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NAME
     daVinci - interactive graph-visualization system

SYNOPSIS
     daVinci [ generic-tool-arguments ]
             [ -_g_r_a_p_h_e_d_i_t ] [ -_n_o_p_o_p_u_p ] [ -_p_i_p_e ]
             [ -_s_e_l_e_c_t_i_o_n { _p_a_t_h_s | _l_a_b_e_l_s } ] [ -_s_p_e_e_d_y ]
             [ -_s_t_a_r_t_a_p_p_l < directory > < filename / options > ]
             [ < filename > ]


DESCRIPTION
     daVinci is a universal, generic visualization system of high
     quality  for directed graphs which are very common in todays
     applications,  e.  g.  file  systems,  module  dependencies,
     dataflows, document structures, networks, etc.

     daVinci visualizes a  directed  graph  from  an  ASCII  term
     representation,  considering  readability  qualities such as
     minimization of edge crossings and bends. The  visualization
     is  interactive,  i.e. nodes and edges can be selected, they
     can be moved for fine-tuning to  improve  the  graph  image,
     subgraphs  can  be  hidden  temporarily for abstraction, the
     display scale can be modified steplessly, etc.

     daVinci provides an application interface for the communica-
     tion  with  a  graph  administrating program. This interface
     offers commands for  transmitting  graphs,  creating  menus,
     calling  user  dialogs  or  controlling daVinci. A connected
     application is informed about events such as the user selec-
     tion  of graph nodes, menus etc. By using daVinci's applica-
     tion interface, an arbitrary application is  able  to  offer
     the  user  a visual view to graphs without losing control of
     the graph structure.

     daVinci was implemented  in  the  pure  functional  language
     ASpecT which has been developed at the University of Bremen.
     The OPEN LOOK user  interface  of  daVinci  was  implemented
     using the toolkit XView.

     There was no time to write a detailed  manual  page.  Please
     refer to the "daVinci V1.4 User Manual" for further details.


SEE ALSO
     _d_a_V_i_n_c_i _V_1._4 _U_s_e_r _M_a_n_u_a_l , grapheditor(1)


COPYRIGHT
     daVinci is available free of charge for non-profit use.  Any
     commercial  exploitation  of  this  software  is prohibitted
     without the explicit authorization of the  daVinci  project.



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     Please read the COPYRIGHT file in the daVinci distribution.


AUTHORS
     daVinci has been  developed  at  the  Institute  for  Formal
     Methods in Software Engineering at the University of Bremen,
     headed by Prof. Dr. Bernd Krieg-Brueckner.  The  authors  of
     daVinci are Michael Froehlich and Mattias Werner.

     To  contact the daVinci project, to  report  bugs,  to  sub-
     scribe  to  the  daVinci  mailing  list  or  to  suggest new
     features, write by e-mail to:

          _d_a_V_i_n_c_i@_I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_k._U_n_i-_B_r_e_m_e_n._D_E









































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