Text Editor
This page presents the
procedures for text edition (toponomy) about
information layers. Initially the IL in which the edition will be performed
has to be selected in the Control Panel .
While editing the text it
is not possible to change the IL while the editor window is opened.
Inserting Text:
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click
on
Edit
Text...
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in the
Text field type the text to be inserted;
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in the
Localization Control select the Set Position:
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Auto: the text will be
positioned always in the center of the project.
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Geographic: The coordinates
will be presented using latitude and longitude and the coordinates can
be typed wherever you want to insert them in the text, or just using
the mouse. In this case double click and notice that the
coordinates will be updated in the Long, Lat fields.
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Planes: The coordinates will be
presented in X and Y and the coordinates can be typed wherever you want
to insert them in the text, or just using the mouse. In this case double click and notice that the coordinates will be updated in the X and
Y fields.
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There are two ways to define the
Text Visualization either using the Infolayer
visualization or the own visualization.
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For the IL visualization, the text will obey the text
representation definition. This
is defined
in the
IL Editor.
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When the visualization aspects are defined by
their own, the option
Visual...
will be available and if you click on it, Settings for Text
Visualization window will be
presented, so it is possible to define color, height, angle, thickness,
spacing, font style. Once the values are defined click on Apply
so they will take effect.
-
click
on
Insert. The text is presented in the position indicated by
the operation above and using the features defined by the user.
Recovering and
Updating a Text:
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Changing
the
contents:
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select a text in the IL (notice
that it has to be surrounded by a rectangle); Notice that the
contents are presented in the text field;
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it is possible to change the contents, the positioning, and the
visualization;
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click
on Update.
The old text will be exchanged by the new text, using the features
defined by the user.
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Changing features, angle and position by pointing:
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Select one or more texts, the Settings for Text Visualization window will be presented, change the desired values and click
on Apply, and the text will have its features changed.
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When navigating in a text the cursor will change depending on
the position in the text box, indicating that the text can be
moved in X and Y, or it will be allowed to change the angle, in this
case it is only allowed for visualization itself.
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It is also possible to select more than one text, and change
the angle and position.
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It is not required to use the Update button for the pointing
cases.
NOTE: It is possible to select multiple texts,
only dragging the cursor over them (as when selecting a box for a zoom). Remember
that once the Apply button is pressed in the Settings for Text Visualization window, all characteristics selected for all texts will be updated.
Removing Texts:
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Select one or more texts.
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Click
on
Remove
IMPORTANT: While you are in the text editing module the
Control
Panel will not be
answering to events. Thus, if one wants to manipulate the Control Panel the
text editing window has to be closed.
See also:
Text
automatic generation
SPRING
Conceptual model
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