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Thanks for expanding on your reasons. I'd argue that you always have the option of using scale 1:1 or 1:2 to view a pattern as a "whole organism". If we were to disable the gaps at larger cell sizes then turning the grid lines on or off would look quite ugly (either the pattern would shift slightly ...

I would be happy to. From an aesthetic point of view I can't argue against your own preference but merely state mine. I'll try my best to be convincing but ultimately aesthetic is a choice of preference, not a ruleset.

It is important, in my opinion, to remember that a grid--in this case the ...

You can toggle the grid on and off with the 'L' key. There's also a setting in File > Preferences > View that lets you set how close you have to zoom in before the grid appears.

Sadly, I spoke poorly when I said grid-spacing. I was referring to the spacing between cells at higher magnification ...

Hi there, I noticed this thread as I was checking for updates to my own thread. I thought this might be a good place to put my observations, please disregard this if I've taken an improper step.

My interactions with Golly have been as a hobby-artist. In this vein Golly (and cellular automata) has ...

Thanks very much for your suggestions, I've sent off an email to Mr. Smith and those videos are excellent examples that I hope will bear fruit through conversation.

I appreciate both of your help in the matter although I can't help but wish there were easier tools embedded in the programs. For such ...

I had a simple question that I just couldn't find the answer to so far. Is there a way to export a Golly timeline as an animated gif or video file? As it stands I have been recording the screen at 4fps with the generation speed at .25s in the hopes of capturing every generation(frame) but it is a ...