Categories
This page describes the categories for Planimate articles. They are intentionally quite broad to prevent thinning things out too much. If you'd like a new category created, please talk to me (Rick) so we can keep things co-ordinated.
Category:Application (InterDynes)
Creating standalone EXEs, end user considerations when models cannot be directly saved
Category:Attribute
The various types of attributes, portal, item, system, routine
Category:Batch
Running Planimate in batch mode without using the UI
Category:Broadcast
Sending information to multiple locations simultaneously, including system generated broadcasts
Category:Bug
Referenced in release notes; do not use
Category:C++
Information about compiling Planimate itself
[[:Category:Context Help]
These articles are all context sensitive help content. They are terse as its expected the user will be looking at a dialog.
Category:DLL
Calling code written in other languages through the DLL interface
Category:Data
Working with data within a model, including scenario saving
Category:Data/Exchange
Transferring data to other applications; files, clipboard, ODBC and TCP/IP
Category:Database (Model)
The "DB" resource file that accompanies every model
Category:Debugging
Capabilities and methods to assist in debugging models
Category:Dynamic Structure
Building systems that dynamically change their structure, creating new portals within themselves
Category:Editing
Techniques and services to assist in the building of models, finding things and moving about parts of the model
Category:FAQ
Questions and answers particularly helpful to beginners
Category:Format (Units)
Formatting of values into data and interpreting from formatted back to data
Category:Graphics
Icons, bitmaps and animation
Category:INI File
Model specific and Planimate platform configuration settings
Category:Interaction (User)
Forms, dialogs, popups and other ways of getting user attention and input
Category:Item
Items and item classes
Category:Item/Agent
Agents (carriers of other items) and the objects specific to them
Category:Labellist
Lists of name/value pairs including those created by Planimate
Category:Model
Managing model (MDL) files
Category:Object
The Planimate modelling objects, some have subcatetories
Category:Object
Category:Object/Change
Category:Object/Dispatcher
Category:Object/Entry
Category:Object/Exit
Category:Object/Multiserver
Category:Object/Pipe
Category:Object/Portal
Category:Object/Queue
Category:Object/SpatialLink
Category:Object/Splitter
Category:Object/Switch
Category:Paint
Paint object layer
Category:Panel
Dynamic, View and Application Panels
Presentation=
Presenting information to a user
Category:Release Notes=
Unformatted release notes
Category:Routine
Change object routines, the Planimate programming language
Category:Runtime Engine
How items move, threads, blocking, unblocking, lookahead, run control
Category:Spatial Network
Items moving over time over networks of objects, typically over maps
Category:Table
Working with data in tabular form