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1. been altered When you wish to save your selections click Exit A Save As file window will appear Enter the file name and directory where you wish to save the configuration file You now have a configuration file for the SICOM Display Module You may save to a different Profile file than the one that was being read The file you save to does not have to be named Profile but it must be renamed Profile and placed in the correct directory before the SICOM Display Module will interpret it When SICOM Profiler is used to create multiple configuration files a naming storage strategy is recommended A suggested way to work with a number of different configurations is to save each by a new name Profilel Profile2 etc or by a project name Be sure to save the a FeatureCodes txt file or the associated feature list with the project as well To use the file with the SICOM Display Module copy the file to the directory named in the SICOM_PROFILE environment variable and rename it Profile before starting the Display Module Keeping files of each different Profile configuration implemented allows for replication of an end user s SICOM Display Module environment for testing and assistance It will also be easier to issue an updated version of SICOM Display Module to an end user without introducing the possibility of a changed interface When creating updated versions be sure that you are working with the appropriate version of a FeatureCodes txt or the fe2. layers to be selected for visibility in the Working and Overview boxes Layer Definitions and Options Define Layer Layer Add Layer VEGETATION Layer2 Feature Codes PARC NAME VEGE NAME v VEGE NAME Complement Add Feature LABEL LINE1 PT3CH Remove Layer Feature PTAMB VEG BOX I User Can Alter Fig IV 4 2 Layer Definitions and Options Layers and features may be removed from the layer selection by highlighting the layer or feature and clicking the Remove Layer Feature button Selecting Auto Build Complement creates a layer named Complement that contains all the features that have not been selected for any defined layer The User Can Alter option permits the SICOM Display Module user to alter the layer settings when they run the Display Module Toggling between By Layer and By Feature will remove any of the layer and feature display settings SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 10 SICOM Spatial Information Components The Alter Default option for the Working and Overview display allows the SICOM Display Module user to alter the defaults defined on this page Alter Current allows the user to change the values only during the current run of the Display Module The Feature Selection control options define how features may be selected in the SICOM Display Module By Click allows feature selection by pointing the mouse at the feature and clicking the mouse button By Rectangle allows feature selection withi
3. CA Caris 2 1SupportFontdef fnt z Variable Value Set Delete Fig II 1 System Dialog Box IV Using SICOM Profiler This section explains how to use SICOM Profiler SICOM Profiler v 1 0 consists of six property sheet style pages Each page may be used to define a different category of the SICOM Display Module control settings The page categories are Program Control Main Window Control Map View Control Zoom Pan Control Feature Control and Data Readout Control On starting the SICOM Profiler an Open file window is displayed to provide the option to open up and work with an existing profile configuration file The file name and directory may be entered to enable this option The file name defaults to the file pointed to in the SICOM PROFILE environment variable Input Profile files do not have to be named Profile another file of Profile format may be selected Selecting Cancel from the Open file window means that you will be starting from default values instead of from a previously created file Once the file or default values are loaded you may view and change the settings on any or all of the pages You may move to any page and change any value as often as you like Page setting desctiptions are provided in the following sections SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 4 SICOM Spatial Information Components If you do not want to keep any of the changes click Cancel and your input file if any exists will not have
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5. ature list associated IV 1 Program Control Page NOT USED IN SICOM3 2 The Program Control page Fig IV 1 allows for plug ins to be enabled on the SICOM Display Module The only plug in currently defined is the Composition Module To enable a version of the SICOM Display Module to work with the plug in select the plug in on this page when defining the profile A selected option will have a check mark in the box to the left of the plug in title IV 2 Main Window Control Page The Main Window Control page Fig IV 2 may be used to define the window dimensions and the look of the SICOM Display Module The Initial Size can be set to Half Screen Full Screen or Custom in which case you must enter the width and height of the screen in pixels The Initial Position can be defined as either Centered or a Custom x y starting position If you select Custom size or position you must enter values for them and you must move out of the entry boxes for their values before moving to another page A Title Bar can be set for the SICOM Display Module window if the Title Bar option is selected the string in the entry box to the right of the Title Bar option will be displayed at the top of the window The SICOM Display Module window may be set to be Resizable Maximizable or Minimizable by selecting the options on this page SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 5 SICOM Spatial Information Components Fig IV 1 Program Control Page SICOM P
6. mation Components IV 4 Feature Control Page NOT USED in SICOM3 2 The Feature Control page defines feature display and selection for the map in use with the SICOM Display Module Feature display may be either By Feature or By Layer Layers are defined on this page Feature code lists on this page are determined from the file pointed to by the SICOM environment variable SICOM_FEATURE_LIST This file may have been created by the Feature Lister application and is a text file txt consisting of the feature codes one per line for the map being used If there is no SICOM FEATURE LIST environment variable then the default is a file named a FeatureCodes xt in the current directory If By Feature is selected then the Working and Overview list boxes will contain the list of available features Features need to be highlighted in order to be selected for display in the working map view s and in the overview if used Simply click on a feature in the list box to toggle the feature as either selected or not To select multiple features hold down the control key and click on each desired feature To select a range of features click on the first feature in the range press and hold the Shift key then click on the final feature in the range Only the highlighted features are selected and will be displayed in the SICOM Display Module PARCELS LABEL LINE 1 PARC NAME PARCELS F Fig IV 4 Feature Control Page SICOM Profiler Version User
7. n a rectangle and is executed in the SICOM Display Module by clicking the mouse at the upper left hand corner and with the mouse button held down dragging until the desired rectangle is The Backdrop option is currently disabled The Feature Addition option determines if it will be possible for the user to add features in the SICOM Display Module Selecting Add Features permits the user to add new transient features Selecting the Allows Persistence option permits the user to add new permanent features IV 5 Zoom Pan Control Page The Zoom Pan Control page allows the definition of how SICOM Display Module will allow zooming and panning on the map in view Profiler Iv ml BJ 8 Step SIZE ja se can orende Defaut Step Size Ul ser ar werde Apg J Jelp Fig IV 5 Zoom Pan Control Page SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 11 SICOM Spatial Information Components Options for zooming are by Rectangle and by Steps Zoom by Rectangle allows the user to click and drag to define a rectangular area into which to zoom Zooming by Steps allows the user to zoom by a certain percentage with each zoom If Zoom by Steps is selected then a Default Step Size percentage must be entered If the User Can Override option box is selected then the SICOM Display Module user can change the zoom step percentage at runtime The Pan Control options allow the SICOM Display Module user to pan by Center at Click to center their map display a
8. rofiler Version User s Manual 6 SICOM Spatial Information Components Fig IV 2 Main Window Control Page IV 3 Map View Control Page The Map View Control page is used to define the settings of the windows that display maps within SICOM Display Module Map views can be set to allow Multiple Views or Single Views Multiple Views allow the user to open a map keep that view open and then open another view of that or another map The map that is opened or its ditectory may be predefined here by selecting Preload File Click the Browse for Preload File button to reach the name and directory to be found on the computer The file or directory name may also be directly entered in the box above the SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 7 SICOM Spatial Information Components browse button If the User Opens file option is selected then the SICOM Display Module user has the flexibility to open a map of their choice CA Program Files RITI SICOM Fig IV 3 Map View Control Page An overview window can be placed within the map view if the Use Overview option is selected With the Overview option selected the Initial Size and Position of the overview window can be defined as well as whether or not the overview window is Movable Resizable and Minimizable Setting the Allow Editing option permits the SICOM Display Module user to edit a map that is not read only SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 8 SICOM Spatial Infor
9. s Manual 9 SICOM Spatial Information Components The features displayed on this page are taken from the file to which the SICOM FEATURE LIST environment variable points If you load an existing profile containing a different list of feature codes than the to which SICOM FEATURE LIST points then the features will not be displayed Any feature codes that are common to both the loaded Profile file and the set feature file list and that were selected in the loaded Profile will be displayed as selected Should this situation occur and you wish to avoid over writing previous feature selections loaded in the Profile click Cancel and none of the changes made to the Profile will be saved Alternatively you may click Exit and save the Profile file under a different name directory If By Layer is selected then layers of feature codes may be defined To define a layer enter the layer name in the box beneath Define Layer and click the Add Layer button The new layer should appear in the display box to the right To add features to a layer select the layer in the display box so that the layer name is highlighted then select a feature from the drop down box below Feature Codes and click the Add Feature button The feature should appear as a branch of the selected layer in the display box Multiple features may be added to alayer Multiple layers may be added The same feature can be part of more than one layer Using layers instead of features allows entire
10. t mouse click by Drag with mouse drag by Scroll using scrollbar or by steps using Pan by Steps If Pan by Steps is selected then a Step Size percentage must be entered The User Can Override option for Pan by Steps allows the Display Module user to change the step percentage at runtime Multiple types of zoom and pan control options may be selected IV 6 Data Readout Control Page NOT USED IN SICOM3 2 The Data Readout Control page allows definition of point and vector readout on the map displayed by the SICOM Display Module Profiler EPP Fig IV 6 Data Readout Control Page SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 12 SICOM Spatial Information Components The Point Readout section allows definition of point readout by Pixel Location Latitude and Longitude and Northing and Easting Any combination may be selected The Vector Readout can be set to be by Length or Azimuth or both The length of units may be set as Kilometers Miles or Nautical Miles Only one unit of length may be selected SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 13
11. vironment variables in a Windows NT environment follow these steps 1 Go to the Start menu and select Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box is displayed Fig I11 1 3 Click on the Environment tab 4 Type in the path and file name in the Value text field and the variable name in the Variable text field 5 When you ate finished click on Set 6 When you have entered all needed environment variables click on Accept In a Windows 95 or Windows 98 environment variables may be set in the Autoexec bat file by adding SET lines for the environment variables saving the file and restarting the system SICOM Profiler is currently supported by Windows NT and 2000 Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems only The installation script should take care of this On the safe side please verify it SICOM Profiler Version User s Manual 3 SICOM Spatial Information Components System Properties 2 px Startup Shutdown Hardware Profiles User Profiles General Performance System Variables Variable Value ComSpec CAWINNTY system32Ycmd exe NUMBER OF PRO 1 OS Windows NT Os2LibPath CAWINNT system32 os2 all Path CAWINNT system32 C WINNT 2 User Yariables for Administrator SICOM_FEATURE_L C Program Files Riti SicomYT allFeatureCodes SICOM_PROFILE C Program Files Riti Sicom T Profile i TEMP CATEMP TMP CATEMP uslXafm
12. y Module reads and interprets the Profile file ll What does Profiler do The SICOM Profiler controls the look and feel of the SICOM Display Module It provides access to the configurable attributes of the Display Module allows capture of the developer s choices and produces a configuration file to be read and interpreted by the SICOM Display Module The configuration file may be read into the SICOM Profiler for any required updating of settings III PROFILER ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS The SICOM Profiler makes use of an environment variable named SICOM FEATURE LIST The file associated with this variable is read to retrieve a list of all the feature codes in the map that will be used with the end users system This file may have been created by the Feature Lister application and is a text file x that consists of the feature codes one per line for the map being used If there is no SICOM FEATURE LIST environment variable then the default is a file named allFeatureCodes txtin the current directory The map features visible with the SICOM Display Module must first be selected to be visible by the Profiler Map feature codes must be provided to the Profiler in an appropriately formatted file and associated with this environment variable The SICOM PROFILE environment variable is used to retrieve a default Profile filename If this variable is absent then the filename Profile will be used in the current directory To set the Profiler en
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