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<h1><font size="+3">GFE Toolbar Reference Guide</font></h1>
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<center>January 18, 2012<br>
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<p><br>
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<p><img alt="" src="images/buttonBar.jpg" nosave=""
style="width: 950px; height: 30px;"></p>
<p>This section describes each of the buttons in the button bar and the
function that they perform.
</p>
<p>Click on any button to get help for that button.
</p>
<p><font size="+2">Panning</font>
</p>
<p><a href="#Pan"><img hspace="3" alt="Pan" src="images/pan.jpg"></a>
<p><font size="+2">GFE Layout</font>
</p>
<p><a href="#TEGM"><img hspace="3" alt="Toggle Grid Manager/Temporal Editor"
src="images/toggle1.jpg"></a><a href="#Expand"><img hspace="3" alt="Expand Time Scaling"
src="images/expandTimeScale.jpg"></a><a href="#Contract"><img hspace="3" alt="Contract Time Scaling"
src="images/contractTimeScale.jpg"></a><a href="#DeselectAll"><img hspace="3" alt="Deselect all" src="images/deselectAll.jpg"></a><a
href="#GridManagerMode"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><img
src="images/Normal.jpg" alt=""
style="border: 0px solid ;"></span></a><a
href="#QuickView"><img hspace="3"
alt="Toggle Quick View" src="images/toggleQuickView.jpg"></a><a
href="#ToggleISC"><img nosave=""
src="images/toggleISC.jpg"></a><a href="#SaveGrids"><img hspace="3" alt="Save Forecast Grids"
src="images/saveIcon.jpg"></a></p>
<p><font size="+2">Frame Stepping</font>
</p>
<p><a href="#StepBack"><img hspace="3"
alt="Step Back" src="images/previous.jpg"></a><a href="#StepForward"><img
hspace="3" alt="Step Forward"
src="images/next.jpg"></a></p>
<p><font size="+2">Edit Tools</font>
</p>
<p><a href="#EditActions"><img hspace="3"
alt="Edit Actions" src="images/editAction.jpg"></a><a
href="#UndoGridEdit"><img hspace="3"
alt="Undo Grid Edit" src="images/undo.jpg"></a><a
href="#SampleTool"><img hspace="3"
alt="Sample Tool" src="images/sample.jpg"></a><a href="#ContourTool"><img
hspace="3" alt="Contour Tool"
src="images/contour.jpg"></a><a href="#PencilTool">
<img hspace="3" alt="Pencil Tool" src="images/pencil.jpg"></a><a
href="#MoveCopyTool"><img hspace="3"
alt="Move/Copy Tool" src="images/moveCopy.jpg"></a></p>
<p><font size="+2">Edit Areas</font>
</p>
<p><a href="#SelectPointsTool"><img hspace="3"
alt="Select Points Tool" src="images/editArea.jpg"></a><a
href="#ToggleEditArea"><img hspace="3"
alt="Toggle Edit Area" src="images/toggleEa.jpg"></a><a
href="#ClearEditArea"><img hspace="3"
alt="Clear Edit Area" src="images/clearEa.jpg"></a><a
href="#EditAreaQuery"><img hspace="3"
alt="Edit Area Query" src="images/queryEa.jpg"></a><a
href="#SetEditMode"><img align="top" nosave=""
hspace="3" alt="Set Edit Mode" src="images/eaMode.jpg"></a><a
href="#QuickSetSave"><img hspace="3"
alt="Save QuickSet" src="images/saveEa.jpg"></a><a href="#QuickSet1"><img
hspace="3" alt="QuickSet Slot 1"
src="images/quickSet1.jpg"></a><a href="#QuickSet2">
<img hspace="3" alt="QuickSet Slot 2" src="images/quickSet2.jpg"></a><a
href="#QuickSet3"><img hspace="3"
alt="QuickSet Slot 3" src="images/quickSet3.jpg"></a><a href="#QuickSet4"><img
hspace="3" alt="QuickSet Slot 4"
src="images/quickSet4.jpg"></a></p>
<p></p>
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<p><img hspace="3" src="images/pan.jpg"><font color="#0000ff">
<font size="+1">Pan</font></font><a name="Pan"></a>
</p>
<p>This button toggles the GFE Spatial
Editor between map panning on and off. You can pan the map
using your mouse wheel.
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/toggle1.jpg"><img
nosave="" hspace="3" src="images/toggle2.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Temporal
Editor / Grid Manager</font></font><a name="TEGM"></a>
</p>
<p>This button toggles the GFE between the Grid Manager and the
Temporal
Editor. The screen space for these editors is shared and this toggle
button
allows you to toggle between them.
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%"><br>
<img hspace="3" src="images/expandTimeScale.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Expand
Time</font></font><a name="Expand"></a>
<p>Changes the time scaling for the Grid Manager and Temporal Editor so
that a unit of time is larger. Think of it as a zoom-in time button.
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%"><br>
<img hspace="3" src="images/contractTimeScale.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Contract
Time</font></font><a name="Contract"></a>
<p>Changes the time scaling for the Grid Manager and Temporal Editor so
that a unit of time is smaller. Think of it as a zoom-out time button.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/deselectAll.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Deselect
All</font></font><a name="DeselectAll"></a>
</p>
<p>Deselects any Weather Elements and Time Ranges selected in the Grid
Manager.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><a name="GridManagerMode"></a><font color="#3333ff"><font size="+1"><img
src="images/Normal.jpg" alt=""
style="">Grid Manager Display Mode</font></font>
</p>
<p>Allows the user to choose the Grid Manager Display Mode.
The various choices are Normal, History, Saved, Published, Modified,
and Sent. Depending upon the choice, the color coding and labels
within each grid block of the grid manager will indicate various
states. For Normal, the colors indicate whether a grid is
displayed and active within the Spatial Editor. For History, the
color coding indicates the model data source and whether it has been
modified. Saved, Published, Modified, and Sent use color
coding based on the last time the grid was saved, published, modified,
or sent via ISC.<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/toggleQuickView.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Toggle
Quick View</font></font><a name="QuickView"></a>
</p>
<p>Toggles Quick View Mode on and off. Quick View Mode allows the user
to set the behavior of the Spatial Editor when the pointer is moved
over
the Grid Manager. If the button is selected, the data displayed in the
Spatial Editor is controlled by the cursor position over the Grid
Manager
(i.e. the Spatial Editor displays the grid under the cursor).
Otherwise,
the data displayed in the Spatial Editor does not change when the
cursor
is moved over the Grid Manager time blocks. The default is off.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%"><br>
<img nosave="" src="images/toggleISC.jpg"><font
color="#3333ff"><font size="+1">Toggle
ISC Mode</font></font><a name="ToggleISC"></a>
<p><font color="#000000">Toggle ISC Mode places the GFE in the ISC
(Intersite
Coordination Viewing/Editing) mode. When the GFE is in this mode,
the displayed data in the spatial editor is a composite of the Forecast
grid and the received intersite coordination grids. The data over
your CWA region is from the Forecast database and the remainder of the
displayed grid is the intersite coordination grids. Toggling ISC
mode affects more than the display. Sample display, color table
fit to data operations, move/copy, smooth, and pencil operations are all
affected. When in ISC mode, these tools work on the composite Fcst and ISC
grids.
Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">ISC Training Guide</a> for more
details.</font>
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/saveIcon.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Save
Grids to Forecast</font></font><a name="SaveGrids"></a>
</p>
<p>When selected this button causes the <a
href="MainMenuDialogs.html#SaveForecastDialog">Save
Forecast dialog</a> to appear which allows you to save your forecast
grids to the database.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/previous.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Step
Back Frame</font></font><a name="StepBack"></a>
</p>
<p>Causes the Spatial Editor to display the previous visible grid in
the
inventory. If no earlier grid exists, then the last visible grid is
displayed.
<br>
</p>
<br>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/next.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Step
Forward Frame</font></font><a name="StepForward"></a>
</p>
<p>Causes the Spatial Editor to display the next visible grid in the
inventory.
If no later grid exists, then the first visible grid is displayed.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/editAction.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Edit
Actions</font></font><a name="EditActions"></a>
</p>
<p>Displays the <a href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#EditActionsDialog">Edit
Actions dialog</a> where Smart Tool are found.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/undo.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Undo
Grid Edit</font></font><a name="UndoGridEdit"></a>
</p>
<p>Reverses the last grid edit action no matter where the operation was
executed.
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%"><br>
<img hspace="3" src="images/sample.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Sample
Tool</font></font><a name="SampleTool"></a>
<p>Makes the Sample Tool the active tool in the Spatial Editor. The
Sample
Tool allows you to display a text representation of the gridded value
under
the cursor.
<br>
<table nosave="" width="100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr nosave="">
<td nosave=""><b>Action</b></td>
<td><b>Function</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 click</td>
<td>Add sample</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB2 click</td>
<td>Remove sample</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 drag</td>
<td>Display moving sample</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/contour.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Contour
Tool</font></font><a name="ContourTool"></a>
</p>
<p>Makes the Contour Tool the active tool in the Spatial Editor. The
Contour
Tool allows you to modify gridded values by adding, deleting and
adjusting
contours.
<br>
<table nosave="" width="100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr nosave="">
<td nosave=""><b>Action</b></td>
<td><b>Function</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 drag</td>
<td>Draw a new contour</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB2 drag</td>
<td>Modify the position of the selected contour</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 click</td>
<td>Add a new contour</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB2 click</td>
<td>Delete an existing contour</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/pencil.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Pencil
Tool</font></font><a name="PencilTool"></a>
</p>
<p>Makes the Pencil Tool the active tool in the Spatial Editor. The
Pencil
Tool allows you to modify gridded values by adjusting the position of
virtual
contours.
<br>
<table nosave="" width="100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr nosave="">
<td nosave=""><b>Action</b></td>
<td><b>Function</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 drag</td>
<td>Modify the position of the selected contour</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/moveCopy.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Move/Copy
Tool</font></font><a name="MoveCopyTool"></a>
</p>
<p>Makes the Move/Copy Tool the active tool in the Spatial Editor. The
Move/Copy Tool allows you to move a defined area of data to a new
location.
<br>
<table nosave="" width="100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr nosave="">
<td nosave=""><b>Action</b></td>
<td><b>Function</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 drag</td>
<td>Copy selected points to new location</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB2 drag</td>
<td>Move selected points to new location</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/editArea.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Select
Points Tool</font></font><a name="SelectPointsTool"></a>
</p>
<p>Makes the Select Points tool the active tool in the Spatial Editor.
The Select Points Tool allows you to select areas or grid points to
which you apply Edit Actions.
<br>
<table nosave="" width="100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr nosave="">
<td nosave=""><b>Action</b></td>
<td><b>Function</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB1 drag</td>
<td>Select edit area</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MB2 drag</td>
<td>Deselect edit area</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/toggleEa.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Toggle
Edit Area</font></font><a name="ToggleEditArea"></a>
</p>
<p>Invert the set of selected areas such that any area that was
selected
will be deselected and any area that was not selected will be selected.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/clearEa.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Clear
Edit Area</font></font><a name="ClearEditArea"></a>
</p>
<p>Clears the edit area such that no areas are selected.
</p>
<p></p>
<hr width="100%"><br>
<img hspace="3" src="images/queryEa.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Edit
Area Query</font></font><a name="EditAreaQuery"></a>
<p>Displays the <a href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#EditAreaQueryDialog">Edit
Area Query dialog</a> from which you may launch a query that selects
areas
based on gridded values.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%"><br>
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/eaMode.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Edit
Area Mode</font></font><a name="SetEditMode"></a>
</p>
<p>Changes the Edit Area Mode. Replace mode (=) replaces the old edit
area
with any new one. Union (|) adds the new edit area to the old one.
Intersect
(&amp;) calculates the intersection of the old and new areas. Subtract
(-) removes the new edit area from the old one.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/saveEa.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">QuickSet
Save</font></font><a name="QuickSetSave"></a>
</p>
<p>Pressing this button followed by one of the numbered button to its
right,
saves the current edit area under that slot.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/quickSet1.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">QuickSet
Slot 1</font></font><a name="QuickSet1"></a>
</p>
<p>Pressing this button by itself causes the edit area stored under
this
slot to be combined with the current edit area, according to the
current
Edit Area Mode. Pressing this button immediately after pressing the Q
button
causes the current edit area to be stored under this slot.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/quickSet2.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">QuickSet
Slot 2</font></font><a name="QuickSet2"></a>
</p>
<p>Pressing this button by itself causes the edit area stored under
this
slot to be combined with the current edit area, according to the
current
Edit Area Mode. Pressing this button immediately after pressing the Q
button
causes the current edit area to be stored under this slot.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/quickSet3.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">QuickSet
Slot 3</font></font><a name="QuickSet3"></a>
</p>
<p>Pressing this button by itself causes the edit area stored under
this
slot to be combined with the current edit area, according to the
current
Edit Area Mode. Pressing this button immediately after pressing the Q
button
causes the current edit area to be stored under this slot.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p><img hspace="3" src="images/quickSet4.jpg"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">QuickSet
Slot 4</font></font><a name="QuickSet4"></a>
</p>
<p>Pressing this button by itself causes the edit area stored under
this
slot to be combined with the current edit area, according to the
current
Edit Area Mode. Pressing this button immediately after pressing the Q
button
causes the current edit area to be stored under this slot.
<br>
</p>
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