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<h1 style="text-align: center;" class="3Heading">
Button3 Popup Menus</h1>
<br>
The following popup menus are invoked from the GFE:
<ul>
<li> <a href="#TimeScale">Time Scale Popup Menu</a></li>
<li> <a href="#GridManager">Grid Manager Popup Menu</a></li>
<li> <a href="#SpatialEditor">Spatial Editor Popup Menu</a></li>
<li> <a href="#Legend">Legend Popup Menu</a></li>
<li> <a href="#SpatialEditorColorBarPopupMenu">Spatial Editor Color
Bar
Popup
Menu</a></li>
<li> <a href="#TemporalEditor">Temporal Editor Popup Menu</a></li>
</ul>
<p><br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<h1 class="3Heading"><a name="TimeScale"></a>Time Scale Popup Menu</h1>
Selecting MB3 over the Time Scale opens a submenu with the following
items:
<ul>
<li>Select Grids by Time -- Lists the available Select Time Range(s).
These
time ranges can be defined in the Define Select Time Ranges under the
Grids
Main Menu. Selecting one of the Time Ranges listed sets the selected
time
range to it.</li>
<li>Select All Weather Elements -- Selects all Weather Elements in
the Grid
Manager.</li>
<li>Deselect All -- Deselects any Weather Elements and Time Ranges
selected
in the Grid Manager.</li>
</ul>
<hr width="100%">
<h1 class="3Heading"><a name="GridManager"></a>Grid Manager Popup Menu</h1>
The following items may appear when pressing MB3 over various locations
in the Grid Manager. Some items apply to particular grids, or to
Forecast
versus Model grids, or to Weather Elements listed within the Grid
Manager.
The applicable items will be listed depending on where you press
MB3.
Some entries are not available at all times.
<br>
&nbsp;
<table nosave="" border="1" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>Menu Item</b></td>
<td><b>Description</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Copy Grid</td>
<td>Make a copy of the grid and place it the copy buffer to be
pasted to
another location.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Paste Grid</td>
<td>Paste the grid in the copy buffer to the current location.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fragment Grid</td>
<td>Divide the grid into the smallest duration possible. For
example, a
12 hour temperature grid may be divided into 12 hourly grids. This
applies
only to Forecast database grids. <br>
This operation differs from the Fragment operation available in the
GFE main menu. <br>
This MB3 Pop-up operation always fragments the entire grid identified
by the current <br>
cursor location. The GFE main menu option uses the selected time range
to fragment <br>
the portion of the grid selected. For more information on the
Fragment operation <br>
available from the main menu, see the section on <a
href="GFETrainingGridMgr.html#FragmentGrids">Fragment
Grid</a> in the Grid Manager <br>
Training Guide.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Split Grid</td>
<td>Divide the grid into two pieces at the nearest time
constraint to the
cursor location.&nbsp; Note that this operation differs from the Split
operation offered in the GFE Grids-&gt; menu. This operation uses
only
the current cursor location to divide the grid in exactly <br>
two parts. The other operation uses the selected time range to
define the times at which <br>
to Split the grid. See the section on <a
href="GFETrainingGridMgr.html#SplitGrids">Split
Grids</a> in the GFE Grid Manager Training <br>
Guide for more information.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Assign &lt;Default Value&gt;</td>
<td>Resets the data in the grid to a default value. For WEATHER
type grids,
the default is no weather. For VECTOR type grids, the default is zero
magnitude.
For SCALAR type grids, the default is the weather element's minimum
possible
value as defined in <a href="serverConfig.html#serverConfig.py">serverConfig.py</a>
. For DISCRETE grids, it is the first-defined value in the <a
href="serverConfig.html">serverConfig.py</a>.
The menu label indicates the default value, e.g., "Assign &lt;NoWx&gt;".</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Assign &lt;Pickup Value&gt;</td>
<td>Sets the data in the grid to the current pickup value, while
ignoring
the vector edit mode and weather combine modes. The menu label
indicates
the current pickup value, e.g., "Assign 45"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Delete Grid</td>
<td>Remove the grid. This applies only to Forecast database grids.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Create From Scratch</td>
<td>Creates a grid at the point you selected. The grid
is marked "e"
for editable and the grid background is made green -- which specifies
that
the grid is locked by you. This applies only to empty Forecast database
grids.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Undo</td>
<td>Reverses the last grid edit operation that was
performed.&nbsp; You
are only able to reverse the very last operation -- but you can undo
the
last Undo.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Select All Times</td>
<td>De-selects any Weather Elements first, then selects all times
(from
long in the past to far in the future) for the weather element where
the
pop-up action was initiated.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Display Info</td>
<td>The <a href="#DisplayInfo">Display Info Dialog</a> appears.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clear Highlight</td>
<td>Erases any "highlights" that may be present. Note that
certain
smart tools can highlight grids.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>"Smart Tools"</td>
<td>A set of smart tools (specified via gfeConfig) may appear.
The default
set is "Show_ISC_Area", "Show_ISC_Grid" and "Show_ISC_Highlight". These
tools are described in the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite Coordination
Training
Guide</a>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<h1 class="3Heading"><a name="DisplayInfo"></a>Display Info Dialog</h1>
Opens a dialog window that displays information about the Weather
Element,
including the name, type, and edit state, and the Weather Element
grids.&nbsp;&nbsp;
You can close the dialog by selecting Cancel.
<br>
<hr width="100%">
<h1 class="3Heading"><a name="SpatialEditor"></a>Spatial Editor Popup
Menu</h1>
Selecting MB3 over the Spatial Editor opens a sub-menu with the
following
items:
<br>
<ul>
<li>A list of edit tools as defined in the GFE configuration file.
Some of
the basic tools that may appear are:</li>
<ul>
<li>Assign_Value -- Assigns pick-up value to active edit area over
active
time
range.</li>
<li>AdjustValue_Down -- Decrements grid points within the active
edit area
and
time range by the Delta Value.</li>
<li>AdjustValue_Up -- Increments grid points within the active edit
area and
time range by the Delta Value.</li>
<li>Smooth -- Smooths grid points within the active edit area over
the
active
time range.</li>
</ul>
<li>Undo Grid Edit -- Reverses the last grid edit operation that was
performed.&nbsp;
You are only able to reverse the very last operation -- but you can
undo
the last Undo.</li>
<li>Undo Edit Area -- Reverses the last Edit Area operation that was
performed
in the Spatial Editor.&nbsp; You are only able to reverse the very last
operation.&nbsp; You can undo the last Undo.</li>
<li>Legends -- Brings up a cascade menu allowing you to hide the
legends,
show
the map legends, show all fcst legends, show just the active fcst
legend,
or show all weather element legends.</li>
<li> <a name="SelectHomogeneous"></a>Select Homogeneous Area --
Selects
an edit
area of grid points whose values are within the weather element's Fuzz
Value of the point at which MB3 was pressed. For example, suppose the
Fuzz
Value for T is 5 degrees and you press MB3 over a grid point that has a
value of 60 degrees. The edit area selected will consist of those
points
that are contiguous with the point at which you pressed and have values
between 50 and 70 degrees. Homogenous areas for WEATHER and DISCRETE
type
data consist of those areas that contain the same data value.</li>
<li>Deselect Contiguous Area -- Deselect the polygon of the active
edit
area
which includes the point at which MB3 was pressed. For example, if the
current edit area consists of two disjoint polygons and you press MB3
over
one of them, it will disappear from the active edit area. This
operation
alters the active edit area.</li>
<li>Set Fuzz Value -- Brings up the <a
href="SpatialEditorDialogs.html#FuzzValueDialog">Set
Fuzz Value Dialog</a> which allows the user to set the fuzz value that
applies to selecting homogeneous areas. Applies only to SCALAR
and
VECTOR.</li>
<li>Vector Edit Mode -- Allows user to switch the vector edit mode
between
Magnitude Only, Direction Only, or Both components.&nbsp; Available
only
when a Vector weather element is the active element.</li>
<li>Weather Edit Mode -- Allows user to switch the weather edit mode
between
Combine and Replace modes. Available only when a Weather weather
element is the active element.</li>
<li>Add ISC Marker -- Available when an ISC grid is directly
displayed (clicking on the ISC grid). Adds an marker
(similar
to a sample, but without the data value display) at the popup location.
Markers are used to indicate the ISC update time, site identifier, and
official database symbol. Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite
Coordination
User's Guide</a> for more details on markers. Depending
upon the office type of the ISC grid, this adds the ISC marker to the
appropriate marker set.<br>
</li>
<li>Remove ISC Marker -- Available when an ISC grid is directly
displayed (clicking on the ISC grid) and when near an
existing
marker. Removes an marker (similar to a sample, but without the data
value
display) near the popup location. Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite
Coordination User's Guide</a> for more details on markers.
Depending upon the office type of the ISC grid, this removes the ISC
marker from the appropriate marker set.<br>
</li>
<li>Zoom to -- Change the X-direction of the Spatial Editor display
to one
of the several distances.</li>
<br>
&nbsp;
</ul>
<hr width="100%">
<h1 class="3Heading"><a name="Legend"></a>Legend Popup Menu</h1>
The Legend Area Button3 Pop-Up is position-sensitive -- the Pop-Up that
is opened, and the commands it lists, pertain only to the particular
Weather
Element or Map whose legend you MB3-pressed over. The menu that
opens
allows you to:
<br>
<ul>
<li>Imaging -- Changes the Color Table of the Weather
Element
to one of several color enhancement curves. When you change the Color
Table
of a Weather Element, both it's Color Bar and it's display as image are
changed accordingly. Also provides access to the color chooser.</li>
<li>Change Graphic Color to -- Changes the graphic color of the
Weather
Element
or Map to the color you select. When you change the graphic color
of a Weather Element, both its graphic display color and its Legend
color
are changed accordingly. Also provides access to the <a
href="ColorDialogs.html#ColorChooser">Color
Chooser</a>.</li>
<li>Line Width -- Changes the width of the lines that make up the
contour,
wind barb, wind arrow, or weather area.</li>
<li>Line Style -- Changes the texture of the line. Choices are:
SOLID,
DASHED, DOTTED, and DASH_DOTTED.</li>
<li>Density -- Changes the contour interval if the weather element is
displayed
as a graphic, much like the D2D system.</li>
<li>Magnification -- Changes the size of the contour labels for the
selected
weather element, the size of the wind barbs, or the label sizes for the
map backgrounds.</li>
<li>Unload -- Unloads the Weather Element or Map from the GFE -- the
Legend
of the Weather Element and its display in the Spatial Editor are both
removed.</li>
<li>Display As Image or Display As Graphic</li>
<li>Display Attributes -- The <a href="#SEDisplayAttributes">Spatial
Editor
Display Attributes Dialog</a> appears.</li>
<li>Grid Ops -- Opens a cascade menu allowing you to do many of the
same
operations
as you can on the grid manager pop-up.</li>
<li>Label - Appears only for Map Legends, and denotes the label
attribute
to
appear for each of the map backgrounds.</li>
</ul>
<p><br>
The Grid Ops cascade provides the following capabilities; these
operations apply to the weather element and grid identified by the
legend:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Delete Grid -- Deletes the current grid.</li>
<li>Create From Scratch -- Creates a grid from scratch.</li>
<li>Delete Grid -- Remove the grid.</li>
<li>Fragment Grid -- Divide the grid into the smallest duration
possible.
For
example, a 12 hour temperature grid may be divided into 12 hourly grids.</li>
<li>Assign Default Value -- Resets the data in the grid to a default
value.
For WEATHER type grids, the default is no weather. For VECTOR type
grids,
the default is zero magnitude. For SCALAR type grids, the default is
the
weather element's minimum possible value as defined in <a
href="serverConfig.html#serverConfig.py">serverConfig.py</a>
.&nbsp; For DISCRETE type grids, the default is the first definition
for
the discrete key in the weather element definition in <a
href="serverConfig.html">serverConfig.py</a>.
The menu label indicates the default value, e.g., "Assign &lt;NoWx&gt;".</li>
<li>Assign PickUp Value -- Sets the data in the grid to the current
pickup
value, while ignoring the vector edit mode and weather combine modes.
The
menu label indicates the current pickup value, e.g., "Assign 45".</li>
<li>Copy Grid -- Make a copy of the grid and place it the copy buffer
to be
pasted to another location.</li>
<li>Paste Grid -- Paste the grid in the copy buffer to the current
location.</li>
<li>Display Info -- The <a href="#DisplayInfo">Display Info Dialog</a>
appears.</li>
</ul>
<hr width="100%">
<h1><a name="SpatialEditorColorBarPopupMenu"></a>Spatial Editor Color
Bar Popup
Menu</h1>
The color bar popup menu on the spatial editor changes depending upon
the
type of weather element displayed as an image. The menu that
opens
allows you to:
<br>
<ul>
<li>Fit to Data, brings up a submenu with several choices.&nbsp; Each
changes
the assignment of the color table spectrum so that the entire spectrum
is scaled to the minimum to maximum data values found in the
grids.
These entries apply only to scalar and vector data.</li>
<ul>
<li>All Grids - Uses the data values in all grids over the entire
grid to
determine
the minimum and maximum values.</li>
<li>All Grids over Area - Uses the data values in all grids over
the active
edit area to determine the minimum and maximum values.</li>
<li>Single Grid - Uses the data values in just the current grid to
determine
the minimum and maximum values.</li>
<li>Single Grid over Area - Uses the data values in just the
current grid
over
the active edit area to determine the minimum and maximum values.</li>
</ul>
<li>Set Range -- Pops up the <a
href="ColorBarDialogs.html#SetColorRangeDialog">Set
Color Table Range Dialog</a> allowing the user to specify the
minimum
and maximum scaled values for the color table spectrum for the weather
element currently displayed as an image.&nbsp; Applies to scalar and
vector
weather element types only.</li>
<li>Full Default Range -- Changes the scaling for the color table
spectrum
so that the entire spectrum is scaled from the minimum possible value
to
the maximum possible value. Applies to scalar and vector weather
element types only.</li>
<li>Set Pickup Value -- Displays the <a
href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#PickUpValueDialog">Pickup
Value Dialog</a> for the currently active weather element.</li>
<li>Set Delta Value -- Displays the <a
href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#DeltaValueDialog">Delta
Value Dialog</a> for the currently active weather element.</li>
<li>Set to Recent Values --- Only used for WEATHER and DISCRETE type
of
weather
elements. Displays a cascade of recently set pick-up values that were
used
with the Assign Value tool.</li>
<li>Set to Common Values -- Only used for WEATHER and DISCRETE type
of
weather
elements.&nbsp; Displays a cascade of commonly used pick-up
values.&nbsp;
These are defined in the gfe configuration file's <a
href="gfeConfig.html#WeatherCommonValueDefinitions">common
weather values entry</a>. Multiple levels of cascades may be configured.</li>
<li>Set to Session Values -- Only used for WEATHER and DISCRETE type
of
weather
elements. Displays a cascade of user-set pick-up values.
These
values are added to this list from the <a
href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#WeatherPickUpValueDialog">Weather
Set Value Dialog</a>'s Add to Session command. The purpose of
this
list is to allow the user to pre-configure a set of values that can be
used
again and again for the current GFE session.</li>
<li>Change Color Table To... -- Provides a list of color table
spectrums
that
may be applied to the weather element displayed as an image. Also
provides access to the <a
href="ColorBarDialogs.html#ColorTableBrightnessDialog">Color
Table Brightness Dialo</a>g and the <a
href="ColorDialogs.html#ColorTableEditor">Color
Table Editor</a>.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<hr width="100%">
</ul>
<h1 class="3Heading">
<a name="SEDisplayAttributes"></a>Spatial Editor Display Attributes
Dialog</h1>
Opens a <a href="SpatialEditorDialogs.html#DisplayAttributesDialog">Display
Attributes Dialog </a>that displays the following information
corresponding
to the grid you selected:
<ul>
<li>Image Visual Type</li>
<li>Graphic Visual Type</li>
</ul>
You can change the settings of any of the attributes listed in the
dialog
and click OK. To close the dialog without making any changes,
simply
click Cancel.
<p>The "image"-type visual cannot be turned off for the image mode. At
least one graphic-type entry must be selected for the graphic mode.
<br>
</p>
<hr width="100%">
<h1 class="3Heading"><a name="TemporalEditor"></a>Temporal Editor Popup
Menu</h1>
Selecting MB3 over the Temporal Editor opens sub-menus that will differ
depending on where you pressed. The following items may appear:
<br>
<table nosave="" border="1" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr nosave="">
<td><b>Menu Entry</b></td>
<td nosave=""><b>Menu Location</b></td>
<td><b>Purpose</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Display Attributes</td>
<td>Weather Element Label</td>
<td>The <a
href="TemporalEditorDialogs.html#TemporalEditorDisplayAttributesDialog">Temporal
Editor Display Attributes Dialog</a> appears. This applies only to
Scalar
and Vector data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Undo</td>
<td>Data Area</td>
<td>Reverses the last grid edit operation that was
performed. You
are only able to reverse the very last operation -- but you can undo
them last Undo.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move Weather Element</td>
<td>Weather Element Label, Data Area</td>
<td>Appears if over a weather element label or data area. Moves
the Weather
Element to the top of the Temporal Editor display. The <a
href="TemporalEditorDialogs.html#MoveWeatherElementDialog">Move
Weather Element Dialog</a> opens that prompts you to confirm the move.
This allows you to group Weather Elements into the same Temporal Editor
data pane.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Full View</td>
<td>Weather Element Scale</td>
<td>Sets the temporal scale to the full range of values for the
weather
element.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fit To Data</td>
<td>Weather Element Scale</td>
<td>Adjusts the scale to the minimum/maximum values of the grid
data for
the weather element.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Set...</td>
<td>Data Area</td>
<td>This applies only to WEATHER and DISCRETE data. Brings
up the <a href="TemporalEditorDialogs.html#SetWeatherDialog">Temporal
Editor Set Weather Pickup Value dialog</a> allowing the user to set and
edit the data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Set to Recent Value...</td>
<td>Data Area</td>
<td>This applies only to WEATHER and DISCRETE data. Brings
up a cascade
of recently set pickup values.&nbsp; Choosing an entry will set the
pickup
value and edit the data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Set to Common Value...</td>
<td>Data Area</td>
<td>This applies only to WEATHER and DISCRETE data. Brings
up a cascade
of commonly set pickup values. These values are defined in the GFE
configuration
file's <a href="gfeConfig.html#WeatherCommonValueDefinitions">common
weather/discrete
values entry</a>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>
</p>
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