Gmuli Wen Wang Gua Calculator Manual

1.LegendComponents 1.1. Main Screen 1.1.1. Different Views for Main Screen 1.1.3. Liu Yao Screen 1.1.3.1. Ti and Yong Yong 1.1.3.2. Hexagram Seection 1.1.3.3. C!anging Lines 1.1.3.".Hidden Line 1.1.3.#.Void $ranc!es 1.1.3.%.YinYang Lines 1.1.3.&.$ranc!es 't(1 ) Traditiona 't(2 ) $indsect 't(3 ) Separate 't(" * Super + C!ing 1.1.3.,.'dditiona +nfo on Lines Ctr(1 ) Twe-e Deities Ctr(2 * Stemstraditiona/ Ctr(3 ) Stems0ased on 1 da streams/ Ctr(" ) $indsect Ctr(# ) Hidden Lines Ctr(% ) % 'nimas 1.1.3.. Second Hexagram and !iding t!e inacti-e ines 1.1.". Mei Hua Screens 1.1.". 'dding 'dding c!anging ines to Mei Hua screen 1.1.".1.3 Hexagrams/ 1.1.".1.1 4rigina Hexagram 1.1.".1.2 5rogress Hexagram 1.1.".1.3 6esuting Hexagram 1.1.".2 Mei Hua Screen2 !exagrams/ 1.2. Line 7xtra +nfo screen 1.2.1. Trigram 7xtra +nfo 1.2.2. Line extra info 1.3. Hexagrams 7xtra info panes 1.#. Da and Mont! 1.%. Hexagram Seector

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1.&. Menu 1.&.1. 8ie 1.&.1.1. Settings 1.&.1.2. 4pen 1.&.1.3. Cop for 8orums 1.&.1.". 5rint 5re-iew 1.&.2. 9enerate 1.&.2.1. Ma:e Hexagram from Time 8%/ 1.&.2.2. Ma:e 6andom Hexagram 8&/ 1.&.2.3. Ma:e Hexagram from Situation8#/ 1.&.2.". Hexagram0 ;um0er/ 8"/ 1.&.3. View 2. Sm0oic stars 3.Transation 3.Trans ation 8ie

9mui 21,. ' rig!ts are not reser-ed. >9 Cacuatorit is made for -ersion ".1...2.#/. 't t!e end t!ere wi 0e a few exampes !ow to use different parts of it for practica ?uestions. >!en we open t!e app we see t!is screen@

1.Legend/Components Lets oo: at eac! component and see !ow it can 0e used. Coor part s!ows different aspects of t!e app we are expainingA w!ie t!e 0ac:Bw!ite parts are w!at we arent oo:ing at now.

1.1. Main Screen

Main screen is w!ere t!e Hexagram is s!owed wit! its 0ranc!esA reationsA Ti B YongA and extra info.

1.1.1. Different Views for Main Screen T!ere are 3 different main screensA rig!t now. now. To switc! 0etween t!em we can use CTRL. 5ressing it once wi mo-e to Mei Hua screen wit! 3 HexagramsA 5ressing it one more time it wi mo-e to Mei Hua screen wit! 2 Hexagrams. 4ne more time wi return r eturn to t!e Liu Yao Yao 4rigina Screen. 'not!er eas wa to na-igate 0etween t!em is in t!e menu. 5ress Alt to s!ow t!e menuor t!e 0utton on top of screen/A t!en we go to@ View>Main Screen

3 Screens s!ow different informationA w!ie Liu Yaoorigina Yaoorigina one/ is more reated to wor: wit! t!e ines t!e Mei Hua screens wi s!ow more information regarding t!e Trigrams. C!anges in Mei Hua screens s!ow same Hexagram and c!anging ines as t!e one in Liu Yao screen. So if we want to add c!anging ine in an of t!em we switc! to Liu YaoA YaoA add c!anging inemore on t!at 0eow/ t!en we !it CT6L again to mo-e 0ac: to Mei Hua if we need to.

;um0er in t!e / is 0ased on t!e num0er of !exagrams. Since one of t!e Mei Hua screens is using 3 HexagramsA incuding t!e 5rogress HexagramE made from t!e inner ines of t!e 4rigina one.

T!e :e !ere is t!at if we want to wor: wit! Mei Hua screens to add c!anging ines we do it form Liu Yao interface. So if we need to add one more for exampe we !it CT6LA Liu Yao screen s!ows upA we !it c!anging ine t!en !it CT6L again to go 0ac: to Mei Hua parts of t!e Main Screen. +f we want to c!ange to t!e ot!er Mei Hua screen from t!e menu we Fust !a-e to cic: t!e Mei Hua option second time.

1.1.3. Liu Yao Screen Lets oo: at w!at is incuded in Liu Yao screen=

1.1.3.1. Ti/Yong Ti/Yong

Ti and Yong s!ow w!at ine is mar:ed wit! Ti and w!at wit! Yong. T!ere are ot!er names t!at coud 0e usedA for exampe Su0FectB40FectA or 4ursB4t!ersA HostB9uest and man ot!ers. 's man ot!er parts of t!e app we can see more info a0out 0ot! of t!em as we !od mouse o-er t!em. T!is is -er often used and + wont mention it eac! timeA since it is on amost e-er part of t!e app..

4n situation w!en Ti and Yong Yong c!ange t!eir wa of s!owingA excuding t!e transationA is if we switc! to Super + C!ing wamore on t!at after/. +f we do t!at t!e wi c!ange and s!ow G and < for Ti and Yong instead.

1.1.3.2. Hexagram Selection

Sometimes in 0oo:sA forums or artices we can see instead of picture t!e num0er of !exagram. 4ften wa of writing t!em coud 0e for exampe %".# and t!at woud mean we !a-e Hexagram %" wit! c!anging ine #. 4r !exagram %".#.% and t!at woud 0e Hexagram %" wit! c!anging ines # and %. >it! t!is dropdown menu t!e app aows t!e user to seect !exagram 0 num0erA t!at wi adFust t!e trigrams to s!ow it. Since 6esuting Hexagramrig!t one/ is made from t!e c!anging ines of t!e 4rigina Hexagrameft one/ we cant seect Hexagram to s!ow t!ere 0ased on num0er.

1.1.3.3. Changing Lines

T!ere are different was to add !exagrams. T!e ones t!at are more reated to Mei HuaA or t!e random generated ones add c!anging ines as wemore on t!at 0eow in t!e manua/. Howe-er if we want to add !exagram manua we cic: t!is % ines to s!ow a ine is c!anging. +t wi turn from a text to s!ow a grap!ic arrow.

“Click here if Line N is changing” wi turn to arrow@ T!at wi s!ow t!at t!at ine is c!anging and we can see t!e ine in t!e second Hexagram wi refect t!at c!ange as it wi recacuate 0ased on t!e new Trigram -aue it wi ta:e.

1.1.3.4.Hidden Line T!ere are two was to -iew !idden ines. ines. 4ne is to -iew t!em on t!e rig!t of t!e inesA more on t!at ater in t!e manuaat  1.1.3.3.Additinal !nf n Lines/. T!e ot!er wa woud 0e to oo: at w!ere it sas Hidden Line@

1.1.3.5.Void Branches Void 0ranc!es and t!e das unti -oid 0ranc!es are out of -oid are s!own on t!e rig!t of !idden ines !ere@

Void 0ranc!es are t!e 2 0ranc!es t!at are out of t!e 1 das piar stream. Since stems are 1 and 0ranc!es 12 t!ere wi awas 0e 2 0ranc!es t!at doesnt !a-e stems in t!em in t!e initia arrangement of % piars. Void $ranc!es wi 0e cacuated in t!e same wa for an ot!er options except Super + C!ing. >!en t!at is turned on t!ere is sma difference w!en t!ere is Gia stem da. da. T!at is a difference t!at is used in t!e materias t!ereA more info in t!e we0site or 0oo:s reated to t!at approac!. T!ere is aso a notification of t!e das eft unti t!e -oid stream ends and t!is 0ranc!es are norma again.

1.1.3..Yin/Yang 1.1.3..Yin/Yang Lines Here Yang ines on t!e !exagram itsef are s!own 0 a Line@

>!ie in ines are s!own 0 $ro:en Line@ T!ere are man ot!er was of writing t!em. 4ne exampe woud 0e A for YangA YangA and A A for Yin. 4r wit! num0ers or man ot!er wasA 0ut t!is is t!e wa we wi use !ere since it is t!e more recognied one.

1.1.3.!.Branches

4n t!e rig!t of t!e ine images we can see t!e pinin name of t!e 0ranc!esA t!eir eementA poarit and t!e reation to t!e Hexagram eement. Lets oo: at it one 0 one starting wit! t!e top 2 0ranc!es in t!e image. Iu ( 7art!  5arent/ Iu ) t!at is t!e pinin wa of writing t!e c!inese sm0o of 戌 A t!at is often caed Dog as we. ( * it means t!is eart! 0ranc! is from Yang poarit. 7art! ) it means t!at t!e eement it 0eongs to is 7art!. T!e reations in t!e / is !ow t!e eement of t!e 0ranc! interacts wit! t!e eement of t!e Hexagram. +n t!is case t!e Hexagram is MetaA w!ie t!e 0ranc! eement is 7art!. T!at means t!e 0ranc! wi !a-e 5arent assignmentA since 5arentB6esourceBSea produces Meta. T!at gi-es it +mages + mages and ?uaities reated to 5arentB6esourceBSea positionA more on t!at w!en we mouse o-er eac! of t!e reations. 5arent ) reation of t!e 0ranc! to t!e 4rigina Hexagram. Here is important to mention t!at for t!e resuting !exagram t!ere are practitioners out t!ere t!at use a different wa of reating t!em. +nstead of reating t!e reations to t!e firstBorigina !exagramA t!e reate t!em to t!e second one. +n t!is situation Iu wi sti 0e 5arentA 0ut if t!e second Hexagram was 7art! for exampeA it woud !a-e 0een si0ing. +f we want to use t!at wa of assigning of t!e reationsA we can do t!at at View> "ranches >Se#arate 4r press Alt $ %

So w!at can we c!ange from t!at menuA t!at affects t!is part of t!e appJ Lets oo: at t!em one 0 one@

Alt+1  !raditional T!is is t!e traditiona assignment of 0ranc!es on t!e ines.

Alt+"  #lindsect Some 0ind sc!oos in C!ina are using different assignment on t!e 0ranc!es. >!ie t!e are t!e same for some !exagrams i:e t!e one t!e app starts wit!A t!e are different for man of t!e ot!er ones. +t ma 0e nice to mention t!at not a 0ind sc!oos are using t!e aternati-e assignments. T!is specific 0ranc! met!od goes wit! aternati-e wa of writing t!e stems as we. To turn it on we go to@ ViewK'dditiona ViewK'dditiona +nfo on Lines K Stems0indsect/ T!is wi on wor: if t!e 0ranc!es !a-e 0een turned onA ot!erwise it wi Fust 0e empt t!ere. agorit!ms for t!at as for man ot!er t!ings in t!e app are added t!an:s to 'rtof8ugue transations in t!e 8i-e 'rts +nfo 8orums/.

Alt+3  Separate T!is cacuates t!e second !exagram reations4fficerBSi0ing etc./ 0ased on t!e eement of t!e second !exagramA instead of 0ased on t!e first. T!at wa it is used 0 students of Gosep! Yu for exampe.

Alt+$ % Super & C'ing T!is are t!e assignments and terminoog used in Super + C!ing materias 0 'ex C!iu. T!is option c!anges a ot more t!en Fust t!e 0ranc!es. 6ig!t nowA it wi c!ange t!e daBmont! piarsA TiBYongA 0ranc!esA reationsA % animasin t!is case caed Coors/. Turning t!is on wi switc! to different wa of cacuating VoidB7mpt VoidB7mpt das. eep in mind t!at -oid das w!en t!is is on maand in some cases wi/ 0e different t!en w!at is used in traditiona and ot!er modes. To use it fu it is recommended ou com0ine it wit!@ View > Additinal Additinal !nf n Lines > &idden Lines

's t!is wi s!ow t!e !idden ines on t!e r ig!t of t!e reations and 0ranc!esA ma:ing it -er simiar to t!e Super + C!ing exampes. 4n a aternati-e -iews as 'rint ViewA or C#( &e)agra* fr +r,*s more on t!is ater in t!e manua/ t!is c!anges are :ept. So in t!e windows t!ere it wi s!ow wit! t!e Super + C!ing assignments and names used.

!ere e-en t!oug! t!e Hidden Line text is sti in pininA we can see t!e !idden ine as t!ird ine on t!e rig!t of t!e norma 0ranc! text/

1.1.3.".#dditional $n%o on Lines

'dditiona info on ines are on t!e rig!t of t!e 0ranc!es. Since t!ere are different additiona info t!at can 0e s!own t!at part of t!e View window ets us c!oose w!at we want to see t!ere.

Here it s!ows t!e 12 deities/

7xception is for Super + C!ing 0ranc!esA w!ere e-en t!oug! it can sti s!ow e-ert!ingA since t!e ot!er Hidden $ranc!es fied isnt using Super + C!ing c!aractersA it ma need to 0e in Hidden Lines mode. Some genera info a0out t!e different possi0iities wit! t!is menu@

Ctrl+1  !wel(e Deities T!is is t!e defaut screen. +t wi s!ow t!e 12 deities t!at fa into eac! of t!e % 0ranc!es. More info a0out t!eir names and s!ort descriptions from 'rtof8ugues 'rtof8ugues transation in t!e 8i-e 'rts forumsA we can see as we set mouse o-er t!em. Deities and text is as !ere@ -rand ,ke/earth0 * ;eutra deit. deit. 7ncounter auspicious stars/ 0ecomes auspiciousA encounter ominous stars/ 0ecomes ominous. +f a0sence of auspicious stars/ it is ominous. -reen ragn/wd0 * Happiness deitA 0ringer of good uc:A smoot!*saiing progressA !app e-entsA successA fameA aspects reated to iterarBacademic fiedsBdocumentsBpaper fiedsBdocumentsBpaper wor:BcertificateA cee0rationsA promotionA materia gains or !epBsupport from 0enefactors. 'so !as impications of mo-ing !ouseA tra-e or positi-e c!angesA fa-oura0e turn of e-ents. +,neral r/earth0 * Sadness deitA 0ringer of sad e-ents i:e deat! in t!e famiA someoneNs deat!A 0ad uc:A faiureA weat! ossesA sudden expensesA unuc: occurrencesA !epessnessA pro0emsA o0structionsA dis!armon in !uman reationsA ?uarresA deteriorationA negati-e c!angesA

unfa-oura0e turn of e-ents or !arm 0 -ie peope. 'so i:ei!ood of awsuitA imprisonment or !ea- sentence in existing ega case. Si) C*inatin/wd0 C*inatin/wd0 * Happiness deitA 0ringer of !app e-ents i:e arri-a of offspringA cee0rations or !epfu 0enefactors. 'so i:ei!ood of partners!ipA externa !epA cooperationA !armonious !uman reationsA affinit wit! opposite sexA romance affinit or wedding for existing reations!ip. 2fficial A*,let/earth0 A*,let/earth0 * ;eutra deitA represents career main 0ut aso can 0ring ega issuesA awsuits or ?uarres. >it! auspicious starsA it is a sign of good career uc:A fa-oured 0 superiors or e-en promotion. S*all e#lete/water0 e#lete/water0 * 4minous deit of tops*tur-A unreia0iitA unreia0iitA minor weat! ossesA sma ega finesA traffic summons or ro00er. "ig e#lete./fire0 e#lete./fire0 * 4minous deitA fa*out 4f !uman reationsA ?uarresA maFor weat! ossesA !uge ega fines or sa0otage 0 -ie peope. 6ed 5!oenixfire/ * 4minous deitA deitA 0ringer 4f ?uarresA disputesA 0ac:sta00ingA gossipsA 0eing framed or sa0otage 0 -ie peope. 'so i:ei!ood 4f aw suit or imprisonment +n on*going ega Case. hite Tiger/*etal0 * 4minous deitA 0ringer of 0oods!edA caamitA caamitA fig!tingA p!sica inFuriesA caamitA aw suitA dis!armonA strong competition and accidents. 'so i:ei!ood of 0an:rupcA retrenc!mentA dismissa from Fo0A maFor faiures or se-ere defeats. 8or on*going ega caseA t!ere is i:ei!ood of imprisonmentA corpora punis!ment or !ea- sentence.  Nle eit(/earth0 eit(/earth0 * 'uspicious deitA deitA 0ringer 4f good weat! uc:A !appinessA good fortuneA smoot!*saiing progressA !app e-ents or !epfu 0enefactors. 'so i:ei!ood of grooming 0 mentor B superior or promotion 8or wor:*reated ?uestions.  +,neral -,est/*etal0 * Sadness deitA 0ringer of sad e-ents i:e deat! in t!e famiA someoneNs deat!A 0ad uc:A faiureA weat! ossesA sudden expensesA unuc: occurrencesA !epessnessA pro0emsA o0structionsA dis!armon in !uman reationsA ?uarresA deteriorationA negati-e c!angesA unfa-oura0e turn of e-ents or !arm 0 -ie peope. 'so i:ei!ood of awsuitA imprisonment or !ea- sentence in existing ega case.  Sickness A*,let/water0 * 4minous deitA 0ringer of inessA disease or !eat! pro0ems. 'so i:ei!ood of worriesAtrou0esA fatigueA ex!austion or ac: of energ. energ.

Ctrl+" % Stems)traditional* Traditiona stems are assigned 0ased on t!e Trigram. 8or some reason it isnt -er popuar met!odA e-en t!oug! it is t!e wa t!at is suppose to !a-e 0een in Ging 8angs 0oo:s. 's t!e defaut met!od !istorica spea:ing it ma:es sense to !a-e it !ere as we. Ctrl+3  Stems)ased on 1, da- streams* 7-er 1 das of t!e c!inese caendar t!ere is a mo-ing stream. 2 0ranc!es wi 0e -oid in it and t!e rest wi mo-e from Gia to 9ui. 's 9ui comes next da wi 0e in anot!er stream. T!at suggest t!at 0 defaut e-er piar woud !a-e a defaut streamE t!e 0eong to in an date of t!e ear and 0 t!e same rue t!ere are awas 2 0ranc!es t!at wont !a-e stems wit! t!em for an date of t!e earA earA t!at are t!e 0ranc!es we sa are in -oidE or empt. +t is most ogica met!od in m opinionA at!oug! rare used. Ctrl+$  #lindsect T!is is t!e aternati-e stems 0ased on t!e 0ranc!es of t!e 0ind sc!oos aternati-e assignments. 's mention aread not a of t!ese sc!oos use itA 0ut it can 0e seen apparentA apparentA so it is nice we !a-e it !ere.

8or t!e aternati-e stems to s!ow up we need 0ranc!es to 0e aread switc!ed to 0indsectAt!at is done wit! Alt$4 5 "lindsect. 4nce 0ot! of t!em are turned onA we can aso see t!e ;aYin of eac! piar w!en we mouse o-er t!e stem.

Ctrl+  idden Lines T!is wi s!ow t!e !idden ines on t!e rig!t of t!e -isi0e ine t!e !ide 0e!ind. T!at can 0e usefu for more eas to see representationA aso if we are using Super + C!ing modeA since in t!ere t!e text wit! t!e !idden ines 0eow wi sti 0e in 5inYinA w!ie t!is wi 0e using 'exs terminoog. terminoog. +t is t!e recommended extra info...E w!en using Super + C!ing.

Ctrl+0  0 Animals T!is are t!e same % animas t!at are on t!e ower eft part of t!e screen w!ere information for t!e da is. T!e can s!ow up next to t!e ine to ma:e it easier to see. 7-en t!oug! w!en Super + C!ing mode is turned on t!e wi switc! to coorsA t!e aso do so in t!e ower part of t!e screenA so it is  Fust for carit. carit. 's usua t!ere is more info a0out t!em w!en we mouse o-er t!em.

1.1.3.&. Second Hexagram and hiding the inacti'e lines Second6ig!t/ or sometimes caed 6esuting Hexagram is t!e first !exagram after a c!anging ines !a-e gone t!roug! c!ange. +n t!at sense we cant c!oose itA since it is constructed 0ased on t!e first and its c!anging ines. Second Hexagram 0 defaut wi s!ow t!e reations5arentA 'sset etc./ 0ased on t!e reations to t!e firsteft/ or 4rigina Hexagram. T!at is t!e wa it is used most oftenA !owe-er if we want instead of t!at to see t!em 0ased on t!e eement of t!e second HexagramA we go to@

Alt$3 5 Se#arate >!ie if we want to !ide t!e inacti-e inesA so we on see t!e ines t!at were mo-ing from t!e origina !exagram we can go to@

View>&ide !nacti6e lines or press 't(>

Cic:ing different contros in t!e main screen wi open t!e extra info screen on t!e eft. More a0out t!at in t!at part of t!e manua.

1.1.$. Mei ua Screens Switc!ing 0etween t!e Liu Yao screen and t!e 2 Mei Hua screens can 0e done wit! !ot:e Ctrpressing it once to go t!roug! eac! screen/. 'ternati-e option woud 0e from t!e menu as@

Doing it from t!e menu wi switc! form Liu Yao Yao -iewA -iewA to Mei Hua -iewwit! 3 Hexagrams/. +f we want to switc! to Mei Hua -iew wit! 2 !exagrams from t!ereA we cic: one more time Mei HuaTrigrams/ HuaTrigrams/ option. 's most contros mouse o-er t!em wi gi-e more info and cic:ing t!em wi gi-e e-en more on t!e eft pane.

1.1.4.( #dding changing lines to )ei H*a screen 'dding c!anging ines can !appen in a few was. >e can switc! to Liu Yao screen and cic: t!e ines we want to add as c!anging. T!at wi c!ange t!em in Mei Hua screens as weA since t!e screens s!ow t!e same Hexagram and mo-ement. 'ternati-e wa woud 0e to 5ress 8" and add c!anging ines wit! dots. So if we want ot add c!anging ines " and # we press 8" and we tpe@ .".#

>!ie t!is wi add ines " and # as c!anging in t!e !exagram t!at is opened rig!t nowA if we instead tpe wit!out dotsA for exampe ".# t!at wi switc! to !exagram " and add # as c!anging ine.

T!at same option can 0e used e-en in Liu Yao screen.

1.1.4.1.+3 Hexagrams, S!ows t!e 4riginaA 5rogress and 6esut HexagramsA more info 0eow. 0eow.

1.1.%.1.1 2riginal &e)agra*

4rigina !exagram is t!e initia condition of t!e inesBeementsA 0efore t!e transformBmutateBc!ange. transformBmutateBc!ang e. +n t!e Mei Hua screens we can see t!e reations 0etween t!e eements of t!e Trigrams t!e ma:e. T!at is done 0 t!e arrows !a-ing possi0e c!oices of ControA 5roduceA Same and ControB5roduce in t!e ot!er direction. 4rigina !exagram exist in 0ot! Mei Hua screensA as it is t!e starting pointand in some was of writing t!e HexagramsA is t!e on one t!at exists/.

1.1.%.1.4 'rgress &e)agra*

T!at !exagram isnt used 0 e-erone and is made from t!e inner ines of t!e first oneines 2A3 and " for t!e ower TrigramA and 3A" and # for t!e !ig!er one/. T!e reason t!ere are 2 Mei Hua screensA is 0ecause wit! 5rogress Hexagram !ereA we cant see t!e reations from t!e 4rigina Trigrams to t!e eements of t!e 6esuting ones. +n t!is exampe we can see !ig!er trigram in t!e 4rigina Hexagram woud 0e controed from t!e 5rogressA !exagrams !ig!er TrigramA as an contros Li. >e can aso see an wi 0e produced 0 OianA 0ut we cant see t!at Li wi contro Oian etA 0ecause t!ere is no direct pat! from 4rigina to 6esuting. 8or t!at we need t!e ot!er screen. Some peope woud -iew t!e mo-ement form Left to 6ig!t as excusi-e. So t!ere woudnt 0e a wa form an to contro 0ac: LiA e-en Fust as specification of a c!ange. +f someone wants to !od t!at approac!A t!e Fust need to consider t!e in-erted arrows for Contro and 5roduceA as meaning wea:eningE in 0ot! times. ;o option for t!at in t!e app as it is rare usedA so far.

1.1.%.1.3 Res,lting &e)agra* Made from a c!anges ines in t!e origina !exagramA muc! i:e in Liu Yao Yao screen. Howe-er !ere we see it as Trigrams and eements again.

1.1.4.2 )ei H*a Screen+2 hexagrams, 'ternati-e we can -iew t!e reations 0etween t!e first and t!ird !exagrams from a0o-e. T!at woud 0e t!e same 2 !exagrams we !a-e in t!e Liu Yao screen.

' Trigrams wi s!ow some +mages reated to t!em and t!eir strengt! in t!e mont! w!en cic:ed.

1.". Line 2tra &nfo screen T!is pane wi s!ow extra info for eements we cic: in t!e appmost in Main Screen/. Most usefu woud 0e cic:ing TrigramsA ine or t!e !idden ines a0e 0eow t!e Hexagram. T!at pane can 0e switc!ed manua from ViewKLeft Menu KLine 7xtra +nfo or pressing 82. T!at is aso a wa to switc! 0ac: to Trigram -iewA -iewA t!is time from ViewKLeft ViewKLeft MenuKTrigrams or 5ressing 81. 'ternati-e wa woud 0e same options in t!e contros at ower part of t!e screen.

8rom Trigrams and t!eir strengt!A to c!anging ines and s!owing if a ine is acti-e or notA a t!is wi 0e co-ered 0 t!is pane. >!ie for Mei Hua it can 0e used for TrigramsA as s!own !ere. >!en it comes to t!e 'cti-e Line screenA it uses specific priorit for s!owing t!at wi 0e expained 0eow. 'so w!ie it does use some rues for figuring out if a ine is 'cti-e0e t!at !iddenA mo-ing or an ot!er ine/A it isnt suppose to 0e extensi-e. T!at part of t!e reading !a-e to 0e done 0 t!e person reading t!e Hexagram and cant 0e fu co-ered 0 t!e app at t!is time. /fr Mei &,a trigra* n the left7 fr acti6e line n the right0

1.".1. !rigram 2tra &nfo 8rom up going down t!at woud s!ow@ Strengt! of t!e Trigram in t!e season0asica season0asica 0ased on t!e eement of t!e Mont!s $ranc!/. 8ew imagesfor a ot more extensi-e images can see Menu K 9enerate K Ma:e Hexagram 8rom Situation8#/. DirectionA 4rgans and 8ami mem0er associated wit! t!at Trigram. +f t!ere is c!anging ine in t!at trigram is wi sa it ma 0e TiBSu0FectB$od TiBSu0FectB$od.. +f t!ere are c!anging ines it wi sa it coud 0e YongB40FectB!ite TigerA TigerA 8ing Serpent etc./ 's usua we can see more info a0out t!em w!en we cic: t!em. >e can aso see t!em on t!e rig!t of t!e inesA instead i nstead of t!e 12 deities. To To do t!at we can go@ ViewK'dditiona ViewK'dditiona +nfo on LinesK % 'nimas or press Ctr(%

$eow eac! of t!e 2 piarsA for t!e Da and Mont!sA we can see t!e ;a Yin Yin t!at is reated to t!em. T!at is meodic eementA it is a wa to -iew a w!oe piars eementA instead of Fust Stem or $ranc!. 6are used in most Mei Hua exampesA sometimes it is. +f someone wor:s wit! True Soar TimeA t!e Da 5iar wi c!ange in anot!er timeA ti meA not in  !our. Same if someone wor:s wit! ot!er countr timefor exampe C!ina/. To wor: i:e t!at wi need to adFust manuaA manuaA if ou cacuate t!at it s!oud 0e next da or pre-ious da in t!ereA Fust mo-e t!e piar one da 0ac:. Date seector is usua contro for windows.

+t wi s!ow format and das 0ased on our operation sstem preferences and anguage. +f we want to switc! to pre-ious or future ears faster we can eft cic: t!e ine 0etween t!e 2 arrows. Doing it 2 times wi oom outE to easiest seection for onger periods i:e t!is@

's t!is is part of t!e norma windows contro and we do !a-e it aread in t!e operationa sstem more expanation pro0a0 arent needed. T!ere are in t!e net for wor:ing wit! windows caendars and contros. T!at wi aso decide !ow t!e caendar wi oo:. 8rom s!owing on num0ersA to s!owing t!e name of t!e daA so not ea-ing space space for t!e ear ) a t!at is up to t!e 4S of t!e person using it and can 0e c!anged in Contro 5ane K 6egion and Languagein >in >in &A simiar in ot!ers/

1.0. e2agram Selector >e can read a itte of its use in

1.1.%.8 Adding Adding changing lines t Mei &,a

+ t is started 0 pressing 8". screen77 0ut t!ere is more to t!at. +t screen

'n num0er we input at start wi 0e consider a !exagram. 'n num0er wit! dot 0e!ind it woud 0e consider a c!anging ine. So as mentioned 0efore #" ) wi switc! to !exagram #" reseting a ines. #".1.2.3 wi go to !exagram #" and it wi ma:e ines 1A2 and 3 as c!anging. 5ressing on .1.2.3 so eac! num0er starts wit! dotsA wi Fust add c!anging c!anging ines 1A2 and 3 ma:ing "A# and % not c!anging in t!e current 4rigina Hexagram on a screens. T!e seector aso accepts 'ex C!ius C!ius Super + C!ing names of Hexagrams for eas input. Strage.1.4. it wi switc! to !exagram 2% reseting a c!anging So for exampe if we input "ig Strage.1.4. ines adding 1 and t!en 2. Can 0e -er nice for fast input of Hexagram if we :now w!at we are oo:ing for.

1.. Menu T!ere are some options t!at can 0e accessed on from t!e menu. To s!ow t!e menu press 't or cic: t!e a0e saing it.

Men, a6e7 lael t click elw/r can 9,st click ALT as it sa(s0

9oing t!roug! t!em from eft to rig!t.

1..1. 4ile 1.!.1.1. Settings 6ig!t now t!e on t!ing t!ere is connected to t!e transation fie. +t wi remo-e or s!ow t!e first fir st ines of eac! transation fieA fi eA so t!e num0ers woud 0e -isi0e or not. Ver Ver usefu w!ie we are correcting t!e text fieA not needed once it is aread read. read.

1.!.1.2. -en T!is wi open t!e sa-eBopen window. 's soon as we open it it wi create ot!er?uestion.txt fie in t!e director w!ere t!e app exe is. T!at wi !od an ?uestions and it can 0e -iewed and edited manuaA manuaA as weA more on t!at 0eow. 0eow.

+n t!e upper eft ef t corner we can c!oose categor of t!e ?uestions. 's soon as we open a categor anot!er fie wi 0e creates wit! t!at categor name and .txt extension. Seecting a ?uestion in t!e eft wi s!ow t!e " piarsA !exagramsA date and text of t!e ?uestion. Cic:ing 4pen wi open it. Cic:ing Deete 7ntr wi deete it. Cic:ing Sa-e Current C!art wi awas Fust sa-e t!e current c!art adding it 0eow a ot!er ?uestionsA so far wit! w!at is dispaed on screen. So if ou cic: a aread as:ed ?uestion and cic: sa-e current c!artA it wi ignore t!e !exagrams and timeA and it wi sa-e t!e current open !exagrams0e!ind !exagrams0e!ind in t!e app/ wit! t!e ?uesiton and notes from t!e text fieds. +f we edit t!e .txt fies wit! t!e ?uestions we can see man ines simiar to t!is@ TestATestA3B23B21, "@1%@ 5MA3B23B21, "@1%@ 5MATrueA8aseAAA1A3A2A"A#A11A1A1

8or t!e ?uestion a0o-e.

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