- User manual, controlling the simulation.
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@cindex simulation
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The simulation itself is not interactive, so it may be thought as a recording.
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From a mathematical point of view, every simulation has an instant, called
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its @strong{end}, after wich no significant changes invove the simulated entities.
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Our simulator does reproduce simualations from the beginning to the end,
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and not further.
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@subsubsection Simulation reproduction controls
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Controls over the simulation reproduction are very similar to those of a
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digital audio player.
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The "play" button starts the reproduction, the "pause" button pauses it, and
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the "stop" button stops it. After the simulation is stopped, the last reproduced
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information is left on the screen, as if the simulation were paused. Anyway,
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pressing play after having stopped the simulation will start the reproducion from
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the beginning of the recording.
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@subsubsection Simulation reproduction modes
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If the simulation play mode is set to @strong{continuous}, reproduction of the simulation
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will continue until the end is reached.
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Otherwise the simulation will pause after every single advance in reproduction.
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The simulation mode may be selected on the "Simulation" menu.
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@subsubsection Caching issues
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The content of the simulation itself is calculated on demand, and cached, so
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the first reproduction will usually be slightly slower than the following ones.
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When a simulation is stopped the cache is @strong{not} erased. The cache is erased
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each time the user @strong{modifies} the simulated environment, by adding,
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removing or editing any kind of entity, or by changing any policy or any of
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its parameters.
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This is also the reason for simulations using the lottery policy will sometimes
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be reproduced identical.
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@node From the commandline, (none), From the GUI, Using SGPEM
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@node From the commandline, (none), From the GUI, Using SGPEM
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@section From the commandline
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@section From the commandline
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