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Adding Other Descriptions *Please choose a topic below to learn more.....
 

Add Text Descriptions

AddText<T>

Last, but not the least, we have created four text fields for you to type in text message.

Click on the AddText<T> when the mouse cursor is within the table, a text box will show up and read to be fill in. Type in some info about the shot, click outside of the box when done, drag the text around to a desirable place. To delete, drag it off the table or press <delete>.

There are a few characters we are using in the program for encoding and decoding reasons

"esc" : will stop the program from running

"&" (shift-7): will be read as RETURN

"@" (shift-2) and "#" (shift-3): will be read as Page Break

"_" (under score): will be read as SPACE

"&ZZ" : will be read as the end of TextBox

Showing A Pool Cue

PoolCue<Q>

Click on a ball and then click on PoolCue<Q>. You will see the pool cue show up at a shooting location if there is a line for the ball. Otherwise, it will line up between the ball and the mouse location.

Click+Drag the cue to move it around. Shift+Drag its handle to rotate the cue.

To turn it off, click on PoolCue<Q> again.

Showing Cue Ball Control

CueBallEnglish<B>

Click on CueBallEnglish<B>. At bottom left of the table you will see a big cue ball showing up, with a blue dot on it and a cue tip next to it. These symbols are for describing details such as cue ball English and pool cue elevation.

You can drag to blue dot around or click anywhere on the big cue ball to show English. Shift-drag the cue tip to show a profile view (viewing from the side) of cue elevation.

To turn this off, click on CueBallEnglish<B> again.

Showing Tangent Line

TangentLine<J>

Tangent line is the line drawn from the contact point that's perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of two touching balls This tool is a great visual aide frequently used in studying how English affects cue ball path in position play.

Let's try placing 1 ball and cue ball close together on the table. Click on cue ball once and then click on TangentLine<J> to show it. You can also manually drag it around or shift-drag its arrow head to rotate. To turn it off, just click on the TangentLine button again, or simply drag it off the table. This function will also work between a Ghostball and a pool ball.

 

 
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