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PullDownMenu
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Command
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Description
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File
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Clear Network
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Clears all nodes and lines that are currently displayed.
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Clear World Map
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Clears the world map that are currently displayed.
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Center Network
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Centers the viewing display on the location that is the average distance from all the nodes.
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Load Network
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Searchs a directory (./Data for standalone, a URL for Applet) and then lists the files in a pop up window. The user may then choose one to download. The applet only display `.fvl' files, while the standalone displays all files.
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Load World Map
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Loads a map when displaying in an geographical mode.
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Animation
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The user can choose multiple files and toggle between them by selecting file names listed.
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Exit
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Exit from Plankton
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Build Tools
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Add Node
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Adds node to current network when the mouse is clicked inside the display.
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Add Line
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Add a line between two existing nodes. First click and hold down the button of the mouse over a node. Then drag the mouse over to another node. Then let the button go.
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Remove Object
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Move the mouse over either a line or a node and then click on and the object will be removed.
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Interaction
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Select Object
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Allows the user to select nodes. Selected nodes will change there postions when the mouse button is held down and the mouse is dragged around inside of the display.
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Select Tree
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Select a node and all it's children. Where all it's children means those nodes which are placed below it in the format process.
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Deselect All Objects
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Deselects any selected nodes.
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Select Root
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Changes a node into a root node or the other way around when the mouse is clicked on it.
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Select Root by Name
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Selects all nodes that contain a string in their name and Changes them into root nodes.
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Move
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Will move the relative location of all the nodes when the user holds down the mouse and drags it around.
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Auto Arrange
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Attempts to place nodes in a tree which grows from the root nodes away from the center. This is done to all nodes.
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Step by Step
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Allows the user to see how hierarchy grows or shrinks from the roots one level at a time.
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View
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Topological Arrange
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Places cache nodes according to their position in a NLANR caching hierarchy.
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Geographical Arrange
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Places cache nodes resolving their latitude and longitude if they are provided in the data files.
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Topological / Geographical
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Display both topological and geopraphical hierarchy at a screen.
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Low resolution
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Represents peering relation as a line between nodes.
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High resolution
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Represents peering relation as a triangluar line.
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Tool
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Zoom
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Will scale the current dimenions of the node locations by the amount indicated.
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Rotate
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Will rotate the currently displayed graph by the degree indicated (effective for topological one only).
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Line Size
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Adjust the thickness of lines drawn on the map by the amount indicated.
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Node Size
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Adjust the size of nodes drawn on the map by the amount indicated.
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Color by
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Top Level Domain Name
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Will create a color scale and then color each node by the top level domain name.
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Mask/Color by HTTP Request
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Will create a color scale and then color each line and node by the number of HTTP requests it gets and allow users to highlight nodes or lines interested in.
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Default Colors
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Returns the line's an node's color to their defualt colors.
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Help
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Commands
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This menu
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About
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Information about this program.
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Overview
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Some useful information about line and node charateristics.
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