VCP Help

How to Load a Module

Modules are loaded using the module chooser. There are two ways to access the module chooser.
  1. If a module is not currently loaded, you can click the "Load Module" button in the main window.
  2. At any time, you can select File > Load Module... to access the module chooser.
The module chooser provides a list of modules to choose from. Some modules may be in categories. Categories are indicated by a folder icon. To expand or collapse a category, double click it. You can click on a module to view an abstract of what the module is about. To load a selected module, click OK.

Once A Module is Loaded

After choosing a module using the module chooser, the exposition should be opened in your preferred PDF file viewer. (PDF help) When you are done with the exposition, you can click in the main window to view the visualization. If you want to view the exposition or common definitions at any time during the visualization, you can click the appropriate button on the left side of the window. There is also a button to restart the visualization.

PDF Problems

Where can I get a PDF file viewer application?
Adobe offers a free viewer application called Acrobat Reader for download (Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux are supported).
An error is displayed instead of displaying a PDF file.
Windows XP
"Windows cannot open this file"

The most likely cause of this error is that there is no application available on the system to view PDF files. To remedy this, you can download Acrobat Reader for free from Adobe.

If you are confident that you have a PDF viewer installed, you need to let Windows know which application to use to open PDF files. You can do this by selecting "Select the program from the list" and choosing your desire application.

Mac OS X
"There is no default application specified to open the document"

This shouldn't happen on most Mac OS X machines because the Preview application is associated with PDF files by default. However, if this error does occur, you can click the "Choose Application..." button and find your preferred program.

If, for some reason, there is no PDF viewer installed on your system, you can download Acrobat Reader for free from Adobe.

I am using VCP as a applet on the web, and PDF files don't load when then should.
This is probably due to pop-up blocking. VCP asks the browser to load a PDF file in a new window, but most pop-up blocking software thinks this is an unwanted pop-up. It is recommended that you disable pop-up blocking for the site hosting the VCP applet.