Some useful hints and tips
Golly | ||
Golly.exe | (Golly.app on Mac, golly on Linux) | |
Help | ||
Patterns | ||
Rules | ||
Scripts | ||
My-downloads | (contains all your downloaded files; select in Preferences > File) | |
My-patterns | (contains all your pattern files) | |
My-rules | (contains all your .rule files; select in Preferences > Control) | |
My-scripts | (contains all your .pl/.py files) |
Use File > Set Patterns Folder and select the Golly folder. Now all your folders (and the supplied folders) are visible in the patterns panel, so with just a few clicks you can load any pattern, run any script, or switch to any .rule file. Or you can right-click (or control-click) on any of those files to open them in your preferred text editor. When upgrading to a new version of Golly, simply drag all the distributed files and folders into your Golly folder and replace the old versions.