input with this system is fairly intuitive. Help is available by
clicking on the help button(s) or on the prompt area for each variable.
The following description rather concerns advanced users who want to create
their own window interfaces.
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2024-04-19