2.0 Select file

Select file window

This window is shown in Select file window . The contents of the text fields and lists when you bring up MeshTV will probably differ from those in the picture.

The Select file window allows you to select files by browsing through your directory system. Often, several files will be pre-selected when you start MeshTV. These files will be listed in the Selected files list located below the File pulldown menu in the MeshTV Main window. They will also be listed in the Selected files list in this window.

Path text field

The Path text field allows you to enter a UNIX directory path name. By default, when you start MeshTV, the Path text field contains your current directory. To select files from a different directory, enter a path to the directory whose files you wish to use. You can use UNIX shell symbols, like the "~" for your home directory, or "../" to go up one from your current directory. Once you hit the enter key in this text field, the Files list updates with the files in that directory which match the requirements in the Filter text field. You can have MeshTV use a specific directory by pulling up the Preferences window from the Extra menu, turning off the Use current working directory toggle button , and then selecting Save settings from the File pulldown menu in the MeshTV Main window. Save settings does not save the value in this text field unless you first turn off the Use current working directory toggle button .

Filter text field

The Filter text field allows you to determine which files in a directory will be placed into the Files list, which you will use to select files. The field accepts standard C-Shell UNIX pattern matching, where, for example, a "*" matches anything, and a "?" matches any single character. If your SILO files all contain a .silo extension, then a useful filter might be "*.silo", which would match all files in that directory ending with .silo. Save settings will save the value in this text field at the time you select the Save settings menu item. The MeshTV default is "*". You can specify more than one filter pattern.

Directories list

This lists UNIX directories in the directory specified in the Path text field. The "./" is the current directory, and the "../" is the parent directory. To see the contents of a given directory, either change the path in the Path text field and hit Enter, or double click on a directory in this list. You can also highlight (select) a directory and then hit the Enter key. The files in the directory you switch to will appear in the Files list.

Files list

This lists UNIX files in your current directory matching what is entered in the Filter text field. To see all files in the directory, remove any text from the Filter text field and hit the Enter key. There are two ways to select a file. The first is just to double click on the file you want. The second is a little more complicated. When you find a file you want to open, highlight (select) it by clicking once on the name. To select multiple files, either use Ctrl-click on each file (if they aren't right next to each other), or select your first file and then Shift-click on another file to select all files in between the two. Once you have finished highlighting the files you want, press the Select button to move them into the Selected files list. If you want all the files, you do not need to highlight files first; just press the Select all button.

Select button

This button takes the files highlighted in the Files list and moves them to the Selected files list, which contains names of the files you want MeshTV to place in the MeshTV Main window. This button will be grayed out if you have yet to highlight any files.

Select all button

This button takes all files in the Files list and moves them to the Selected files list, which contains the files for MeshTV to place into the MeshTV Main window. The files in the Files list need not be selected first. This button will be grayed out if there are no files in the Files list.

Selected files list

This list contains the files which you have selected via the Select or Select all button, or by double-clicking on a file. These files will be placed into the MeshTV Main window Selected files list when the OK button is pressed. If you double click on a file in this list, MeshTV will check to see if there are any directories within the file, and if there are, the file will expand to the file name followed by a colon and the directory name.

Remove all button

This button removes all files from the Selected files list. Files in the Selected files list need not be selected to be removed. This button will be grayed out if there are no files in the Selected files list.

Check for directories within files button

Use this button to check if one or more selected files in the Selected files list contain SILO directories within them. If not, the files will be deselected and the button will grey out. If any files do contain SILO directories, those files will expand to the file name followed by a colon and the directory name. These entries can be individually removed if desired. The button will be grayed out if there are no highlighted files in the Selected files list.

OK button

Once you select your files, click on this button to approve your selections and dismiss the window. At this point, the files in the Selected files list will be placed into the MeshTV Main window Selected files list.

Select file

Overview