
Figure 2. Wimovac parent and child MDI windows.
i) Menu line access to model parameters database. ii) Menu line access to growth wizard.
iii) Menu control for child window on screen organisation iv). Menu access to help system.
v) Parent window controls. vi) Child windows open inside the parent window.

Figure 2b.The WIMOVAC model schematic indicating main
sub-model components available as separately interactive sub-model dialogs and as
integrated functions within the whole plant canopy model - Hierarchical (tree)
structure of the model module dialog launcher. (i) Double clicking on a closed folder
expands the selection hierarchically to show the model modules of the selected category.
(ii) Double clicking on a model dialog with the wimovac symbol starts the selected dialog
(indicated by blue hi-light). (iii) Open folder indicates that the model category is
expanded and sub modules should be visible. (iv) Displays the context sensitive help
system. (v) A further method to start the selected model dialog. (vi) Close the module
launcher