Generation Information Of PTC

The Control Components of PTC

The Display Layout of PTC


The Menu Layout of PTC

There are six menu items: File, Algorithms, Options, Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Help.

File

There are two sub menu items: Open and Exit.

Algorithms

The algorithms menu allows users to select four different algorithms: Fitch Margoliash, Maximum Parsimony, Neighbor Joining, and UPGMA. For the MP algorithm, only the DNA parsimony algorithm is implemented in the package.

Options

There are two menu items: Save Input and Pop Up Questions. By default, they are all enabled.

Zoom In

There are 10 sub menu items: 100%, 110%, 120%, 130%, 150%, 180%, 200%, 250%, and 300%. The default value is 100%.

This menu is very useful to let users enlarge the tree when the tree is too small. The default action is to enlarge the tree in the main phylogenetic tree area, not the trees in the Best Tree and the Previous State windows. One can use this option during the tree building and also with the final tree. The option works with the Zoom In menu to make the tree display in the small window as clearly as possible.

Zoom Out

There are 10 sub menu items: 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10%. The default value is 100%.

This menu works in the same way as Zoom In menu.

Help

There are 4 sub menu items: PTC Help, Algorithms, Glossary, and About PTC.


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