The pause mode dialog box allows you to set the pause mode. You display the dialog box by the Options|Pause command in the Main window.
You can choose one of the following pause modes.
Command |
How it works |
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At each point |
suspends computation after each point. |
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At special points | suspends computation after special points only. This is the default mode. | ||
Never | does not suspend computation. |
There is also the Enable pause buttons check box. This window contains several buttons you may use to suspend and resume computation with the mouse.
During computation of a curve you may control the process with the following buttons.
Key |
What it does |
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Stop |
aborts the computation of the current curve. |
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Pause |
suspends computation of the current curve and enters the pause state. |
When in a pause (which is indicated by the word 'pause' in the Status field in the Main window) you can press one of the following buttons.
Button |
What it does |
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Resume |
resumes computation of the current curve. |
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Stop | aborts the computation of the current curve. |