<chapter id="tools">
<title>Tools</title>

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<sect1 id="tools-filesystem">
<title>Filesystem</title>
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<sect1 id="tools-documents">
<title>Documents</title>
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<sect1 id="tools-fileinfo">
<title>File Info</title>
<para>The view displays some information about the current file,
    including its type, the location of storage and the size.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="tools-filter">
<title>Binary Filter</title>
    <para>The filter performs binary operations on the selected bytes.
    After choosing the operation (AND, OR, ROTATE..) the parameters,
    if any, can be set in the box below. The filter is executed on the use
    of the <guibutton>Filter</guibutton> button.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="tools-strings">
<title>Strings</title>
    <para>This tool locates the strings in the selected bytes. 
    After choosing the minimum string length, the strings are grepped for
    on the use of the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button.
    The list of the strings displayed can be narrowed by entering a
    filter term.
   </para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="tools-bytetable">
<title>Byte Table</title>

    <para>The table lists all possible byte values, both as character and
    numerical value.</para>
    <para>The selected value can be inserted at the cursor position for a
    defined number of bytes. This can be achieved by using the <guibutton>Insert</guibutton>
    button or double-clicking the line in the table.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="tools-statistics">
<title>Statistics</title>
    <para>The view displays a statistic for the selected bytes.
    The statistic gives the frequency of the occurrence of each byte value
    in the selection.
    It can be brought uptodate by using the <guibutton>Update</guibutton>
    button.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="tools-decodingtable">
<title>Decoding Table</title>

    <para>The table displays the value of the byte or the bytes starting
    at the cursor, interpreted as common simple data types like Integer or Float.</para>
</sect1>

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<sect1 id="tools-versions">
<title>Versions</title>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>