ROD makes use of five different data files:

Along with RODGUI, there are five different editors that allow you to edit the specific data files. The main functionality of every single editor is quite the same.


The File menu:

These options are quite self-explanatory and can be found in many graphical applications. So I won't explain them further.


The Edit menu:

When working with tables you might find these menuitems in the menubar. Well, 'New Row' is obvious: a new row with '0' in every single cell will be appended at the end of the table. If you have selected one or more rows (either by heighlighting the row(s) or by just clicking to a row that you want to delete) you can also remove them from the table by selecting the appropriate menuitem.

There is also another way of generating new rows to the table of the editor. Assume that you want to append several rows whose data values are very similar to an existing row of the table. In this case I recommend selecting / highlighting the very row of the table and clicking on 'Paste Row' afterwards. From now on, you can append as many new rows as you like by clicking on 'Paste Row'. The data values of the cells will be similar to the ones of the copied row. You can change the row whose data values you want to copy by selecting another row and clicking on the 'Copy Row' menuitem.

Select one single row and click on 'Rename Atom' when you want to .. well, rename the atom. Finally, there's the 'Multiply column with value' facility that allows you to multiply one single column with float value. You will be asked for the very value after clicking this menuitem. Remember that one column has to be selected by clicking one of its cells or by highlighting the entire column.


The Window menu:

Rather obvious! Opens a new window that displays the data file in its original format: as plain ASCII text.