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=== The toolbars ===
=== The toolbars ===
[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 1.png|800px]]


{| border=0
From left to right:
|-
;project-toolbar button: see below
|
;edit-toolbar button: see below
[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 1.png]]
;abacus-toolbar button: see below
|-
;customization-toolbar button
|From left to right:
;clear button: clear the abacus
* project-toolbar button
;stop button: exit the activity
* edit-toolbar button
 
* abacus-toolbar button
[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 2.png|800px]]
* customization-toolbar button
 
* clear button (clear the abacus)
From left to right:
* stop button
;copy: copy current value to clipboard
|-
;paste: paste a value from the clipboard into the abacus
|[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 2.png]]
 
|-
[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 3.png|800px]]
|From left to right:
 
* copy (copy current value to clipboard)
From left to right:
* paste (paste a value from the clipboard into the abacus)
;decimal button: decimal abacus
|-
;soroban button: Japanese abacus
|[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 3.png]]
;saupan button: Chinese abacus
|-
;nepohualtzintzin button: Mayan abacus
|From left to right:
;hexadecimal button: hexadecimal abacus
* decimal button (decimal abacus)
;binary button: binary abacus
* soroban button (Japanese abacus)
;schety button: Russian abacus
* saupan button (Chinese abacus)
;fraction button: fraction abacus
* nepohualtzintzin button (Mayan abacus)
;Caacupe button: fraction abacus with +/–
* hexadecimal button (hexadecimal abacus)
;rod button: Cuisenaire-like abacus
* binary button (binary abacus)
;custom button: your custom abacus
* schety button (Russian abacus)
 
* fraction button (fraction abacus)
[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 4.png]]
* Caacupe button (fraction abacus with +/–)
 
* rod button (Cuisenaire-like abacus)
From left to right:
* custom button (your custom abacus)
;rods: select the number of rods:
|-
;top beads: select the number of beads on the top of the frame
|[[Image:Abacus Toolbar 4.png]]
;bottom: select the number of beads on the bottom of the frame
|-
;factor: select the multiplication factor of top beads (e.g., on the Chinese abacus, each top bead counts as 5× the value of a bottom bead on the same rod)
|From left to right:
;base: select the base to determine the value of bottom beads across rods; this is 10 on most conventional abacuses, but 20 on the Mayan abacus, 16 on the hexadecimal abacus, and 2 on the binary abacus.
* select the number of rods
;create: you must push this button to activate the selections you've made
* select the number of beads on the top of the frame
 
* select the number of beads on the bottom of the frame
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* select the multiplication factor of top beads (e.g., on the Chinese abacus, each top bead counts as 5× the value of a bottom bead on the same rod)
* select the base to determine the value of bottom beads across rods; this is 10 on most conventional abacuses, but 20 on the Mayan abacus, 16 on the hexadecimal abacus, and 2 on the binary abacus.
* new-abacus button (you must push this button to activate the selections you've made)
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