load flower24.til file

now we are going to edit the rule table

go to view->show rule table the rule table

to edit the rule table, click on the entries

edit the rule table until it's same rule table as showed in this picture

just like the tiles, if the program is in cycle states mode then the entries in the rule table cycle through their states when they are clicked otherwise the entries change to selected color

the shapes next to each of 2 rows tell you what 2 rows are use by what shape

for example
the topmost 2 rows in the rule table are used by triangle tiles
because the triangle is the topmost shape showed in the rule table.

the black rows specity birth rules and the grey rows specity survial rules

now we are going edit the number of states each of the 3 shapes has

go to view->show shape box

select triangle from the combo box and enter 3 where it says num states

select square from the combo box and enter 3 where it says num states

select pentagon from the combo box and enter 4 where it says num states

now we edit shape colors
select (pentagon colors) from combo box
double click on the gray square that is state 2 and has a purple square on its left
select orange from the color dailog

to draw purple pentagons, select the color purple from the color box or press ctrl->b to get to cycle states mode then click on any pentagon

now draw this glider

press space bar many times to watch it move