Graphic interface commands

The following commands provide control and feedback during simulation as well as the ability to edit, and add menus and buttons to the interface. Only brief descriptions are provided here; for more information and command syntax see the ModelSim Command Reference.

Window control and feedback commands	Description
batch_mode	returns a 1 if ModelSim is operating in batch mode, otherwise returns a 0; it is typically used as a condition in an if statement
configure	invokes the List or Wave widget configure command for the current default List or Wave window
down	moves the active marker in the List window down to the next transition on the selected signal that matches the specifications
getactivecursortime	gets the time of the active cursor in the Wave window
getactivemarkertime	gets the time of the active marker in the List window
left	searches left through the specified Wave window for signal transitions or values
notepad	a simple text editor; used to view and edit ASCII files or create new files
play	UNIX only (excluding Linux) - replays a sequence of keyboard and mouse actions that were previously saved to a file with the record command
property list	changes properties of an HDL item in the List window display
property wave	changes properties of an HDL item in the waveform or signal name display in the Wave window
record	UNIX only (excluding Linux) - starts recording a replayable trace of all keyboard and mouse actions
right	searches right through the specified Wave window for signal transitions or values
search	searches the specified window for one or more items matching the specified pattern(s)
seetime	scrolls the List or Wave window to make the specified time visible
transcribe	displays a command in the Main window, then executes the command
up	moves the active marker in the List window up to the next transition on the selected signal that matches the specifications
write preferences	saves the current GUI preference settings to a Tcl preference file

Window menu and button commands	Description
add button	adds a user-defined button to the Main window button bar
add_menu	adds a menu to the menu bar of the specified window
add_menucb	creates a checkbox within the specified menu of the specified window
add_menuitem	creates a menu item within the specified menu of the specified window
add_separator	adds a separator as the next item in the specified menu path in the specified window
add_submenu	creates a cascading submenu within the specified menu_path of the specified window
change_menu_cmd	changes the command to be executed for a specified menu item label, in the specified menu, in the specified window
disable_menu	disables the specified menu within the specified window; useful if you want to restrict access to a group of ModelSim features
disable_menuitem	disables a specified menu item within the specified menu_path of the specified window; useful if you want to restrict access to a specific ModelSim feature
enable_menu	enables a previously-disabled menu
enable_menuitem	enables a previously-disabled menu item

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