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26.2.1 change rule table

change/mutate the rule table, (or tables for a mixed rule network)

8.. toggle RULEMIX/single or SINGLE/rulemix (mixed rule network only)*

A mixed rule network can be toggled between mixed and single. When single, the rule at cell index 0 applies to all cells

g.. load glider rule (only if the neighbourhood k=5, 6 or 7 at cell index 0)*

A collection of rules that produce coherent interacting structures (known as gliders) are provided in separate files with DDLab. There are currently 60 k=5 rules, 5 k=6 rules and 10 k=7 rules. Provided that the neighbourhood size of the single rule network k is 5, 6 or 7, hitting key ``g'' changes the current rule to a randomly chosen glider rule from the appropriate file. Loading glider rules applies to 1d networks, though the command will also work with 2d networks.

For a mixed rule or neighbourhood network, provided that k for cell index 0 is 5, 6 or 7, hitting key ``g`` will load a glider rule at cell index 0. This rule can be applied to the whole network by toggling RULMIX/single with key ``8`` above.