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<h2 style="text-align: center;">GFE/ifpIMAGE Configuration File<br>
User Interface Configuration<br>
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<center><b>GFE Configuration Item</b></center>
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<td>
<center><b>Applicable to GFE</b></center>
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<center><b>Applicable to ifpIMAGE</b></center>
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<center><b>Notes</b></center>
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<td><a href="#AvailableFillPatternsandLinePatterns">Available
Fill Patterns
and Line Patterns</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>YES</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#SelectedColorandPattern">Selected Color and
Pattern</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#TimeScaleLinesColorandPattern">Time Scale Lines
Color and
Pattern</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#EditorTimeLineColor,Pattern,andWidth">Editor Time
Line Color,
Pattern, and Width</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#CurrentSystemTimeIndicatorColor">Current System
Time Indicator
Color</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#LockColorsandPatterns">Lock Colors and Patterns</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#TimeBlockColors">Time Block Colors</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#EditAreaColors">Edit Area Color and Border Width</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#InitialWidthofGridManager">Initial Width of Grid
Manager</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#InitialLegendMode">Initial Legend Mode</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><a
href="#InitialGridManagerMode">Initial Grid Manager Mode</a><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
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<td><a href="#NumberofQuickSetButtons">Number of Quick Set
Buttons</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#MenuItemLimitPriortoCascade">Menu Item Limit
Prior to Cascade</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>YES</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#OfficeDomainExpansion">Office Domain Expansion</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>YES</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#LocationofEditActionDialog">Location of Edit
Action Dialog</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#InitialLayoutofGridManagerandTemporalEditor">Initial
Layout
of Grid Manager and Temporal Editor</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td><a href="#TemporalEditorWeatherElements">Temporal Editor
Weather Elements</a></td>
<td>YES</td>
<td>NO</td>
<td><br>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><a
href="gfeConfig_UI.html#LastSaved">Grid
Manager Last Saved, Modified, Published, and Sent Colors and Times</a></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><br>
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<h4><a name="AvailableFillPatternsandLinePatterns"></a><font size="+1">Available
Fill Patterns and Line Patterns</font></h4>
The colors may be specified as a known X-lib color, or as a '#rrggbb'
color.
There are only a few allowed fill patterns and line patterns that may
be
used. If additional patterns are designed, you will need to contact the
developers. The available fill patterns are:
<blockquote><li>WHOLE</li>
<li>WIDE</li>
<li>SCATTERED</li>
<li>WIDE_SCATTERED</li>
<li>ISOLATED</li>
<li>TRANS_25PC_45DEG</li>
<li>TRANS_25PC_135DEG</li>
<li>SELECTED_AREA</li>
<li>DUALCURVE</li>
<li>CURVE</li>
<li>VERTICAL</li>
<li>CROSS</li>
<li>HORIZONTAL</li>
<li>BIGCROSS</li>
</blockquote>
You can see <a href="FillPatterns.html">examples of the fill patterns
here</a>.
<p>The available line patterns are: </p>
<blockquote><li>SOLID</li>
<li>DASHED</li>
<li>DOTTED</li>
<li>DASHED_DOTTED</li>
</blockquote>
<h4> <a name="SelectedColorandPattern"></a><font size="+1">Selected
Color
and
Pattern</font></h4>
Defines the color and pattern used in the Grid Manager to indicate a
time
selection.
<p><b><tt>Selected_color = 'LightSkyBlue'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>Selected_fillPattern = 'TRANS_25PC_45DEG'</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="TimeScaleLinesColorandPattern"></a><font size="+1">Time
Scale Lines
Color and Pattern</font></h4>
Defines the color and pattern of the time scale lines in the Grid
Manager
and Temporal Editor.
<p><b><tt>TimeScaleLines_color = 'Blue'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>TimeScaleLines_pattern = 'DOTTED'</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="EditorTimeLineColor,Pattern,andWidth"></a><font size="+1">Editor
Time Line Color, Pattern, and Width</font></h4>
Defines the color, width, and pattern used for the editor time line
that
runs through the Grid Manager and Temporal Editor.
<p><b><tt>EditorTimeLine_color = 'Yellow'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>EditorTimeLine_width = 2</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>EditorTimeLine_pattern = 'DOTTED'</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="CurrentSystemTimeIndicatorColor"></a><font size="+1">Current
System
Time Indicator Color</font></h4>
Defines the color used by the Grid Manager to indicate the current
system
time.
<p><b><tt>CurrentSystemTime_color = 'Green'</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="LockColorsandPatterns"></a><font size="+1">Lock Colors
and Patterns</font></h4>
Defines the colors used in the Grid Manager to indicate that a time
period
is locked by you, or by another person.
<p><b><tt>LockedByMe_color = 'forestgreen'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>LockedByMe_pattern = 'WHOLE'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>LockedByOther_color = 'tomato2'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>LockedByOther_pattern = 'WHOLE'</tt></b><br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<h4><a name="TimeBlockColors"></a><font size="+1">Time Block Colors</font></h4>
Defines the visible and active colors used in the Grid Manager to
indicate
when a grid block is either visible and/or active.
<p><b><tt>TimeBlockVisible_color = 'Yellow3'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>TimeBlockActive_color = 'Yellow'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>TimeBlockInvisible_color = 'Gray75'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>TimeBlockPreview_color = 'Cyan'</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="EditAreaColors"></a><font size="+1">Edit Area Color and
Border Width</font></h4>
Defines the color and border width used to indicate the Edit Area on
the
spatial editor.
<p><b><tt>ReferenceSet_color = 'Gray80'</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>ReferenceSet_width = 0</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="InitialWidthofGridManager"></a><font size="+1">Initial
Width of
Grid Manager</font></h4>
The initial width of the grid manager when starting the GFE is
specified
in pixels. This number may be adjusted as an office
desires.
It is not recommended to go above 600 since there would be display
problems
on laptop computers.
<p>Defines the initial horizontial size of the grid manager when
first
starting the GFE in pixels. </p>
<p><b><tt>TimeScale_horizSize = 350</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="InitialLegendMode"></a><font size="+1">Initial Legend
Mode</font></h4>
The legend mode, upon startup, may be specified as 'GRIDS', 'MUTABLE',
'ACTIVE', 'MAPS', or 'SETIME'. The default mode is 'GRIDS'.
'GRIDS' shows all grids in the legend; 'MUTABLE' shows changed weather
elements; 'ACTIVE' shows actively displayed weather elements; 'MAPS'
shows
maps; and 'SETIME' shows the spatial editor time.
<p>Note that while running the GFE, you can change the legend mode
with
a MB3 (over the grid)->Legends->'Hide', 'Show Fcst Weather
Elements', 'Show
Active Weather Elements' or 'Show Map'. </p>
<p><b><tt>LegendMode = 'GRIDS'</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<h4><a name="InitialGridManagerMode"></a><font size="+1">Initial Grid
Manager Mode</font></h4>
The initial Grid Manager mode, upon startup, may be specified as
'Normal', 'History', 'Saved', 'Modified', 'Published', or 'Sent'.
In 'Normal' mode, the Grid Manager shows all grid blocks as "gray",
except for those which are displayed or active in the spatial
editor. In 'History' mode, the Grid Manager color-codes each grid
block to indicate its data source and whether it has been
modified. 'Saved' mode color codes the blocks based on the last
time the grid was saved. 'Modified' mode color codes the blocks
based on the last time the grid was modified. 'Published'
color codes the blocks based on the last published time. 'Sent'
color codes the blocks based on the last time the grid was sent via
Intersite Coordination.<br>
<p>Note that while running the GFE, you can change the grid manager
mode through the <a href="Toolbar.html#GridManagerMode">Toolbar's Grid
Manager Mode</a> button. <br>
</p>
<b><tt>InitialGMDisplayMode = 'Normal'<br>
<br>
</tt></b>
<h4><a name="NumberofQuickSetButtons"></a><font size="+1">Number of
Quick Set
Buttons</font></h4>
The number of quick set buttons may be defined by the user. At
present
there is a limit of 7. Entering a number greater than 7 will
result
in only 7 quick set buttons being displayed.
<p><b><tt>QuickSetButtons = 4</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br></p>
<p><a name="MenuItemLimitPriortoCascade"></a><b><font size="+1">Menu
Item
Limit Prior to Cascade</font></b> </p>
<p>Sets the maximum number of menu items before any menu will cascade
with
a 'More >'. Do not place a decimal point after the number. </p>
<p><b><tt>MaxMenuItemsBeforeCascade = 30</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="OfficeDomainExpansion"></a><font size="+1">Office Domain
Expansion</font></h4>
The office domain is calculated from the domains of all weather
elements
that are loaded into the GFE. The actual domain displayed on the
GFE spatial editor may be expanded in order to provide "white space"
around
the grid. The percentage of expansion is defined via four
different
Office_Domain_expand variables. By default, the percentage is 10%
in each of the four directions. Note that these values are not
absolute,
just hints. The aspect ratio of the GFE spatial editor will take
these numbers into account, but may not use the exact values.
<p><b><tt>OfficeDomain_expandLeft = 10</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>OfficeDomain_expandRight = 10</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>OfficeDomain_expandTop = 10</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>OfficeDomain_expandBottom = 10</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="LocationofEditActionDialog"></a><font size="+1">Location
of Edit
Action Dialog</font></h4>
The initial location of the edit action dialog can be set. The
location
is in absolute screen coordinates with (0,0) in the upper left of the
display
(not relative to the GFE window). To view the Edit Action Dialog
in lower left corner, set Ycoord to 600.
<p><b><tt>EditActionDialog_Xcoord = 99</tt></b> <br>
<b><tt>EditActionDialog_Ycoord = 74</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<h4><a name="InitialLayoutofGridManagerandTemporalEditor"></a><font
size="+1">Initial
Layout of Grid Manager and Temporal Editor</font></h4>
The user can control whether the GFE initially comes up in horizontial
or vertical mode. By default, the temporal editor and grid
manager
are placed above the spatial editor. The user will either specify
"OnTop",
which is the default, or "OnLeft".
<p><b><tt>GM_TE_Layout = "OnTop"</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<p><a name="TemporalEditorWeatherElements"></a><b><font size="+1">Temporal
Editor Weather Elements</font></b> </p>
<p>Default setting for temporal editor weather elements.
Choices
are 'ALL' , all weather elements are displayed in the temporal
editor,
'ALL_NOISC' , all weather elements except for ISC (intersite
coordination
elements) are displayed in the temporal editor, 'MUTABLE' (default),
just
the mutable weather elements (e.g., Fcst) are displayed in the temporal
editor, 'ACTIVE', just the single active weather element is
displayed
in the temporal editor, and 'VISIBLE', all visible elements in the grid
manager are also displayed in the temporal editor. </p>
<p><b><tt>TemporalEditorWEMode = "MUTABLE"</tt></b> <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<b><font size="+1"><a name="LastSaved"></a>Grid
Manager Last Saved, Published, Sent, and Modified Configuration<br>
</font></b>
<p>This section is used to configure the
grid manager colors and times when the Grid Manager mode is in one of
the "<a href="GFETrainingGridMgr.html#LastDisplayMode">Last Display
Modes</a>". The entries are parallel lists of colors and
times. If the last save, modified, published, sendISC time is
less than the given time (in minutes), then that color is used to
display the box. The default if the last xxx time is
greater than the final "minutes" in the list, is Gray75.</p>
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Modified_minutes
=
[60, 180, 360, 720, 1440, 2880 ]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Modified_colors
= ["#0bc71e", "#60c7b8", "#417fc7", "#e17c10",</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
"#ebdf00", "#e11a00"]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
</span><br style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Saved_minutes
= [60, 180, 360, 720, 1440, 2880 ]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Saved_colors =
["#0bc71e", "#60c7b8", "#417fc7", "#e17c10",</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
"#ebdf00", "#e11a00"]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
</span><br style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Published_minutes
= [60, 180, 360, 720, 1440, 2880 ]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Published_colors
= ["#0bc71e", "#60c7b8", "#417fc7", "#e17c10",</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
"#ebdf00", "#e11a00"]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
</span><br style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Sent_minutes =
[60, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360]</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">Sent_colors =
["#0bc71e", "#60c7b8", "#417fc7", "#e17c10",</span><br
style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;">
"#ebdf00", "#e11a00"]</span><br>
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