The tracer graph menu is accessible from the main menu and as pop-up in the graph view(cf. Figure 6.5, “Graph Popup Menu” ). It provides access to following functions:
- is used to show actions, beliefs or messages connected to trace nodes already shown in the graph. If a trace is selected, the user may choose to show the causes and effects of that trace.
- hides actions, beliefs or messages from the graph view. A single trace, its causes or its effects may be removed form the view.
- will expand the trace by one level of the causes or effects.
- will shrink and hide the traces around the selected one.
- will remove the trace from all views in the tracer.
- may be used to collapse all belief access nodes into a single one.
- will join the send and receive events of a message with an edge, therefore establishing connections between agents.
- this check-box indicates that the traces in the graph should be shown with thier corresponding labels instead of an anonymous icon. The labels ar turcated by length and a selected trace is always shown with its label.