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3.2 ``Backwards'' space-time patterns, and state-space matrix

While the attractor basins are generating, various display settings can be changed ``on the fly``. These are indicated on the right of the bottom title bar. (If the attractor basin generates to fast, backtrack to slightly increase the network or neighbourhood size settings).

Enter ``s'' to toggle the ``backwards`` space-time pattern on-off, and see predecessors (pre-images) being generated (on the left of the screen) as a space-time pattern. Initially the attractor states will be displayed, then each state (black) and its set of pre-images (red). Expand or contract the scale of the space-time pattern with ``e'' and ``c``.

Enter ``m'' to toggle the display of the state-space matrix (or scatter-plot) in the lower right corner. This reveals interesting symmetries. Different colours represent states in different basins.

Enter ``q'' to interrupt (and backtrack).