3. Using Sssim Studio [Basic Version]


3.8 Menu Bar Functions

File menu

Init State Returns Solar System Simulator to its initial state.
Open... Opens files. Html files are shown in the Contents Browser as content pages, and images and animation files are shown in the Media Viewer Window as Media Viewer elements. Files with the scn extension are read as scenario files and executed at the same time.
Save Image... Saves the current Solar System Simulator as an image file. The format can be differentiated by the file extension and saved in the Bmp/Jpeg/Png/Gif format. The image size is the window size of the current Simulation Window.
Print... Prints the current Solar System Simulator screen.
Exit... Ends the Sssim Studio

Edit menu

Store State Saves the current Solar System Simulator state.
Restore State Recovers the saved Solar System Simulator state.

View menu

Embed Simulator Displays the Simulation Window in the Control Window.
Normal window Simulator Displays the Simulation Window with a title bar.
Full screen Simulator Displays the Simulation Window in full-size on the screen.
Normal window Media Viewer Displays the Media Viewer Window with a title bar.
Full screen Media Viewer Displays the Media Viewer in full-size on the screen.
Reset windows Returns the Simulation Window, Control Window, and Media Viewer Window to their default positions and sizes.
Browser/Control layout Positions the Contents Browser and Simulation Controller in the Control Window.
Browser layout Positions only the Contents Browser in the Control Window.
Simulation/Browser layout Positions the Simulation Window and Contents Browser in the Control Window.
Simulation/Control layout Positions the Simulation Window and Simulation Controller in the Control Window.
WindowsXP style Changes the GUI of the operation screen to the WindowsXP format.
Windows style Changes the GUI of the operation screen to the Windows format.
Dark style Changes the GUI of the operation screen to a dark style.
Change Language Changes the GUI language locale when started up the next time.
Normal mouse Mode Changes to the mode for using the normal mouse.
Trackball mouse Mode Changes to the mode for operating Solar System Simulator using the trackball mouse. As normal mouse operations will be disabled, use the touch panel monitor or keyboard shortcut.
The mouse cursor will be locked at the Simulation Window and hidden. To exit this mode and switch to the normal mouse mode, press Esc.

Scenario menu

New Scenario Clears the contents in the scenario edit area.
Open Scenario... Loads and executes scenario a file.
Save Scenario Saves the scenario currently edited as a scenario file.
Save Scenario As... Names and saves the scenario currently edited as a scenario file.
Record Operations Continues recording operations in the scenario edit area until this function is canceled.
Play Scenario Executes the scenario currently edited.

Help menu

Contents... Shows this manual.
Indexes... Searches keywords from the manual. Currently not available.
About Shows information on Sssim Studio.