TotalView User Guide : Part II: Debugging Tools and Tasks : Visualizing Programs and Data : Array Visualizer : Viewing Data Types in the Visualizer : Viewing Data
Viewing Data
Different datasets can require different views to display their data. For example, a graph is more suitable for displaying one- or two-dimensional datasets if one of the dimensions has a small extent. However, a surface view is better for displaying a two-dimensional dataset.
When TotalView launches the Visualizer, one of the following actions occurs:  
*If the Visualizer is displaying the dataset, it raises the dataset’s window to the top of the desktop. If you had minimized the window, the Visualizer restores it.
*If you previously visualized a dataset but you’ve killed its window, the ­Visualizer creates a new window using the most recent visualization method.
*If you haven’t visualized the dataset, the Visualizer chooses an appropriate method. You can disable this feature by using the Options > Auto Visualize command in the Visualizer Directory Window.