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Tools Menu

Orbit, lets you draw the orbit of a complex number.
If the orbit option is selected, clicking the left mouse click or dragging
on the image will generate the orbit of the complex number corresponding to the
mouse's location on the image. You can also set the orbit from Go To in the File Menu.
While using this option, 3D and Julia Map option will be disabled.
The Julia option will be disabled while the orbit option is selected.
You need to have a drawn Julia set to generate its orbit.

Julia, lets you draw an image based on a complex number (seed).
When Julia option is selected, you can preview the Julia set corresponding
to the seed generated from your mouse's location, by moving the mouse. If you left click to
that location or set the seed from Go To in the File Menu, the Julia set will be drawn, more detailed.
The previews are generated, using only 250 iterations.
All the basic options will be disabled while waiting for you to pick a seed.
Deselecting the option will enable them.
While using this option, all the Root Finding Methods, Julia Map, Perturbation
and Initial Value options will be disabled.

Julia Map, lets you split your image into a 2 dimensional grid,
and then display the corresponding julia set on every grid cell. Each julia set is generated when taking
the middle point of its grid cell as a seed value. When you increase the julia slices,
you will notice that most of the fractal functions will have a direct connection to their julia sets.
While using this option, all the Root Finding Methods, Julia, 3D, Domain Coloring,
and Orbit option will be disabled.

3D, lets you create a 3 dimensional version of the image,
using height data (heightmap) in order to achieve that transformation.
While using this option, Julia, Julia Map, Color Cycling, Grid, Orbit option
and Boundary Tracing option will be disabled.
You need to have a drawn Julia set to generate the 3D version of the image.

Polar Projection, projects the complex plane into polar cordinates,
where the x-axis represents the magnitude, normalized with the exp function, and the
y-axis represents the angle. While using this option, Grid, and Zoom Window option
will be disabled.

Domain Coloring, generates an image of the complex plane, based on the angle
and the norm of a complex number.
While using this option, Color Cycling, Julia, Julia Map, Bailout Conditions, Bailout,
Periodicity Checking and Boundary Tracing option will be disabled.
If the current palette is used then Out Coloring Mode, In Coloring Mode
Distance Estimation, Fake Distance Estimation, Bump Mapping,
Rainbow Palette, Entropy Coloring, Offset Coloring, Greyscale Coloring,
and Fractal Color options will be disabled.
In the opposite case all color options will be disabled.
You need to have a drawn Julia set to generate the domain coloring version of the image.

Color Cycling, lets you animate your image, by continuously cycling your active palette.
While using this option, all the basic options will be disabled.

Plane Visualization, lets you preview the current active plane transformation.

Show Grid, will draw a cordinated grid.
While using this option, 3D, and Polar Projection option will be disabled.
While using this option, it is recommended to use image size greater than 600 or the grid
numbers will not be easily distinguishable.
The grid option, will only be enabled for the default rotations (0, 360, -360).

Show Zoom Window, will draw a window indicating the contents of the location
when zoomed into. While using this option, Julia, Julia Map, 3D, Color Cycling,
Grid, Orbit, and Polar Projection option will be disabled.

Show Boundaries, will draw the boundaries of the plane for
different magnitudes, and it will also indicate the bailout boundary with dashed line.
While using this option, 3D option will be disabled.
The boundaries option, will only be enabled for the default rotations (0, 360, -360).
The boundaries option, will be disabled after a certain zoom depth.

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