Besides the help system, the following documents provide information on using the GUI:
Clipboard export Export to jpeg Print Classification Full extent Zoom in Zoom out Drag Info window View options View type Region filtering and supressing maps
The purpose of the map view is to use colored maps to show a distribution of numerical values over regions. The different options are and examples for self-training are in detail discussed in the chapter on the mapping viewer of the CAPRI user manual. The following help texts are therefore only thought as the first step to locate more detailed information.
View selection
The currently selected view is shown as description of the pushbutton in the left corner of the toolbar under the label View. Pressing the button opens a pop-up menu to select another view.
Navigating in the outer dimensions of the viewport
In many views, some data dimensions wil not be shown in the columns and rows, but as drop-bown boxes in the toolbar. Use the mouse to select in the boxes. You can use the keyboard to search items.
Cipboard export
The map is copied to the clipboard by pressing the button from where it can be
pasted into other application as a word processor.
Export to jpeg
A dialog opens when pressing the to select the name and location of file where
the map wil be stored in jpeg format.
Pressing the allows printing the map.
Changing view options
A dialog opens when pressing the to change various options of the current view:
Classification, legend and further map settings
Pressing the allows changes a variety of map property:
Full extent
If the map was zoomed, it can be put back into full extent with the button.
Zoom in
The can be used to zoom into the map. Place the cursor on the upper left corner
of the range you want to zoom, drag while pressing the mouse, and then release the mouse button. Alternatively,
place the mouse on the center of the range you want to zoom, and click.
Zoom out
The can be used to zoom out of currently seen extent.
Place the mouse on the center of the range you want to zoom out, and click.
Drag
The can be used to drag the current extent. Press the mouse,
drag and release the mouse button.
Info window
The opens a separate window showing the data underlying the map(s) for the regions
where the mouse is currently over. The pivot for table can be changed with the classification dialogue
Chaning the view type
The drop down box at the end of the tool let you switch between:
In order for the mapping view to work, the regions must be shown in the rows of the tables, and only a handful of columns should be visible as for each column, an own map will be produced.
Column and row filtering
Regions and maps can be selected and de-selected in the current view by using the buttons next to .
There are several options how selected amd de-selected regions are treated which can be set in the classification dialogue
Deselection of a map is especially important if in the dialogue one of the columns is used as the comparison point. In that
case, the map belonging to that column will show the same value (example zero in the case of difference) for all regions.