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: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