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ModelSim Tcl/Tk Examples
You can run this example in any of the following ways:

1. Copy the example and paste it directly into ModelSim (at the ModelSim> or VSIM>
prompt).

2. Copy the example and paste it into a file called "modelsim.tcl" in the directory that
ModelSim will be invoked from (ModelSim looks for a file of this name in the current
directory and in the users home directory).
3. Copy the example and paste it into a file with any name and then use the "source"
command from the ModelSim prompt to load that Tcl/Tk code.
4. Copy the example and paste it into a file with any name and then set the environment
variable MODELSIM_TCL to the name of the file prior to invoking ModelSim. [Note:
MODELSIM_TCL can be a ":" separated list of Tcl/Tk files to load].
5. [Not recommended] You copy and add the example to the file "<ModelSim Install
Directory>/tcl/vsim/pref.tcl". This file gets loaded every time ModelSim is invoked. Care
should be taken when editing this file because every user who uses ModelSim from that
directory will load the Tcl/Tk that you have added.

Create a "Hot" Window of Frequently Used Buttons

Place the following Tcl/Tk code into your modelsim.tcl file either in the project directory or in your
home directory. Alternatively, you can set the environment variable MODELSIM_TCL to the
name of the file containing:

#Create a new window called "hot"

toplevel .hot
#Create 2 horizontal frames within the .hot window
frame .hot.run
frame .hot.zoom
pack .hot.run .hot.zoom -side top
#Create 3 run buttons in the .hot.run frame
button .hot.run.b1 -text "Run 10" -command {run 10}
button .hot.run.b2 -text "Run 100" -command {run 100}
button .hot.run.b3 -text "Run 1000" -command {run 1000}
pack .hot.run.b1 .hot.run.b2 .hot.run.b3 -side left
#Create a label and 5 zoom buttons in the .hot.zoom frame
label .hot.zoom.l1 -text "Zoom: "

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pack .hot.zoom.l1 -side left
button .hot.zoom.b1 -text "Full" -command \
{.wave.tree zoomfull}
button .hot.zoom.b2 -text "2x" -command \
{WaveZoom .wave out 2.0}
button .hot.zoom.b3 -text "4x" -command \
{WaveZoom .wave out 4.0}
button .hot.zoom.b4 -text "1/2x" -command \
{WaveZoom .wave in 2.0}
button .hot.zoom.b5 -text "1/4x" -command \
{WaveZoom .wave in 2.0}
pack .hot.zoom.b1 .hot.zoom.b2 .hot.zoom.b3 \
.hot.zoom.b4 .hot.zoom.b5 -side left