About LZ

The Display Layout of LZ

The Menu of LZ


The Control Components of LZ

Control Components of the Layout

Trace

Steps through the simulation. Each step involves one movement of the compression. At each step, the screen will show the current status for all components.

Run

Runs the simulation until the compression is completed.

Reset

Resets the screen to the beginning of the program, before the simulation is started by pressing Trace or Run. If user decides to change from Trace to Run, or vice versa, the Reset button must be pressed first.

Encoding/Decoding

Users can switch between the encoding mode and decoding mode by selecting the button of "Encoding" or "Decoding".

Select Demo Inputs

The system will provide some inputs in a pop-up window so users can choose one of those inputs.

Input your String

Users can enter their own string as the input of the compression.


Send comments and suggestions about LZ to khuri@mathcs.sjsu.edu or hsu0832@sundance.sjsu.edu