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Wave window
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Wave window display properties
You can define the item name width and the cursor snap distance of all items in
the Wave window with the
Prop > Display Props...
menu selection.
The
Wave Window Properties
dialog box includes these options:
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Max Signal Name Width
Sets the item name width. This is
especially useful for items that have a
long pathname. Choose a maximum
name width setting, say 10 characters,
and then item pathnames longer than 10
characters are truncated on the left. All truncations take place at the slash
boundary so you will never see a partial item name. The default value for this
field is 0, which means to display the full path. Negative numbers allow you to
specify the number of regions, instead of characters, to display. The default
value may also be changed with the WaveSignalNameWidth variable (p255) in
the
modelsim.tcl
file.
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Snap Distance
Specifies the distance the cursor needs to be placed from an item edge to jump
to that edge (a 0 specification turns off the snap). The value displayed in the item
value windowpane is updated to reflect the snap.
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HDL items in the Wave window
Before adding items to the Wave window you may want to set the window display
properties (see "Setting Wave window display properties" (p176)). You can add
items to the Wave window in several ways.
Adding items from the Signals window with drag and drop
You can drag and drop items into the Wave window from the Process, Signals, or
Structure window. Select the items in the first window, then drop them into the
Wave window. Depending on what you select, all items or any portion of the
design may be added. See the "Tree window action list" (p115) for information
about making item selections.