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Screen areas

Tree view panel (top half)

This is the main working area to view the whole tree and to make selections. The status bar at the bottom of these tabs gives a summary of the current selection. The following alternative views of the tree can be selected from the tabs in the Tree View Panel. These are explained in more detail below:

  • Tree Grid - numerical tabular view, useful for sorting
  • Box Tree - graphical view, showing logical structure
  • Organic Tree - graphical view, giving structural and statistical perspective
  • Gains Chart - prioritised graphical view of leaf nodes

The Status Bar at the bottom of each Tree View gives summary information about either the current selection, or the whole tree (if no selection is currently made).

Focus node panel (bottom half)

This gives views of a single node. This is referred to as the focus node and is highlighted with a red border in the other views. The Focus Node Panel gives a graphical view of a node using a torus, and provides the following alternative views of the focus node selected from the tabs:

  • Node Details - numerical information about the node.
  • Node Rule - description of the node using the rules based on the dimensions.
  • Next Splits - alternative splits considered in splitting this node.