LIME

The LIME Vision - What we hope to achieve.

The LIME on-line user guide - Instructions for operating LIME. This is a user editable page.

Install LIME Beta Release

First, install LANDIS-II and the base extensions.

LIME requires the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 or later. If you have a newer (2005+) computer, .NET was likely pre-installed (Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> check the Microsoft .NET version).

If .NET (3.5 or later) is not installed, download the .NET Framework Version 3.5 Redistributable Package from the Microsoft .NET Framework Developer Center. Make sure to get the version of the .NET Framework for your computer's architecture (for most people, this would be the x86 version). Run the redistributable package which is a program that installs the framework.

Note: .NET 3.5 is compatible with the LANDIS-II Core.

Finally, download beta v2.0 and install LIME. (Note: If beta v1.0 is installed, it must be un-installed prior to installing v2.0)

LIME Extensions

As with LANDIS-II, extensions are an important component of LIME.

Max Species Age Tool - graphical tool for the LANDIS-II max species age output extension.

LIME Developers

Again, similar to LANDIS-II extensions, we encourage external developers to create their own graphical tools for distribution. We provide the following resources for LIME tool developers:

LIME Developer Documentation - in the new MS Word docx format.

LIME Developer Help Files - compiled html (CHM) file.

About the LIME Beta Release

Beta testing is a great way to experience and help shape the development of LIME.

First, please remember that LIME is under development. The software is stable, but there is the possibility that not all functionality is intact and that it may even crash. That is where we need your input, ideas, and the diversity of your experience and equipment.

We would like to hear from you. What do you like the most? Where would you suggest changes and additions to the LIME software? Contact Robert Scheller (rmscheller@consbio.org). We welcome your comments, suggestions, or questions.

Also, contact us immediately if persistent errors or crashes occur. Please, provide us as much information as possible, so we'll be able to repeat your experiment.

Follow the steps below:

1. Make screen-shots:
   • Click on Ctrl-PrtScn;
   • Open a graphic editor (e.g. Paint);
   • Click on Ctrl-V (or select Main Menu -> Edit -> Paste);
   • Save file;
2. Send e-mail:
   • Describe the sequence of actions that lead to the problem;
   • Attach all initialization .txt files that are used in your experiment;
   • Attach all screen-shots;
   • Send e-mail to rmscheller@consbio.org and vstagurov@wisc.edu