Line Editing: I/O Menu

Save in file

Click here to save the current configuration of connecting line
segments.  The file you create can be used in future XGobi sessions.

A window will appear that asks you for a filename; to whatever you
type, .lines will be appended.  Thus if you are viewing a datafile
named dfile, just typing dfile will create a file named dfile.lines
which will be automatically read in the next time you initiate XGobi
on dfile.

If you're in S, then you can turn the S vector you save into a
.lines array like this:
  t(matrix(fname.lines, nrow=2))


Read from file

Click on this button to read in a new pattern of connecting line
segments.

The file consists of pairs of numbers on separate lines, where the
pair indicates the row numbers of the points to be connected, for
example:

1 3
1 4
2 5

Behavior of the "Solicit File Name" window:

 The editing behavior in this window follows emacs conventions.
 These instructions may help you if you aren't familiar with emacs:
   Use the cursor to position the caret between two letters;
   as you type, characters are entered at that position.
   You can use your customary backspace character.
   Use "Control-k" to delete all characters from the caret
   to the end of the line.
