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* DDD: (ddd).                     The Data Display Debugger.
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DDD is a graphical front-end for GDB and other command-line debuggers.

This is the First Edition, 31 March, 2003, of `Debugging with DDD' for
DDD Version 3.3.8.

Copyright (C) 2001 Universität des Saarlandes
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   Send questions, comments, suggestions, etc. to <ddd@gnu.org>.
Send bug reports to <bug-ddd@gnu.org>.

File: ddd.info,  Node: Showing and Hiding Details,  Next: Rotating Displays,  Prev: Selecting Displays,  Up: Display Basics

Showing and Hiding Details
..........................

   Aggregate values (i.e. records, structs, classes, and arrays) can be
shown _expanded_, that is, displaying all details, or _hidden_, that
is, displayed as `{...}'.

   To show details about an aggregate, select the aggregate by clicking
_mouse button 1_ on its name or value and click on the `Show' button.
Details are shown for the aggregate itself as well as for all contained
sub-aggregates.

   To hide details about an aggregate, select the aggregate by clicking
_mouse button 1_ on its name or value and click on the `Hide' button.

   When pressing and holding _mouse button 1_ on the `Show/Hide'
button, a menu pops up with even more alternatives:

`Show More ()'
     Shows details of all aggregates currently hidden, but not of their
     sub-aggregates.  You can invoke this item several times in a row to
     reveal more and more details of the selected aggregate.

`Show Just ()'
     Shows details of the selected aggregate, but hides all
     sub-aggregates.

`Show All ()'
     Shows all details of the selected aggregate and of its
     sub-aggregates.  This item is equivalent to the `Show' button.

`Hide ()'
     Hide all details of the selected aggregate.  This item is
     equivalent to the `Hide' button.

   As a faster alternative, you can also press _mouse button 3_ on the
aggregate and select the appropriate menu item.

   As an even faster alternative, you can also double-click _mouse
button 1_ on a value.  If some part of the value is hidden, more details
will be shown; if the entire value is shown, double-clicking will
_hide_ the value instead.  This way, you can double-click on a value
until you get the right amount of details.

   If _all_ details of a display are hidden, the display is called
"disabled"; this is indicated by the string `(Disabled)'.

   Displays can also be disabled or enabled via a DDD command, which
you enter at the debugger prompt:

     graph disable display DISPLAYS...

disables the given displays.

     graph enable display DISPLAYS...

re-enables the given displays.

   In both commands, DISPLAYS... is either
   * a space-separated list of display numbers to disable or enable, or

   * a single display name.  If you specify a display by name, all
     displays with this name will be affected.

   Use `Edit => Undo' to undo disabling or enabling displays.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Rotating Displays,  Next: Displaying Local Variables,  Prev: Showing and Hiding Details,  Up: Display Basics

Rotating Displays
.................

   Arrays, structures and lists can be oriented horizontally or
vertically.  To change the orientation of a display, select it and then
click on the `Rotate' button.

   As a faster alternative, you can also press _mouse button 3_ on the
array and select `Rotate' from the popup menu.

   If a structure or list is oriented horizontally, DDD automatically
suppresses the member names.  This can be handy for saving space.

   The last chosen display orientation is used for the creation of new
displays.  If you recently rotated an array to horizontal orientation,
the next array you create will also be oriented horizontally.  These
settings are tied to the following resources:

 - Resource: arrayOrientation (class Orientation)
     How arrays are to be oriented.  Possible values are `XmVERTICAL'
     (default) and `XmHORIZONTAL'.

 - Resource: showMemberNames (class ShowMemberNames)
     Whether to show struct member names or not.  Default is `on'.

 - Resource: structOrientation (class Orientation)
     How structs are to be oriented.  Possible values are `XmVERTICAL'
     (default) and `XmHORIZONTAL'.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Displaying Local Variables,  Next: Displaying Program Status,  Prev: Rotating Displays,  Up: Display Basics

Displaying Local Variables
..........................

   You can display all local variables at once by choosing `Data =>
Display Local Variables'.  When using DBX, XDB, JDB, or Perl, this
displays all local variables, including the arguments of the current
function.  When using GDB or PYDB, function arguments are contained in
a separate display, activated by `Data => Display Arguments'.

   The display showing the local variables can be manipulated just like
any other data display.  Individual variables can be selected and
dereferenced.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Displaying Program Status,  Next: Refreshing the Data Window,  Prev: Displaying Local Variables,  Up: Display Basics

Displaying Program Status
.........................

   You can create a display from the output of an arbitrary debugger
command.  By entering

     graph display `COMMAND`

the output of COMMAND is turned into a _status display_ updated each
time the program stops.

   For instance, the command

     graph display `where`

creates a status display named `Where' that shows the current backtrace.

   If you are using GDB, DDD provides a panel from which you can choose
useful status displays.  Select `Data => Status Displays' and pick your
choice from the list.

   Refreshing status displays at each stop takes time; you should delete
status displays as soon as you don't need them any more.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Refreshing the Data Window,  Next: Placement,  Prev: Displaying Program Status,  Up: Display Basics

Refreshing the Data Window
..........................

   The data window is automatically updated or "refreshed" each time
the program stops.  Values that have changed since the last refresh are
highlighted.

   However, there may be situations where you should refresh the data
window explicitly.  This is especially the case whenever you changed
debugger settings that could affect the data format, and want the data
window to reflect these settings.

   You can refresh the data window by selecting `Data => Refresh
Displays'.

   As an alternative, you can press _mouse button 3_ on the background
of the data window and select the `Refresh Displays' item.

   Typing

     graph refresh

at the debugger prompt has the same effect.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Placement,  Next: Clustering,  Prev: Refreshing the Data Window,  Up: Display Basics

Display Placement
.................

   By default, displays are created from _top to bottom_--that is, each
new display is placed below the downmost one.  You can change this
setting to _left to right_ via `Edit => Preferences => Data =>
Placement => Left to right'.

   This setting is tied to the following resource:

 - Resource: displayPlacement (class Orientation)
     If this is `XmVERTICAL' (default), DDD places each new independent
     display below the downmost one.  If this is `XmHORIZONTAL', each
     new independent display is placed on the right of the rightmost
     one.

   Note that changing the placement of new displays also affects the
placement of _dependent displays_ (*note Dependent Values::).  In _top
to bottom_ mode, dependent displays are created on the right of the
originating display; in _left to right_ mode, dependent displays are
created on the below the originating display.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Clustering,  Next: Creating Multiple Displays,  Prev: Placement,  Up: Display Basics

Clustering Displays
...................

   If you examine several variables at once, having a separate display
for each of them uses a lot of screen space.  This is why DDD supports
"clusters".  A cluster merges several logical data displays into one
physical display, saving screen space.

   There are two ways to create clusters:
   * You can create clusters _manually_.  This is done by selecting the
     displays to be clustered and choosing `Undisp => Cluster ()'.
     This creates a new cluster from all selected displays.  If an
     already existing cluster is selected, too, the selected displays
     will be clustered into the selected cluster.

   * You can create a cluster _automatically_ for all independent data
     displays, such that all new data displays will automatically be
     clustered, too.  This is achieved by enabling `Edit => Preferences
     => Data => Placement => clustered'.

   Displays in a cluster can be selected and manipulated like parts of
an ordinary display; in particular, you can show and hide details, or
dereference pointers.  However, edges leading to clustered displays can
not be shown, and you must either select one or all clustered displays.

   Disabling a cluster is called _unclustering_, and again, there are
two ways of doing it:

   * You can uncluster displays _manually_, by selecting the cluster
     and choosing `Undisp => Uncluster ()'.

   * You can uncluster all current and future displays by disabling
     `Edit => Preferences => Data => Placement => clustered'.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Creating Multiple Displays,  Next: Editing all Displays,  Prev: Clustering,  Up: Display Basics

Creating Multiple Displays
..........................

   To display several successive objects of the same type (a section of
an array, or an array of dynamically determined size), you can use the
notation `FROM..TO' in display expressions.

   FROM and TO are numbers that denote the first and last expression to
display.  Thus,

     graph display argv[0..9]

creates 10 new displays for `argv[0]', `argv[1]', ..., `argv[9]'.  The
displays are clustered automatically (*note Clustering::), such that
you can easily handle the set just like an array.

   The `FROM..TO' notation can also be used multiple times.  For
instance,

     graph display 1..5 * 1..5

creates a handy small multiplication table.

   The `FROM..TO' notation creates several displays, which takes time
to create and update.  If you want to display only a part of an array,
_array slices_ are a more efficient way.  *Note Array Slices::, for a
discussion.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Editing all Displays,  Next: Deleting Displays,  Prev: Creating Multiple Displays,  Up: Display Basics

Editing all Displays
....................

   You can view the state of all displays by selecting `Data =>
Displays'.  This invokes the "Display Editor".

   The Display Editor shows the properties of each display, using the
following fields:

`Num'
     The display number.

`Expression'
     The displayed expression.

`State'
     One of

    `enabled'
          Normal state.

    `disabled'
          Disabled; all details are hidden.  Use `Show' to enable.

    `not active'
          Out of scope.

    `deferred'
          Will be created as soon as its `Scope' is reached (*note
          Creating Single Displays::).

    `clustered'
          Part of a cluster (*note Clustering::).  Use `Undisp =>
          Uncluster' to uncluster.

    `alias of DISPLAY'
          A suppressed alias of display DISPLAY (*note Shared
          Structures::).

`Scope'
     The scope in which the display was created.  For deferred
     displays, this is the scope in which the display will be created.

`Address'
     The address of the displayed expression.  Used for resolving
     aliases (*note Shared Structures::).


File: ddd.info,  Node: Deleting Displays,  Prev: Editing all Displays,  Up: Display Basics

Deleting Displays
.................

   To delete a single display, select its title or value and click on
the `Undisp' button.  As an alternative, you can also press _mouse
button 3_ on the display and select the `Undisplay' item.

   When a display is deleted, its immediate ancestors and descendants
are automatically selected, so that you can easily delete entire graphs.

   If you have selected only part of a display, clicking on the
`Undisp' button allows you to _suppress_ this part--by applying the
_Suppress Values_ theme on the part.  You'll be asked for confirmation
first.  *Note Using Data Themes::, for details.

   To delete several displays at once, use the `Undisp' button in the
Display Editor (invoked via `Data => Displays').  Select any number of
display items in the usual way and delete them by pressing `Undisp'.

   As an alternative, you can also use a DDD command:

     graph undisplay DISPLAYS...

   Here, DISPLAYS... is either
   * a space-separated list of display numbers to disable or enable, or

   * a single display name.  If you specify a display by name, all
     displays with this name will be affected.

   If you are using stacked windows, deleting the last display from the
data window also automatically closes the data window.  (You can change
this via `Edit => Preferences => Data => Close data window when
deleting last display'.)

   If you deleted a display by mistake, use `Edit => Undo' to re-create
it.

   Finally, you can also cut, copy, and paste displays using the `Cut',
`Copy', and `Paste' items from the `Edit' menu.  The clipboard holds
the _commands_ used to create the displays; `Paste' inserts the display
commands in the debugger console.  This allows you to save displays for
later usage or to copy displays across multiple DDD instances.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Arrays,  Next: Assignment,  Prev: Display Basics,  Up: Displaying Values

Arrays
------

   DDD has some special features that facilitate handling of arrays.

* Menu:

* Array Slices::                Displaying FROM..TO parts of an array
* Repeated Values::             How repeated values are handled.
* Arrays as Tables::            Displaying two-dimensional arrays.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Array Slices,  Next: Repeated Values,  Up: Arrays

Array Slices
............

   It is often useful to print out several successive objects of the
same type in memory; a "slice" (section) of an array, or an array of
dynamically determined size for which only a pointer exists in the
program.

   Using DDD, you can display slices using the `FROM..TO' notation
(*note Creating Multiple Displays::).  But this requires that you
already know FROM and TO; it is also inefficient to create several
single displays.  If you use GDB, you have yet another alternative.

   Using GDB, you can display successive objects by referring to a
contiguous span of memory as an "artificial array", using the binary
operator `@'.  The left operand of `@' should be the first element of
the desired array and be an individual object.  The right operand
should be the desired length of the array.  The result is an array
value whose elements are all of the type of the left argument.  The
first element is actually the left argument; the second element comes
from bytes of memory immediately following those that hold the first
element, and so on.

   Here is an example.  If a program says

     int *array = (int *) malloc (len * sizeof (int));

you can print the contents of `array' with

     print array[0]@len

and display the contents with

     graph display array[0]@len

   The general form of displaying an array slice is thus

     graph display ARRAY[FIRST]@NELEMS

where ARRAY is the name of the array to display, FIRST is the index of
the first element, and NELEMS is the number of elements to display.

   The left operand of `@' must reside in memory.  Array values made
with `@' in this way behave just like other arrays in terms of
subscripting, and are coerced to pointers when used in expressions.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Repeated Values,  Next: Arrays as Tables,  Prev: Array Slices,  Up: Arrays

Repeated Values
...............

   Using GDB, an array value that is repeated 10 or more times is
displayed only once.  The value is shown with a `<Nx>' postfix added,
where N is the number of times the value is repeated.  Thus, the
display `0x0 <30x>' stands for 30 array elements, each with the value
`0x0'.  This saves a lot of display space, especially with homogeneous
arrays.

   The default GDB threshold for repeated array values is 10.  You can
change it via `Edit => GDB Settings => Threshold for repeated print
elements'.  Setting the threshold to `0' will cause GDB (and DDD) to
display each array element individually.  Be sure to refresh the data
window via `Data => Refresh Displays' after a change in GDB settings.

   You can also configure DDD to display each array element
individually:

 - Resource: expandRepeatedValues (class ExpandRepeatedValues)
     GDB can print repeated array elements as `VALUE <repeated N
     times>'.  If `expandRepeatedValues' is `on', DDD will display N
     instances of VALUE instead.  If `expandRepeatedValues' is `off'
     (default), DDD will display VALUE with `<Nx>' appended to indicate
     the repetition.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Arrays as Tables,  Prev: Repeated Values,  Up: Arrays

Arrays as Tables
................

   By default, DDD lays out two-dimensional arrays as tables, such that
all array elements are aligned with each other.(1)  To disable this
feature, unset `Edit => Preferences => Data => Display Two-Dimensional
Arrays as Tables'.  This is tied to the following resource:

 - Resource: align2dArrays (class Align2dArrays)
     If `on' (default), DDD lays out two-dimensional arrays as tables,
     such that all array elements are aligned with each other.  If
     `off', DDD treats a two-dimensional array as an array of
     one-dimensional arrays, each aligned on its own.

   ---------- Footnotes ----------

   (1) This requires that the full array size is known to the debugger.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Assignment,  Next: Examining Structures,  Prev: Arrays,  Up: Displaying Values

Assignment to Variables
-----------------------

   During program execution, you can change the values of arbitrary
variables.(1)

   To change the value of a variable, enter its name in `()'--for
instance, by selecting an occurrence or a display.  Then, click on the
`Set' button.  In a dialog, you can edit the variable value at will;
clicking the `OK' or `Apply' button commits your change and assigns the
new value to the variable.

   To change a displayed value, you can also select `Set Value' menu
from the data popup menu,

   If you made a mistake, you can use `Edit => Undo' to re-set the
variable to its previous value.

   ---------- Footnotes ----------

   (1) JDB 1.1 does not support changing variable values.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Examining Structures,  Next: Customizing Displays,  Prev: Assignment,  Up: Displaying Values

Examining Structures
--------------------

   Besides displaying simple values, DDD can also visualize the
"Dependencies" between values--especially pointers and other references
that make up complex data structures.

* Menu:

* Dependent Values::            Edges from values to values.
* Dereferencing Pointers::      Examining pointer-based data structures.
* Shared Structures::           Multiple pointers to one display.
* Display Shortcuts::           Customize your own menus.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Dependent Values,  Next: Dereferencing Pointers,  Up: Examining Structures

Displaying Dependent Values
...........................

   Dependent displays are created from an existing display.  The
dependency is indicated by an "edge" leading from the originating
display to the dependent display.

   To create a dependent display, select the originating display or
display part and enter the dependent expression in the `():' argument
field.  Then click on the `Display' button.

   Using dependent displays, you can investigate the data structure of a
tree for example and lay it out according to your intuitive image of the
tree data structure.

   By default, DDD does not recognize shared data structures (i.e. a
data object referenced by multiple other data objects).  *Note Shared
Structures::, for details on how to examine such structures.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Dereferencing Pointers,  Next: Shared Structures,  Prev: Dependent Values,  Up: Examining Structures

Dereferencing Pointers
......................

   There are special shortcuts for creating dependent displays showing
the value of a dereferenced pointer.  This allows for rapid examination
of pointer-based data structures.

   To dereference a pointer, select the originating pointer value or
name and click on the `Disp *' button.  A new display showing the
dereferenced pointer value is created.

   As a faster alternative, you can also press _mouse button 3_ on the
originating pointer value or name and select the `Display *' menu item.

   As an even faster alternative, you can also double-click _mouse
button 1_ on the originating pointer value or name.  If you press
<Ctrl> while double-clicking, the display will be dereferenced _in
place_-that is, it will be replaced by the dereferenced display.

   The `Display *()' function is also accessible by pressing and
holding the `Display' button.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Shared Structures,  Next: Display Shortcuts,  Prev: Dereferencing Pointers,  Up: Examining Structures

Shared Structures
.................

   By default, DDD does not recognize shared data structures--that is,
a data object referenced by multiple other data objects.  For instance,
if two pointers `p1' and `p2' point at the same data object `d', the
data displays `d', `*p1', and `*p2' will be separate, although they
denote the same object.

   DDD provides a special mode which makes it detect these situations.
DDD recognizes if two or more data displays are stored at the same
physical address, and if this is so, merges all these "aliases" into
one single data display, the _original data display_.  This mode is
called _Alias Detection_; it is enabled via `Data => Detect Aliases'.

   When alias detection is enabled, DDD inquires the memory location
(the _address_) of each data display after each program step.  If two
displays have the same address, they are merged into one.  More
specifically, only the one which has least recently changed remains
(the _original data display_); all other aliases are _suppressed_, i.e.
completely hidden.  The edges leading to the aliases are replaced by
edges leading to the original data display.

   An edge created by alias detection is somewhat special: rather than
connecting two displays directly, it goes through an "edge hint",
describing an arc connecting the two displays and the edge hint.

   Each edge hint is a placeholder for a suppressed alias; selecting an
edge hint is equivalent to selecting the alias.  This way, you can
easily delete display aliases by simply selecting the edge hint and
clicking on `Undisp'.

   To access suppressed display aliases, you can also use the Display
Editor.  Suppressed displays are listed in the Display Editor as
_aliases_ of the original data display.  Via the Display Editor, you
can select, change, and delete suppressed displays.

   Suppressed displays become visible again as soon as

   * alias detection is disabled,

   * their address changes such that they are no more aliases, or

   * the original data display is deleted, such that the least recently
     changed alias becomes the new original data display.

   Please note the following _caveats_ with alias detection:

   * Alias detection requires that the current programming language
     provides a means to determine the address of an arbitrary data
     object.  Currently, only C, C++, and Java are supported.

   * Some inferior debuggers (for instance, SunOS DBX) produce incorrect
     output for address expressions.  Given a pointer P, you may verify
     the correct function of your inferior debugger by comparing the
     values of P and `&P' (unless P actually points to itself).  You
     can also examine the data display addresses, as shown in the
     Display Editor.

   * Alias detection slows down DDD slightly, which is why you can turn
     it off.  You may consider to enable it only at need--for instance,
     while examining some complex data structure--and disable it while
     examining control flow (i.e., stepping through your program).  DDD
     will automatically restore edges and data displays when switching
     modes.

   Alias detection is controlled by the following resources:

 - Resource: deleteAliasDisplays (class DeleteAliasDisplays)
     If this is `on' (default), the `Undisplay ()' button also deletes
     all aliases of the selected displays.  If this is `off', only the
     selected displays are deleted; the aliases remain, and one of the
     aliases will be unsuppressed.

 - Resource: detectAliases (class DetectAliases)
     If `on' (default), DDD attempts to recognize shared data
     structures.  If `off', shared data structures are not recognized.

 - Resource: typedAliases (class TypedAliases)
     If `on' (default), DDD requires structural equivalence in order to
     recognize shared data structures.  If this is `off', two displays
     at the same address are considered aliases, regardless of their
     structure.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Display Shortcuts,  Prev: Shared Structures,  Up: Examining Structures

Display Shortcuts
.................

   DDD maintains a _shortcut menu_ of frequently used display
expressions.  This menu is activated

   * by pressing and holding the `Display' button, or

   * by pressing _mouse button 3_ on some display and selecting `New
     Display', or

   * by pressing <Shift> and _mouse button 3_ on some display.

   By default, the shortcut menu contains frequently used base
conversions.

   The `Other' entry in the shortcut menu lets you create a new display
that _extends_ the shortcut menu.

   As an example, assume you have selected a display named `date_ptr'.
Selecting `Display => Other' pops up a dialog that allows you to enter
a new expression to be displayed--for instance, you can cast the
display `date_ptr' to a new display `(char *)date_ptr'.  If the
`Include in `New Display' Menu' toggle was activated, the shortcut menu
will then contain a new entry `Display (char *)()' that will cast _any_
selected display DISPLAY to `(char *)DISPLAY'.  Such shortcuts can save
you a lot of time when examining complex data structures.

   You can edit the contents of the `New Display' menu by selecting its
`Edit Menu' item.  This pops up the _Shortcut Editor_ containing all
shortcut expressions, which you can edit at leisure.  Each line
contains the expression for exactly one menu item.  Clicking on `Apply'
re-creates the `New Display' menu from the text.  If the text is empty,
the `New Display' menu will be empty, too.

   DDD also allows you to specify individual labels for user-defined
buttons.  You can write such a label after the expression, separated by
`//'.  This feature is used in the default contents of the GDB `New
Display' menu, where each of the base conversions has a label:

     /t ()   // Convert to Bin
     /d ()   // Convert to Dec
     /x ()   // Convert to Hex
     /o ()   // Convert to Oct

   Feel free to add other conversions here.  DDD supports up to 20 `New
Display' menu items.

   The shortcut menu is controlled by the following resources:

 - Resource: dbxDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for DBX.

     If a line contains a label delimiter(1), the string before the
     delimiter is used as EXPRESSION, and the string after the
     delimiter is used as label.  Otherwise, the label is `Display
     EXPRESSION'.  Upon activation, the string `()' in EXPRESSION is
     replaced by the name of the currently selected display.

 - Resource: gdbDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for GDB.  See the description of
     `dbxDisplayShortcuts', above.

 - Resource: jdbDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for JDB.  See the description of
     `dbxDisplayShortcuts', above.

 - Resource: perlDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for Perl.  See the description of
     `dbxDisplayShortcuts', above.

 - Resource: bashDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for Bash.  See the description of
     `dbxDisplayShortcuts', above.

 - Resource: pydbDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for PYDB.  See the description of
     `dbxDisplayShortcuts', above.

 - Resource: xdbDisplayShortcuts (class DisplayShortcuts)
     A newline-separated list of display expressions to be included in
     the `New Display' menu for XDB.  See the description of
     `dbxDisplayShortcuts', above.

   ---------- Footnotes ----------

   (1) The string `//'; can be changed via the `labelDelimiter'
resource.  *Note Customizing Buttons::, for details.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Customizing Displays,  Next: Layouting the Graph,  Prev: Examining Structures,  Up: Displaying Values

Customizing Displays
--------------------

* Menu:

* Using Data Themes::
* Applying Data Themes to Several Values::
* Editing Themes::
* Writing Data Themes::
* Display Resources::
* VSL Resources::


File: ddd.info,  Node: Using Data Themes,  Next: Applying Data Themes to Several Values,  Up: Customizing Displays

Using Data Themes
.................

   DDD provides a simple method to customize displays.  DDD comes with
a number of _visual modifiers_, called _data themes_.

   Each theme modifies a particular aspect of a data display.  It can be
applied to individual displays or to a number of displays.  The themes
installed with DDD include:

`Small Titles'
     Apply this theme to show display titles in a smaller font.

`Small Values'
     Apply this theme to display values in a smaller font.

`Tiny Values'
     Apply this theme to display values in a tiny font.

`Suppress Values'
     Apply this theme to display values not at all.

   Each of these themes can be applied for specific displays.

   To apply a theme on a display,
  1. Press _mouse button 3_ on the display.

  2. Select `Theme'

  3. Select the theme to apply.

   For instance, to display the variable `s' in a tiny font, click
_mouse button 3_ on the display of `s', and select `Theme => Tiny
Values => Apply'.

   To unapply a theme, just click on `Undo' (if you just applied it) or
repeat the sequence as above.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Applying Data Themes to Several Values,  Next: Editing Themes,  Prev: Using Data Themes,  Up: Customizing Displays

Applying Data Themes to Several Values
......................................

   Whenever you want to apply a theme on a _struct member_ or an _array
element,_ you will be asked whether to

   * apply the theme on the single value only, or

   * apply the theme on all similar values.

   Suppose, for instance, that you don't want to see `vptr' members
anymore.  Then you'd apply the theme _Suppress Values_ on all similar
values.

   On the other hand, if you want to highlight one single value only,
you'd apply the theme _Red Background_ on only one single value.

   If you find this confirmation annoying, you can define a command
button which directly applies the theme.  *Note Defining Commands::,
for details on defining commands.

   Applying and unapplying themes is associated with the following
commands:

     graph apply theme NAME PATTERN
   applies the theme NAME on PATTERN.

     graph unapply theme NAME PATTERN
   unapplies the theme NAME on PATTERN.

     graph toggle theme NAME PATTERN
   applies the theme NAME on PATTERN if it was not already applied, and
unapplies it otherwise.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Editing Themes,  Next: Writing Data Themes,  Prev: Applying Data Themes to Several Values,  Up: Customizing Displays

Editing Themes
..............

   Each theme can be globally activated or not.  If a theme is
activated, it is applied to all expressions that match its _pattern_.

   Normally, these patterns are automatically maintained by simply
selecting the themes for the individual displays.  However, you can also
edit patterns directly.

   Patterns are separated by `;' and contain shell-like metacharacters:
   * `*' matches any sequence of characters.

   * `?' matches any single character.

   * `[SET]' matches any character in SET.  Character ranges can be
     expressed using FROM-TO: `[0-9a-zA-Z_]' is the set of characters
     allowed in C characters.

   * `[!SET]' matches any character not in SET.

   * To suppress the special syntactic significance of any
     metacharacter\n\ and match the character exactly, precede it with
     `\' (backslash).

   * To suppress the syntactic significance of _all_ metacharacters,\n\
     enclose the pattern in double or single quotes.\n\

   To edit the set of themes, invoke `Data => Themes'.

   To apply changes you made to the themes, click on `Apply'.  To
revert the themes to the last saved, click on `Reset'.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Writing Data Themes,  Next: Display Resources,  Prev: Editing Themes,  Up: Customizing Displays

Writing Data Themes
...................

   You can write your own data themes, customizing the display to match
your need.  *Note Top: (ddd-themes)Top, for details.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Display Resources,  Next: VSL Resources,  Prev: Writing Data Themes,  Up: Customizing Displays

Display Resources
.................

   You can use these resources to control display appearance:

 - Resource: autoCloseDataWindow (class AutoClose)
     If this is `on' (default) and DDD is in stacked window mode,
     deleting the last display automatically closes the data window.
     If this is `off', the data window stays open even after deleting
     the last display.

 - Resource: bumpDisplays (class BumpDisplays)
     If some display D changes size and this resource is `on'
     (default), DDD assigns new positions to displays below and on the
     right of D such that the distance between displays remains
     constant.  If this is `off', other displays are not rearranged.

 - Resource: clusterDisplays (class ClusterDisplays)
     If `on', new independent data displays will automatically be
     clustered.  Default is `off', meaning to leave new displays
     unclustered.

 - Resource: hideInactiveDisplays (class HideInactiveDisplays)
     If some display gets out of scope and this resource is `on'
     (default), DDD removes it from the data display.  If this is
     `off', it is simply disabled.

 - Resource: showBaseDisplayTitles (class ShowDisplayTitles)
     Whether to assign titles to base (independent) displays or not.
     Default is `on'.

 - Resource: showDependentDisplayTitles (class ShowDisplayTitles)
     Whether to assign titles to dependent displays or not.  Default is
     `off'.

 - Resource: suppressTheme (class Theme)
     The theme to apply when selecting `Undisp' on a data value.
     Default is `suppress.vsl'.

 - Resource: themes (class Themes)
     A newline-separated list of themes.  Each theme has the format
     NAME, tabulator character, PATTERN.


File: ddd.info,  Node: VSL Resources,  Prev: Display Resources,  Up: Customizing Displays

VSL Resources
.............

   The following resources control the VSL interpreter:

 - Resource: vslBaseDefs (class VSLDefs)
     A string with additional VSL definitions that are appended to the
     builtin VSL library.  This resource is prepended to the `vslDefs'
     resource below and set in the DDD application defaults file; don't
     change it.

 - Resource: vslDefs (class VSLDefs)
     A string with additional VSL definitions that are appended to the
     builtin VSL library.  The default value is an empty string.  This
     resource can be used to override specific VSL definitions that
     affect the data display.  The preferred method, though, is to
     write a specific data theme (*note Writing Data Themes::).

 - Resource: vslLibrary (class VSLLibrary)
     The VSL library to use.  `builtin' (default) means to use the
     built-in library, any other value is used as file name.

 - Resource: vslPath (class VSLPath)
     A colon-separated list of directories to search for VSL include
     files.  The following directory names are special:
        * The special directory name `user_themes' stands for your
          individual theme directory, typically `~/.ddd/themes/'.

        * The special directory name `ddd_themes' stands for the
          installed theme directory, typically
          `/usr/local/share/ddd-3.3.8/themes/'.
     Default is `user_themes:ddd_themes:.', which means that DDD first
     searches your theme directory, followed by the system directory
     and the current directory.

   If your DDD source distribution is installed in `/opt/src', you can
use the following settings to read the VSL library from
`/home/joe/ddd.vsl':

     Ddd*vslLibrary: /home/joe/ddd.vsl
     Ddd*vslPath:    user_themes:.:/opt/src/ddd/ddd:/opt/src/ddd/vsllib

   VSL include files referenced by `/home/joe/ddd.vsl' are searched
first in the current directory `.', then in your theme directory, then
in `/opt/src/ddd/ddd/', and then in `/opt/src/ddd/vsllib/'.

   Instead of supplying another VSL library, it is often easier to
specify some minor changes to the built-in library (*note Writing Data
Themes::).


File: ddd.info,  Node: Layouting the Graph,  Next: Printing the Graph,  Prev: Customizing Displays,  Up: Displaying Values

Layouting the Graph
-------------------

   If you have several displays at once, you may wish to arrange them
according to your personal preferences.  This section tells you how you
can do this.

* Menu:

* Moving Displays::
* Scrolling Data::
* Aligning Displays::
* Automatic Layout::
* Rotating the Graph::


File: ddd.info,  Node: Moving Displays,  Next: Scrolling Data,  Up: Layouting the Graph

Moving Displays
...............

   From time to time, you may wish to move displays at another place in
the data window.  You can move a single display by pressing and holding
_mouse button 1_ on the display title.  Moving the pointer while
holding the button causes all selected displays to move along with the
pointer.

   Edge hints can be selected and moved around like other displays.  If
an arc goes through the edge hint, you can change the shape of the arc
by moving the edge hint around.

   For fine-grain movements, selected displays may also be moved using
the arrow keys.  Pressing <Shift> and an arrow key moves displays by
single pixels.  Pressing <Ctrl> and arrow keys moves displays by grid
positions.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Scrolling Data,  Next: Aligning Displays,  Prev: Moving Displays,  Up: Layouting the Graph

Scrolling Data
..............

   If the data window becomes too small to hold all displays, scroll
bars are created.  If your DDD is set up to use _panners_ instead, a
panner is created in the lower right edge.  When the panner is moved
around, the window view follows the position of the panner.

   To change from scroll bars to panners, use `Edit => Startup => Data
Scrolling' and choose either `Panner' or `Scrollbars'.

   This setting is tied to the following resource:

 - Resource: pannedGraphEditor (class PannedGraphEditor)
     The control to scroll the graph.

        * If this is `on', an Athena panner is used (a kind of
          two-directional scrollbar).

        * If this is `off' (default), two M*tif scrollbars are used.

     *Note Options::, for the `--scrolled-graph-editor' and
     `--panned-graph-editor' options.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Aligning Displays,  Next: Automatic Layout,  Prev: Scrolling Data,  Up: Layouting the Graph

Aligning Displays
.................

   You can align all displays on the nearest grid position by selecting
`Data => Align on Grid'.  This is useful for keeping edges strictly
horizontal or vertical.

   You can enforce alignment by selecting `Edit => Preferences => Data
=> Auto-align Displays on Nearest Grid Point'.  If this feature is
enabled, displays can be moved on grid positions only.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Automatic Layout,  Next: Rotating the Graph,  Prev: Aligning Displays,  Up: Layouting the Graph

Automatic Layout
................

   You can layout the entire graph as a tree by selecting `Data =>
Layout Graph'.  The layout direction is determined from the display
placement (*note Placement::) and from the last rotation (*note
Rotating the Graph::).

   Layouting the graph may introduce "edge hints"; that is, edges are
no more straight lines, but lead to an edge hint and from there to their
destination.  Edge hints can be moved around like arbitrary displays.

   To enable a more compact layout, you can set the `Edit =>
Preferences => Data => Compact Layout' option.  This realizes an
alternate layout algorithm, where successors are placed next to their
parents.  This algorithm is suitable for homogeneous data structures
only.

   You can enforce layout by setting `Edit => Preferences => Data =>
Automatic Layout'.  If automatic layout is enabled, the graph is
layouted after each change.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Rotating the Graph,  Prev: Automatic Layout,  Up: Layouting the Graph

Rotating the Graph
..................

   You can rotate the entire graph clockwise by 90 degrees by selecting
`Data => Rotate Graph'.  You may need to layout the graph after
rotating it; *Note Automatic Layout::, for details.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Printing the Graph,  Prev: Layouting the Graph,  Up: Displaying Values

Printing the Graph
------------------

   DDD allows for printing the graph picture on PostScript printers or
into files.  This is useful for documenting program states.

   To print the graph on a PostScript printer, select `File => Print
Graph'.  Enter the printing command in the `Print Command' field.
Click on the `OK' or the `Apply' button to start printing.

   As an alternative, you may also print the graph in a file.  Click on
the `File' button and enter the file name in the `File Name' field.
Click on the `Print' button to create the file.

   When the graph is printed in a file, two formats are available:

   * `PostScript'--suitable for enclosing the graph in another document;

   * `FIG'--suitable for post-processing, using the `xfig' graphic
     editor, or for conversion into other formats (among others, IBMGL,
     TeX, PIC), using the `transfig' or `fig2dev' programs.

   Please note the following _caveats_ related to printing graphs:

   * If any displays were selected when invoking the `Print' dialog, the
     option `Selected Only' is set.  This makes DDD print only the
     selected displays.

   * The `Color', `Orientation', and `Paper Size' options are
     meaningful for PostScript only.

   These settings are tied to the following resources:

 - Resource: printCommand (class PrintCommand)
     The command to print a PostScript file.  Usually `lp' or `lpr'.

 - Resource: paperSize (class PaperSize)
     The paper size used for printing, in format `WIDTH x HEIGHT'.  The
     default is ISO A4 format, or `210mm x 297mm'.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Plotting Values,  Next: Examining Memory,  Prev: Displaying Values,  Up: Examining Data

Plotting Values
===============

   If you have huge amounts of numerical data to examine, a picture
often says more than a thousand numbers.  Therefore, DDD allows you to
draw numerical values in nice 2-D and 3-D plots.

* Menu:

* Plotting Arrays::             Plotting 1-D and 2-D arrays.
* Plot Appearance::             Controlling the appearance.
* Scalars and Composites::      Plotting simple values.
* Plotting Histories::          Plotting the history of a variable.
* Printing Plots::              Printing on paper.
* Entering Plotting Commands::  Raw Gnuplot commands.
* Exporting Plot Data::         Processing data outside of DDD
* Animating Plots::             Visualizing dynamic behaviour.
* Customizing Plots::           All at your leisure.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Plotting Arrays,  Next: Plot Appearance,  Up: Plotting Values

Plotting Arrays
---------------

   Basically, DDD can plot two types of numerical values:

   * One-dimensional arrays.  These are drawn in a 2-D X/Y space, where
     X denotes the array index, and Y the element value.

   * Two-dimensional arrays.  These are drawn in a 3-D X/Y/Z space,
     where X and Y denote the array indexes, and Z the element value.

   To plot a fixed-size array, select its name by clicking _mouse
button 1_ on an occurrence.  The array name is copied to the argument
field.  By clicking the `Plot' button, a new display is created in the
data window, followed by a new top-level window containing the value
plot.

   To plot a dynamically sized array, you must use an array slice
(*note Array Slices::).  In the argument field, enter

     ARRAY[FIRST]@NELEMS

where ARRAY is the name of the array to display, FIRST is the index of
the first element, and NELEMS is the number of elements to display.
Then, click on `Plot' to start the plot.

   To plot a value, you can also enter a command at the debugger prompt:

     graph plot EXPR

works like `graph display EXPR' (and takes the same arguments; *note
Creating Single Displays::), but the value is additionally shown in the
plot window.

   Each time the value changes during program execution, the plot is
updated to reflect the current values.  The plot window remains active
until you close it (via `File => Close') or until the associated
display is deleted.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Plot Appearance,  Next: Scalars and Composites,  Prev: Plotting Arrays,  Up: Plotting Values

Changing the Plot Appearance
----------------------------

   The actual drawing is not done by DDD itself.  Instead, DDD relies
on an external `gnuplot' program to create the drawing.

   DDD adds a menu bar to the Gnuplot plot window that lets you
influence the appearance of the plot:

   * The `View' menu toggles optional parts of the plot, such as border
     lines or a background grid.

   * The `Plot' menu changes the "plotting style".  The `3-D Lines'
     option is useful for plotting two-dimensional arrays.

   * The `Scale' menu allows you to enable logarithmic scaling and to
     enable or disable the scale tics.

   * The `Contour' menu adds contour lines to 3-D plots.

   In a 3-D plot, you can use the scroll bars to change your view
position.  The horizontal scroll bar rotates the plot around the Z
axis, that is, to the left and right.  The vertical scroll bar rotates
the plot around the Y axis, that is, up and down.

   You can also resize the plot window as desired.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Scalars and Composites,  Next: Plotting Histories,  Prev: Plot Appearance,  Up: Plotting Values

Plotting Scalars and Composites
-------------------------------

   Besides plotting arrays, DDD also allows you to plot scalars (simple
numerical values).  This works just like plotting arrays--you select
the numerical variable, click on `Plot', and here comes the plot.
However, plotting a scalar is not very exciting.  A plot that contains
nothing but a scalar simply draws the scalar's value as a Y
constant--that is, a horizontal line.

   So why care about scalars at all?  DDD allows you to combine
_multiple values into one plot._  The basic idea is: if you want to
plot something that is neither an array nor a scalar, DDD takes all
numerical sub-values it can find and plots them all together in one
window.  For instance, you can plot all local variables by selecting
`Data => Display Local Variables', followed by `Plot'.  This will
create a plot containing all numerical values as found in the current
local variables.  Likewise, you can plot all numeric members contained
in a structure by selecting it, followed by `Plot'.

   If you want more control about what to include in a plot and what
not, you can use _display clusters_ (*note Clustering::).  A common
scenario is to plot a one-dimensional array together with the current
index position.  This is done in three steps:

  1. Display the array and the index, using `Display'.

  2. Cluster both displays: select them and choose `Undisp => Cluster
     ()'.

  3. Plot the cluster by pressing `Plot'.

   Scalars that are displayed together with arrays can be displayed
either as vertical lines or horizontal lines.  By default, scalars are
plotted as horizontal lines.  However, if a scalar is a valid index for
an array that was previously plotted, it is shown as a vertical line.
You can change this initial orientation by selecting the scalar
display, followed by `Rotate'.


File: ddd.info,  Node: Plotting Histories,  Next: Printing Plots,  Prev: Scalars and Composites,  Up: Plotting Values

Plotting Display Histories
--------------------------

   At each program stop, DDD records the values of all displayed
variables, such that you can "undo" program execution (*note Undoing
Program Execution::).  These _display histories_ can be plotted, too.
The menu item `Plot => Plot history of ()' creates a plot that shows
all previously recorded values of the selected display.

