1. A ventilator system comprising: a ventilator operative to provide patient with ventilation; a ventilator display operative to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) wherein the GUI includes a touchscreen; and a processor programmed to: receive a selection for any of a mechanical or pressure supported ventilation (PSV) breath setting from the touchscreen; receive a selection for a target parameter and a control parameter for each of the mechanical or PSV breaths from the touchscreen; display on the ventilator display a set of known ideal waveforms corresponding to the selected breath setting, target parameter and control parameter; adjust the set of known ideal waveforms in response to altering any of the set of known ideal waveforms with the touchscreen to a desired patient setting; and set the ventilator according to the desired patient setting.