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Mouse Modes

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Set standard mouse mode

The standard mouse mode is active when Xtremes is started. Use this button to switch off any of the modes described below and return to standard mouse operations.

Set option mouse mode

Use option mouse mode to change properties of the curves in the active window. By clicking on a curve, a dialog box opens and one can change line color, style, thickness and the number of points supporting the line.

Set parameter varying mouse mode

In parameter varying mouse mode, click at a curve in the active graphics window to open a window with sliders. Parameters are interactively changed by dragging a slider.
This option is available for univariate and bivariate kernel densities as well as certain parametric curves in the univariate mode. In the
Moving Average window, the number of points - over which the averaging takes place - can be varied.

Set moving mouse mode

Move curves (including contour plots) and scatterplots from one window to another.

(a) Click at a curve or a scatterplot to convey it to the clipboard window (Xtremes deletes curves from the original window). When this mode is applied within in the clipboard window, the system asks for a destination window. In addition, a "scatterplot" is converted to a "curve" under this operation so that the usual curve options become applicable.

(b) A curve can be directly dragged to a different plot window (also to a scatterplot window), if the left mouse button is kept pressed until the cursor is located in the destination window.

Set deleting mouse mode

In the deleting mouse mode, click at a curve to remove it from the active window.

Set information mouse mode

In the information mouse mode, Xtremes displays information about the curve you click on in a little box beneath the mouse pointer.

Set coordinate changing mouse mode:

univariate

Activate coordinate changing mouse mode in any plot window, if you wish to get a closer views of the displayed curves, scatterplots etc. Determine a zoom area by moving the pointer with left mouse button pressed. Xtremes displays a rectangle of which the corners are determined by the position of the first click and the actual pointer position. When releasing the button, Xtremes displays the marked area. The coordinate system will be adjusted.

multivariate

In the 3D-setup rotate the coordinate system.

Set point selection mouse mode

Use the point selection mouse mode to remove points from a Clusterplot or a Scatterplot window. Apply the same procedure as in the zooming mode to mark the points. Xtremes changes the color of the points to green and also removes the connecting lines when the connect actual points option was active. Note that you can reactivate points by holding down the Shift-key when marking points.

Any operation performed within the active window (like plotting a least squares line, for instance) ignore the inactive points.

Set line drawing mouse mode

Use this mode to draw a straight line in the active graphics window. Press the left mouse button and move the pointer to the chosen direction with the button held. Release the button when the operation is finished. Xtremes will continue the line to the edges of the plot area.

By holding down the Ctrl-key, you can add a line segment that is not continued. Moreover, line segments may be vertical, which is not allowed for the previous line type.

Set label mouse mode

By means of a leftclick in the active graphics window one may call the Label Text dialog box. Enter a label text in the above edit field and determine label position by marking the horizontal and vertical radio buttons or by entering pixel coordinates.

Set tabulating mouse mode

Click at a curve in the active graphics window to save its supporting points to a multivariate data set. Use the option mouse mode to change the number of supporting points. Moreover, adjust the coordinate system by using the coordinate changing mouse mode. Demo 2.3 in Statistical Analysis provides a detailed description of the application of the tabulating mouse mode.

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Xtremes Group · updated Jun 21, 2005