Getting Started
Topics Covered
- Welcome
- Application Overview
- File Formats
This section will familiarize you with the purpose of the application and its main components.
Welcome
What is C.L.I.P?
Chemistry Learning in Progress is a Java-built application that allows a user to:
- Create Tile Arrangements
- Save Incomplete and Completed Tile Arrangements
- Open Tile Arrangements for Playback Viewing or Continue Working on Incomplete Tile Arrangements
- Print Tile Arrangements and Additional Information
- Build new Tile Sets
Who is the Team?
The development team consisted of Nathan Mikeska, Neil Alfredson, Richard Carney, and Brian Navarro.
Application Overview
File Menu
In this menu a user can:
- Open a Tile Set, Open a Tile Arrangement for Playback, or Continue a Tile Arrangement
- Save a Tile Arrangement as Incomplete or Completed
- Print the Tile Arrangement, Print Additional Information about the Tile Arrangement, or
Print the Tile Arrangement to a file
- Exit the application
Tools Menu
In this menu a user can:
- Add a Blank Tile to a Tile Arrangement
- Create a new Tile Set
- Modify an existing Tile Set
View Menu
In this menu a user can:
- Position the Tile Bin on the right or left side of the application
- Turn on/off the Minimap
- Turn on/off the lines of the Grid
Help Menu
In this menu a user can:
- View the instructions for a Tile Set that is in use
- View the application version of the User Manual
- View the information about the team and the application
The Grid                     
                               
            The Tile Bin
The Minimap
Playback Controls
File Formats
Set
A file with the extension .set represents a Tile Set that can be opened up and arranged on the
Grid. They are created using the Create Tile Set feature of the application.
Log
A file with the extension .log represents a Tile Arrangement, which is a sorted arrangement
of tiles for a specific Tile Set. They are created after a user saves their Tile Arrangement either
to be viewed in playback or to be continued later.