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Mclean: /* Control Panel Tabs */

2014-10-06T09:27:54Z

‎Control Panel Tabs

Mclean: /* Control Panel Tabs */

2014-10-06T05:35:39Z

‎Control Panel Tabs

Mclean at 05:02, 6 October 2014

2014-10-06T05:02:37Z

Mclean: /* Advanced Tools */

2014-10-03T08:59:35Z

‎Advanced Tools

Mclean: /* Advanced Tools */

2014-10-03T08:44:55Z

‎Advanced Tools

Mclean: /* Advanced Tools */

2014-10-03T08:42:31Z

‎Advanced Tools

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2014-10-03T08:22:06Z

‎Advanced Tools

Mclean: /* Advanced Tools */

2014-10-03T06:20:21Z

‎Advanced Tools

Mclean: /* Basic Tools */

2014-09-30T06:15:21Z

‎Basic Tools

Mclean: /* Control Panel Tabs */

2014-09-24T07:07:32Z

‎Control Panel Tabs

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 |valign="top"|[[File:TabWinds.gif]]
-|'''Winds Tab''' - Contains the following control panels:
+|[[Winds Tab|'''Winds Tab''']] - Contains the following control panels:
 :* '''Winds''' - These settings control how the wind is displayed on the chart.
 :* '''Wind Grids''' - This panel gives details of the currently loaded weather GRIBs and the forecasts contained in each GRIB. You can also select which GRIB to use when multiple GRIBs are loaded.
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 :* '''Regatta Settings''' -
 :* '''Wind Interpolation''' - Sets the method used by VRTool to interpolate wind speeds and directions at intermediate positions between the GRIB ordinates. The interpolated wind field can be overlaid the chart for visual inspection.
 |-
 |valign="top"|[[File:TabBoats.gif]]

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 :* '''Points''' - Presents a selected Track or Route in table form, allowing editing and deletion of individual points.
 :* '''Marks, Circles, Wind Fields''' - Let you move directly to any Mark or Circle on the chart, and modify or delete them.
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 |valign="top"|[[File:TabWinds.gif]]

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 |}
 {|
 |[[File:ToolbarTabs.gif]]
 |Show/hide the Tracks/Winds/Boats/Others control panel tabs. The various control panels on these tabs are described in the next section.
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 :* '''Raster Chart Images''' -
 :* '''Monochrome Bitmap''' -
 |}

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 == Advanced Tools ==
 {|
 |valign="top"|[[File:ToolbarWinds.gif]]
-|'''NOAA''' - Starts the [[Importing NOAA Winds|NOAA import module]], used to configure the download of weather forecast GRIB files directly from the NOAA weather server.
+|'''Winds''' - A one-click method to update NOAA weather forecast GRIB files.
 |-
 |[[File:ToolbarRegatta.gif]]
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 |[[File:ToolbarWebServer.gif]]
 |'''Webserver''' - Starts the Web Server module.
 |-
 |[[File:ToolbarCalculator.gif]]

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 == Advanced Tools ==
 {|
-|[[File:ToolbarWinds.gif]]
+|valign="top"|[[File:ToolbarWinds.gif]]
-|'''NOAA''' - Starts the [[Importing NOAA Winds|NOAA import module]], used to download weather forecast GRIB files directly from the NOAA weather server.
+|'''NOAA''' - Starts the [[Importing NOAA Winds|NOAA import module]], used to configure the download of weather forecast GRIB files directly from the NOAA weather server.
 |-
 |[[File:ToolbarRegatta.gif]]

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 |'''Leg Calculator''' - Used to generate Great Circle and Rhumb Line routes for display on the chart.
 |-
-|[[File:ToolbarGPS.gif]]
+|valign="top"|[[File:ToolbarGPS.gif]]
 |'''GPS Interface''' - Provides real-time input of NMEA GPS and AIS data  from a COM port or TCP/IP data stream. Data can come from on-board navigation systems or from game servers via a TCP/IP proxy.
 |-

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 |valign="top"|[[File:ToolbarMarks.gif]]
 |'''Marks''' - Use to add marks to the chart. Choose a name and icon for your mark. Useful for marking all sorts of point annotations on the chart, such as turning marks, boat positions, action reminders on tracks for course changes & weather updates, etc.
 |-
 |valign="top"|[[File:ToolbarPointer.gif]]
 |'''Pointer''' - Use to select things in the desktop. It will show the associated text (mark name, track point text, wind speed etc).
 |}

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 |valign="top"|[[File:TabTracks.gif]]
 |[[Tracks Tab|'''Tracks Tab''']] - Contains the following control panels:
-:* '''Tracks and Routes''' - Manage and control the display of all the Tracks and Routes in the database.
+:* '''Chart Visibility''' - Manages which elements appear on the chart.
 :* '''Points''' - Presents a selected Track or Route in table form, allowing editing and deletion of individual points.
 |-
 |valign="top"|[[File:TabWinds.gif]]
 |'''Winds Tab''' - Contains the following control panels:
-:* '''Winds''' - These settings control how the wind is dislpayed on the chart.
+:* '''Winds''' - These settings control how the wind is displayed on the chart.
 :* '''Wind Grids''' - This panel gives details of the currently loaded weather GRIBs and the forecasts contained in each GRIB. You can also select which GRIB to use when multiple GRIBs are loaded.
-:* '''Polars Database''' - Identifies the polars file to be used for Track calculations. Provides access to the Polar Database editing module, where the selected polar curves can be edited.
+:* '''Polars Database''' - Identifies the polars file to be used for Track calculations and routing. Provides access to the Polar Database editing module, where the selected polar curves can be edited.
 :* '''Regatta Settings''' -
-:* '''Wind Interpolation''' - Sets the method used by vrtool to interpolate wind speeds and directions at intermediate positions between the GRIB ordinates. The interpolated wind field can be overlaid the chart for visual inspection.
+:* '''Wind Interpolation''' - Sets the method used by VRTool to interpolate wind speeds and directions at intermediate positions between the GRIB ordinates. The interpolated wind field can be overlaid the chart for visual inspection.
 |-
 |valign="top"|[[File:TabBoats.gif]]
 |'''Boats Tab''' - Contains the following control panels:
-:* '''Remote Boats''' -
+:* '''Boat Data''' - This where you set up and manage a link to retrieve boat information from a game server.
-:* '''VOR''' -
+:* '''Remote Boats''' -
 |-
 |valign="top"|[[File:TabOther.gif]]
 |'''Other Tab''' - Contains the following control panels:
-:* '''Track Designer Settings''' - This very important control panel is used to correctly align the Track calculations with the underlying weather forecasts.
+:* '''Track Designer Settings''' - This very important control panel is used to correctly align the timing of Track calculations with the underlying weather forecasts.
 :* '''Global Settings''' -
 :* '''Raster Chart Images''' -
 :* '''Monochrome Bitmap''' -
 |}