Rigi User's Manual
Version 5.4.1

Kenny Wong

July 10, 1996

This software is provided ``as is'' and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of its merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. You bear all risk as to the quality and performance of this software.

This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved.

©1986-1996 Hausi A. Müller, University of Victoria. All rights reserved.

Hausi A. Müller  
Department of Computer Science  
University of Victoria  
PO Box 3055  
Victoria, BC, Canada  
V8W 3P6

Tel: (250) 721-7630  
Fax: (250) 721-7292  
email: hausi@csr.uvic.ca

KW 1996-06-28 LaTeX2e

• Contents
• Introduction
  • What is Rigi?
  • About This Book
  • System Requirements
• Demos
  • Using the Editor
    • Basics
  • List Demo
  • Ray Demo
  • SQL/DS Demo
• Tutorial
  • Using the Editor
    • Basics
    • Traversing the subsystem hierarchy
    • Object level
    • Making selections
    • Arranging nodes
    • Identifying subsystems
    • Traversing the hierarchy
    • Detailed information
    • Graph quality
    • Rigi Views
    • Scripting
    • Finishing Up
• Handbook
  • Running the Editor
  • Working with Menus
    • Using the Node menu
    • Using the Arc menu
  • Configuring the Editor
    • Rigi configuration parameters
    • Creating a new configuration file
    • Modifying a configuration file
    • Overriding the configuration file
    • Defining the default text editor
    • Defining the default web browser
    • Defining fonts
    • Defining the default database directory
  • Working with Domains
    • Domain files
    • Changing the current domain
  • Running Scripts
    • Entering a script command
    • Retrieving previously entered commands
    • Listing available commands
    • Listing global variables
  • Finishing Up
    • Exiting
    • Aborting
  • Working with Graphs
    • Rigi Standard Format
    • Saving a graph
    • Loading a graph
    • Clearing a graph
  • Window Basics
    • Window types
    • Activating a window
    • Raising the active window
    • Stacking (cascading) the windows
    • Refreshing a window
    • Updating a window
    • Closing the active window
    • Closing all windows
    • Bringing up the Settings dialog
  • Making Selections
    • Selecting a node
    • Selecting an arc
    • Selecting grouped nodes by dragging
    • Selecting and deselecting nodes by shift-clicking
    • Selecting all nodes
    • Complementing selected nodes
    • Deselecting a node
    • Deselecting all nodes
    • Selecting nodes by name
    • Selecting nodes by attribute
    • Selecting nodes by structure
    • Selecting nodes by type
    • Selecting neighboring nodes along outgoing arcs
    • Selecting neighboring nodes along incoming arcs
    • Selecting reachable nodes along outgoing arcs
    • Selecting reachable nodes along incoming arcs
  • Working with Nodes
    • Node types
    • Changing current node type
    • Renaming a node
    • Changing the type of a node
    • Editing attributes of a node
    • Editing annotation for a node
    • Editing the source text for a node
    • Opening a URL for a node
    • Changing node type colors
  • Working with Arcs
    • Arc types
    • Changing current arc type
    • Changing the type of an arc
    • Editing attributes of an arc
    • Editing annotation for an arc
    • Opening a URL for an arc
    • Changing arc type colors
  • Opening windows
    • Presenting the children of nodes
    • Presenting the parents of nodes
    • Presenting the neighbors of nodes
    • Presenting selected nodes in a new window
    • Presenting a projection
    • Presenting an overview
    • Presenting a fisheye view
  • Editing the Graph
    • Creating a new node
    • Creating a new arc
    • Deleting nodes
    • Deleting an arc
    • Collapsing a subsystem
    • Expanding a subsystem
    • Cutting a subgraph
    • Copying a subgraph
    • Pasting a subgraph
    • Showing the clipboard
    • Clearing the clipboard
  • Using Filters
    • Hiding names of nodes
    • Showing names of nodes
    • Hiding selected nodes
    • Showing previously hidden nodes
    • Showing and hiding nodes by type
    • Showing and hiding arcs by type
    • Inheriting filter settings
  • Scaling the Focus
    • Fitting nodes within a window
    • Fitting selected nodes within a window
    • Zooming in
    • Zooming out
    • Restoring the focus
    • Automatic scaling
  • Making Arrangements
    • Moving a node
    • Moving several selected nodes
    • Arranging nodes horizontally
    • Arranging nodes vertically
    • Arranging nodes into a grid
    • Arranging all nodes into a grid
    • Arranging reachable nodes along outgoing arcs into a tree
    • Arranging reachable nodes along incoming arcs into a tree
    • Arranging all nodes in a Sugiyama layout
    • Arranging all nodes in a spring layout
    • Moving nodes to a pile
    • Moving nodes in synch
    • Moving nodes with constraints
  • Viewing Reports
    • Reporting numbers of nodes and arcs
    • Reporting cyclomatic complexity
    • Viewing node neighborhood and dependency information
    • Reporting subsystem dependency information
    • Viewing information for an arc
    • Reporting information for a composite arc
    • Reporting graph quality
  • Working with Views
    • Saving a view
    • Loading a view
  • Using the Toolbar
    • Toolbar Buttons
  • Using SHriMP Windows
    • Presenting a SHriMP window
    • Revealing the children of a node
    • Eliding the children of a node
    • Filtering children
    • Enlarging the size of a node
    • Reducing the size of a node
    • Seeing the node name
    • Adjusting the step size
    • Overlapping children
    • Layout constraints
    • Presenting a Children window
    • Viewing the annotation for a node
    • Editing the source text for a node
• Appendix
  • Directory Structure
  • Mouse Actions
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Menu Commands
    • File menu
    • Edit menu
    • Navigate menu
    • Select menu
    • Filter menu
    • Scale menu
    • Layout menu
    • Report menu
    • Window menu
    • Demo menu
    • Options menu
    • Help menu
    • Node menu
    • Arc menu
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