A Java program has been made to generate the figures. Click here to download this program (version 1.2). When you have problems running it, then upgrade to the latest Java JRE (at least version 1.5).
Alternatively you can also run an applet in your browser. Click here to start the applet.
Furthermore, I made a screensaver generating the figures ( requiring at least version 1.5 of the Java JRE). Click here for the windows installer of the screensaver. (Note that sometimes the screen remains black, probably due to a bug in the Java saverbeans package ;-)
| Menu items | |
| File | |
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Save SVG
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Save the figure in SVG format. |
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Save image
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Save the figure in PNG format or in JPEG format, depending on the filename's extension. |
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Exit
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Stop the program. |
| Help | |
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Show
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Show or hide the numerator and denominator at the bottom left corner. |
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About
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Display the program's version. |
| Widgets | |
| Numerator | |
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First
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Initial value of numerator. |
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Delta
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Increment
of numerator. Looping
only happens for positive values. Negative values are not allowed. |
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Last
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Upperbound of numerator. |
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Current
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Current value of numerator. |
| Denominator | |
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First
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Initial value of denominator. |
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Delta
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Increment of denominator Looping only happens for positive values. Negative values are not allowed. |
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Last
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Upperbound of denominator. |
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Current
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Current value of denominator. |
| Start | Generate figures according the Numerator and Denominator. In fact a double loop is executed: the Denominator values in the inner-loop, and the Numerator in the outer-loop. |
| Stop | Stop generating figures (also after Random). |
| Pause | Pause generating figures. You can change now attributes, or re-generate previous figures. |
| Continue | Continue generating figures. |
| Previous | Generate the previous figure (in Pause state). |
| Next | Generate the next figure (in Pause state), optionally after clicking the Previous button. |
| Random | Generate random figures. You can now also Pause generating to re-generate previous figures. |
| Redraw | Redraw the current figure, useful after changing attributes |
| Mode | Generate a figure at once (Draw) or slowly (Animate). |
| Type | Allow Odd values, or Even values, or Both types of values for the Numerator. Useful for random figures. |
| Diameter | Diameter (in pixels) of drawn lines. |
| Speed | In case of mode Animate, the number of rendered linepieces are approximately 1000 for speed value 60, and 200 for value 300. |
| Background | The background color of the figure's panel, either Black or White. |
| Foreground | The foreground color of the figure, either Black or White or all Rainbow's colors. |
| Shape | The shape of the figure between 3 and 8, or a random value between these bounds. |