Representing body parts by tkDerm

tkDerm divides the human body into 32 parts and stores information on the distribution of an eruption in the database as a bit string of 32-bit long.

The 32-bit string is expressed as the following three modes depending on the situation.

The distribution dialog mode

You can see it in the Distribution dialog that will pop up when you click the ''...'' button just right to the Distribution field in the Macro page of the New Data dialog. The Distribution dialog will also appear when you click the ''...'' button in the Distribution page of the Display Condition panel in the Macro page of the main window.

On how to use the Distribution dialog, you should consult Section 2.2.4 ( page).

The distribution table mode

You can see it as an aggregation of the cells of 16-unit width and 2-unit height in the upper part of the Distribution dialog.

As for the eruption32 body diagram, the upper row of the cells represents the right half of the body, while the lower row represents the left half except for the head. Within the halves, the left cells represent the cephalic side.

On how to use the Distribution table, you should consult Section 2.2.4 ( page).

The 8-digit string of the hexadecimal number mode

It is used in the Distribution field of the Macro page, the Location field of the Micro page, and the Distribution column in the Search Result panel in the Macro page of the main window.

As for the eruption32 body diagram, a 32-bit number is expressed as a 8-digit string of the hexadecimal number having 4-bit information per digit. Except for the head, the first 4 digits represent the right half of the body, while the last 4 digits represent the left half. Within the halves, the left digits represent the cephalic side.