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diff --git a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/memory.html b/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/memory.html deleted file mode 100644 index afa2fe8fb47..00000000000 --- a/gdb/gdbtk/library/help/memory.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,240 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> -<HTML> -<HEAD> - <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> - <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/4.06 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.35 i686) [Netscape]"> - <TITLE>Memory Window Help</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> - -<H1> -The Memory Window</H1> -The Memory Window allows users to display and edit the contents of memory. -The Memory Window Preferences controls all of the display characteristics -of the Memory Window. -<BR> -<LI> -<A HREF="#menus">Address Menu</A></LI> - -<LI> -<A HREF="#display">Memory Display</A></LI> - -<LI> -<A HREF="#prefs">Memory Window Preferences</A></LI> - -<H2> - -<HR WIDTH="100%"></H2> - -<H2> -<A NAME="menus"></A>Address Menu</H2> -<IMG SRC="images/mem_menu.gif" HEIGHT=66 WIDTH=160> -<P>This pulldown menu contains the following three items. -<DL> -<DT> -<A NAME="menus_auto"></A>Auto Update</DT> - -<DD> -When selected, causes the Memory Window to update the display every. -If it is not selected, the display will be frozen until it is selected -or "Update Now" is selected.</DD> - -<DT> -<A NAME="menus_now"></A>Update Now</DT> - -<DD> -Forces the Memory Window to update the display immediately.</DD> - -<DT> -<A NAME="menus_prefs"></A>Preferences</DT> - -<DD> -Opens the <A HREF="#prefs">Memory Window Preferences</A> dialog.</DD> -</DL> - -<H2> - -<HR WIDTH="100%"></H2> - -<H2> -<A NAME="display"></A>Memory Display</H2> -Like the <A HREF="register.html">Register Window</A>, the Memory Window -display is organized into a spreadsheet. The address of any cell in the -Display can be determined by appending the row and column headers for the -cell. Optionally, an ASCII display of the memory appears at the right. -Any non-ASCII-representable byte in memory will appear in the ASCII Display -as a control character (a dot, ".", by default). The <A HREF="#pref">Memory -Preferences Dialog</A> may be used to alter the appearance of the Memory -Window. -<P><A NAME="display_nav"></A>To navigate the Memory Window, use the mouse -and click the cell of interest. As an alternative, pressing the arrow keys -on the keyboard will focus successive cells, from left to right, top to -bottom. The focus will wrap from left to right, so hitting the right arrow -key will keep advancing the address of the cell selected. -<H4> -<A NAME="display_edit"></A>Editing Memory</H4> -To edit memory, simply enter the new value of the memory into the cell -and press the enter key on the keyboard. As with the -<A HREF="register.html">Register -Window</A>, be careful of the input format used to enter data -- the debugger -is capable of parsing binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal values. All -entries will be padded with leading zeroes, if necessary. After you -hit enter, the memory window will automatically shift focus to the next -cell. -<P>To edit part of the value of a cell, you can use the mouse to poistion -the cursor to the exact part of the value you want to change. You -can also use the backspace key to delete part of the value without deleting -the whole value. -<P>Another way to edit memory is to edit the ASCII window. To do -this, select a cell using the mouse. Then type in a new string. -<H4> -<A NAME="display_popup"></A>Memory Pop-up Menu</H4> -Clicking the right mouse button while the mouse cursor lies within the -bounds of any cell brings up the following menu: -<P><IMG SRC="images/mem_popup.gif" HEIGHT=100 WIDTH=220> -<DL> -<DT> -Auto Update</DT> - -<DL> -<DT> -When selected, the Memory Window will track changes in memory shown in -the Display. When not selected, the Memory Window is "frozen", representing -a "snapshot" of memory.</DT> -</DL> - -<DT> -Update Now</DT> - -<DL> -<DT> - Forces the Memory Window to update the display immediately.</DT> -</DL> - -<DT> -Go To <I>address</I></DT> - -<DD> -The Memory Window Display is updated to show memory starting at address -<I>address</I>.</DD> - -<DT> -Open New Window at <I>address</I></DT> - -<DD> -A new Memory Window is opened, displaying memory at address <I>address</I></DD> - -<DT> -Preferences...</DT> - -<DD> -Opens the Memory Window Preferences for editing the appearance of the Memory -Window Display.</DD> -</DL> - -<H2> - -<HR WIDTH="100%"></H2> - -<H2> -<A NAME="prefs"></A>Memory Window Preferences</H2> -Memory Window Preference Dialog governs the appearance of the Memory Window: -the total number of bytes displayed, the size of each cell, ASCII control -character. -<P><IMG SRC="images/mem_pref.gif" HEIGHT=417 WIDTH=330> -<H4> -<A NAME="prefs_size"></A>Size of the Display Cells</H4> -This attribute controls how many bytes appear in each cell. Valid cell -sizes in the Memory Window may be: -<DL> -<DT> -Byte</DT> - -<DD> -Each cell is exactly one byte</DD> - -<DT> -Half Word</DT> - -<DD> -Cells are displayed with two bytes</DD> - -<DT> -Word</DT> - -<DD> -Each cell contains four bytes</DD> - -<DT> -Double Word</DT> - -<DD> -Cells contain eight bytes</DD> - -<DT> -Float</DT> - -<DD> -Each cell contains four bytes, displayed as a floating point number</DD> - -<DT> -Double Float</DT> - -<DD> -Cells are displayed as floating point, eight bytes each</DD> -</DL> - -<H4> -<A NAME="prefs_fmt"></A>Format of the Display Cells</H4> -The Format option of the Memory Preferences Dialog governs how the debugger -represents the memory. Possible representations include: -<DL> -<DT> -Binary</DT> - -<DD> -The values are shown as binary numbers</DD> - -<DT> -Signed Decimal</DT> - -<DD> -The values are shown as signed decimal numbers</DD> - -<DT> -Octal</DT> - -<DD> -Each cell is represented as an octal number</DD> - -<DT> -Unsigned Decimal</DT> - -<DD> -Values are displayed as unsigned decimals</DD> - -<DT> -Hex</DT> - -<DD> -Memory is displayed as a hexadecimal number. This is the default.</DD> -</DL> - -<H4> -<A NAME="prefs_bytes"></A>Size of the Memory Window</H4> -The size of the memory window determines how much memory is actually presented -to the user. The total number of bytes shown can either be determined by -the size of the window, in which case resizing the Memory Window will cause -more or less memory to be displayed, or fixed at some specified number -of bytes. By default, the Memory Window shows 128 bytes of memory. -<H4> -<A NAME="prefs_misc"></A>Miscellaneous</H4> -Miscellaneous memory preferences include the option to display the ASCII -representation of the memory, including what character to use for non-ASCII -bytes (the "control" character). Additionally, users may specify the number -of bytes per row, either by typing a number into the box or by choosing one -from the list. The default is sixteen bytes per row. If the entered value is -not a multiple of the cell size then it will be automatically rounded up. The -maximum permitted value is 150 (before rounding). -</BODY> -</HTML> |