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Table Windows

Introduction

Table windows let you view a simulation in the form of a table, with each object's data occupying one row of the table.

You can open a new table window by using the Window / New Table command, or by using the Window / Duplicate command on an existing table window.

Selecting Objects

You can select as few or as many objects as you like in a table window using combinations of the following commands.

The Edit / Select All command or Control+A (Command+A on a Mac) selects all the objects.
The Edit / Deselect All command or Control+Shift+A (Command+Shift+S on a Mac) deselects all the objects.
Click on a row selects the object and deselects all other objects.
Shift+Click is used to select or deselect an entire group of objects.
Control+Click (Command+Click on a Mac) on a row swaps the selection state of the object (off-to-on or on-to-off), leaving all other objects unchanged.

You can also select a particular object using the Edit / Find command.

Sorting Objects

The objects in a table are always sorted on one or other of the columns, with the sort column being indicated by a darker background color. If you want to sort the objects on a different column, Click on the column header, and the objects will then be sorted on the chosen column. If you want to switch from an ascending sort to a descending sort or vice-versa, Click again on the column header, and the objects' sort order will be reversed.

While you can sort on any one of the columns, some are much more useful than others. The columns that are most useful to sort on are as follows.

Sorting on the name enables you to easily select a particular object with having to resort to the Edit / Find command, because the objects are sorted alphabetically.
Sorting on the color enables you to position related objects next to each other if you have color-coded your objects.
Sorting on the radius enables you to easily pick out the largest and smallest objects, as well as to see how the radii of the objects are distributed.
Sorting on the luminosity enables you to easily pick out the brightest and dimmest objects, as well as to see how the luminosities of the objects are distributed.
Sorting on the mass enables you to easily pick out the most massive and least massive objects, as well as to see how the masses of the objects are distributed.
Sorting on the lineage enables you to view to objects in the same order as they would appear in a tree that had all its nodes open, so that all objects were visible.
Sorting on the distance enables you to easily pick out objects that are very close to their parents, as well as to see how the distances of the objects from their parents are distributed.
Sorting on the speed enables you to easily pick out objects that are moving very rapidly relative to their parents, as well as to see how the speeds of the objects relative to their parents are distributed.
Sorting on the period enables you to easily pick out objects that are orbiting their parents very rapidly, as well as to see how the periods of the objects are distributed.
Sorting on the semi-major enables you to easily pick out objects that have very small orbits, as well as to see how the orbit sizes of the objects are distributed.
Sorting on the eccentricity enables you to easily pick out objects with near-circular or near-parabolic orbits, as well as to see how the eccentricities of the orbits of the objects are distributed.
Sorting on the inclination enables you to easily pick out objects with very high or very low inclinations, as well as to see how the inclinations of the orbits of the objects are distributed.

Changing Column Widths

If you want to change the width of a column, position the mouse on either the left or right border of the column header so that the mouse pointer changes to a 'resize' pointer, and then drag the mouse horizontally without holding any modifier keys down. The column will then resize in response to your mouse drag.

Reorganizing Columns

If you want to move a column to a new position, position the mouse on the column header, and then drag the mouse horizontally without holding any modifier keys down. The column will then move horizontally in response to your mouse drag.

Changing Row Heights

If you want to change the height of the rows, position the mouse on either the top or bottom border of a row leader so that the mouse pointer changes to a 'resize' pointer, and then drag the mouse vertically without holding any modifier keys down. All rows will then resize simultaneously in response to your mouse drag. It is not possible to have rows of different heights in the same table.

Changing the Show Options

To change the show options, you can use the items in the View / Show menu, or the corresponding buttons in the tool bar. There are the following eight commands, which are effectively on/off switches in the form of checkbox menu items and buttons.

Physical Elements () which shows or hides the physical elements columns in the active table window.
Absolute Elements () which shows or hides the absolute elements columns in the active table window.
Structure Elements () which shows or hides the structure elements columns in the active table window.
Rectangular Elements () which shows or hides the rectangular elements columns in the active table window.
Orbital Elements () which shows or hides the orbital elements columns in the active table window.
Other Elements () which shows or hides the other elements columns in the active table window.
Horizontal Scroll Bar () which shows or hides the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the active table window.
Cell Detail Popups () which shows or hides the cell detail popups when you move the mouse over cells in the active table window.