User`s manual

Main window
ModelSim Xilinx User’s Manual ModelSim XE Graphic Interface 7-113
Main window
The Main window is pictured below as it appears when VSIM is first invoked.
Note that your operating system graphic interface provides the window-
management frame only; ModelSim handles all internal-window features
including menus, buttons, and scroll bars.
The menu bar at the top of the window provides access to a wide variety of
simulation commands and ModelSim preferences. The status bar at the bottom of
the window gives you information about the data in the active ModelSim window.
The tool bar provides buttons for quick access to the many common commands.
When a simulation is running, the Main window displays a VSIM prompt,
allowing you to enter command-line commands from within the graphic interface.
Messages output by VSIM during simulation are also displayed in this window.
You can scroll backward and forward through the current work history by using
the vertical scrollbar. You can also copy and paste using the mouse within the
window, see "Mouse and keyboard shortcuts in the Transcript and Source
windows"
(7-121).
The Main window menu bar, tool bar, and status bar are detailed below.