Getting Started with Fractal eXtreme
Introduction
What makes Fractal eXtreme so eXtreme?
Contacting Cygnus Software
Purchasing Fractal eXtreme
Fractal eXtreme License Agreement
What's new in 2.000?
64-bit math
What's new in 1.900?
What's new in 1.80/1.801?
What's new in 1.40/1.60?
What's new in 1.21?
Auto-explore auto-save
Improved zoom movies
More formulae
Poster rendering
Fractal eXtreme Basics
Starting Fractal eXtreme
Exiting Fractal eXtreme
Replacing your Fractal eXtreme unlocking code
Uninstalling Fractal eXtreme
If you currently use Mand2000
Common features
Improved features
New features
Missing features
How To...
View Fractals
Selecting a fractal to view
Opening a previously saved fractal
Viewing a favourite fractal
Duplicating a fractal in a new window
Saving a fractal
Using a fractal as desktop wallpaper
Copying a fractal to the Clipboard
Adjusting the qualify of a fractal
Pausing a render in progress
Viewing the edges between iterations
Adjusting the dimensions of a fractal
Navigate Around
Zooming in and out
Adjusting the zoom speed
Automatically exploring interesting locations
Panning around
Identifying the current location
Moving to a specific location
Importing FractInt data
Using fractal coordinates from other sources
Changing the Julia seed location
Displaying the location of Julia seeds
Rotating a fractal
Undoing and redoing changes
Keeping the iteration count the same while zooming
Find Information
Identifying an iteration value
Identifying the colour used in a fractal
Showing a point's calculation path
Adjust Colours
Selecting the colours to use
Restoring the default colour palette
Opening and saving colour palettes
Using a preset colour palette
Controlling the palette used for fractal windows
Cycling the colours in a palette
Adjusting the cycle playback
Setting the colour of the fractal's interior
Setting the colour used between edges
Make and View Movies
Setting up a zoom movie
Setting up an iteration movie
Viewing a zoom movie
Controlling playback of a zoom movie
Exploring from a location in a zoom movie
Viewing an iteration movie
Print
Setting up the printer
Previewing a fractal before you print it
Printing a fractal
Customize the Program
Controlling palette changes when opening fractals
Switching between Simple and Advanced modes
Controlling how the mouse buttons behave
Hiding the toolbar and status information
Controlling the zoom location
Adjusting the animated zoom speed
Selecting the zoom routines to use
Showing or hiding the startup screen
Controlling Julia seed dragging behavior
Use Help
Displaying general help for Fractal eXtreme
Displaying help for a window or dialog box
View tips for using the program
Fun Exercises
Zooming into the Mandelbrot set
Cycling the colours of a fractal
Using the Auto Explorer
Creating and viewing a zoom movie
Dragging a Julia seed
Finding order in chaos
Tips and Tricks
Finding yourself when zoomed way in
Showing a fractal's location in other types of fractals
Making zoom movies efficiently
Making iteration bands stand out
Troubleshooting
Why is the fractal rendering so slowly?
Why can't I render a zoom movie?
Why can't a zoom movie play smoothly?
Why can't I render an iteration movie?
Why does the colour palette change?
Why isn't box zoom available?
Why did Fractal eXtreme switch to demo mode?
Why isn't the desktop wallpaper appearing?
Reference
Glossary
Zoom level discussion
Fractal theory
Introduction
Sample Code
Imaginary Numbers
Complex Numbers
The Mandelbrot Set
The Battle for Z's Destiny
Fractal Dimensions
Connectedness
Julia theory
Introduction
Windows and Dialog Boxes
Advanced Settings dialog box
Auto Explorer window
Colour Mapping window
Colour Palette window
Edge Fill Colour dialog box
Favourite Spots window
Fractal window
Fractal Size dialog box
Interior Colour dialog box
Iteration Control window
Iteration Movie Creator window
New Fractal dialog box
Plug-In About dialog box
Plug-In Setup dialog box
Poster Rendering dialog box
Preferences window
Print Setup dialog box
Set Julia Seed window
Set Location window
Status window
Zoom Movie dialog box
Menus
Colour Palette window
Fractal window