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diff --git a/vendor/x11iraf/ximtool/NOTES b/vendor/x11iraf/ximtool/NOTES new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cce5458c --- /dev/null +++ b/vendor/x11iraf/ximtool/NOTES @@ -0,0 +1,222 @@ + XIMTOOL GUI + + +1. CONTROL PANEL + +1.1 View + +current frame: radio button +next frame button +prev frame button + +center: button +fitframe: button +flip X: toggle +flip Y: toggle +flip XY: button +zoom factor: buttons for -8 -4 -2 1 +2 +4 +8 in out + or unzoom, zoom in, zoom out (buttons) + + -- Frame 1 -- + X center: 123.45 + Y center: 123.45 + X scale: 4 + Y scale: 4 + + +1.2 Enhancement + +enhancement: string scrolled list or 2 level menu + + +1.3 Blink + +blink frames: several cycle buttons, reset button +blink rate: numeric display, menu select +register: button +match: button +blink: toggle on/off + +1.4 Options + +panner: toggle on/off +coords box: toggle on/off +autoscale: toggle on/off +antialias: toggle on/off + +1.5 Other + +initialize: button +normalize: button +done: button + + +2. INFO BOX + +version number +gui identification +configuration: number of frames, frame size +image title: string +help: scrolled text +messages: text line +output: scrolled text + + +3. COMMAND ENTRY + +command entry: text (Tcl commands) +control: user assignable buttons, text output + + +--------------------------- +Original Notes + + + XIMTOOL + + +Specifications + + 1 - 4 frame buffers + frame buffers any size, selected from config file + all N frames are the same size + frame buffers are 8 bits deep + + each frame buffer has its own independent zoom/pan, colortable, wcs, etc. + attributes + + +Frame Buffer Strategy + + Frame buffer pixel array is a gterm raster (ximage) + Memory model: fast nice-to-server small + + If server pixmaps are being used the frame raster is mapped to a gterm + server pixmap raster the size of the display window + The server pixmap raster is mapped to the screen with a 1-1 mapping + Zoom and pan are controlled by the ximage->pixmap mapping + The frame being displayed is controlled by the pixmap->screen mapping + + If server pixmaps are not used the first raster will be mapped + either to another ximage raster, or directly to the screen. + The first option still provides a reasonable blink capability, + the second will be slow if zoom is in effect. + + +Program Structure + + main + obm <- gui file + gui program + widget tree + iisio + gterm widget + + + The GUI program handles: + keyboard and function key input + pointer input + frame selection, blink, zoom/pan, colortable selection, windowing + control panel options + + The IISIO section handles: + communication with the client + frame buffer configuration + read/write frame buffer + frame selection + cursor readback + + +Optional features + Magnifier - region under the cursor + Split screen - controlled by popup control panel + Split region - display alternate frame in region under cursor + Zoom box - display de-zoomed or zoomed subregion in a marker + Load/save file (sunraster or fits) + + +CLIENT STATE + + nframes number of frame buffers + frame size frame buffer width, height + frame depth frame buffer depth, bits + frame number current display frame + frame event something frame related changed (string) + frame title title of current frame + enhancement color enhancement selected (name offset slope) + cursor mode cursor mode on/off + + +GUI SPECIFICATION + + Menu bar + File -> + View -> + Options -> + + File menu + Load + Save + Print + Quit + + View menu + Next frame + Prev frame + Zoom + Unzoom + Normalize + Flip X + Flip Y + Blink [on|off] ** + + Options menu + Enhancement -> + grayscale + pseudocolor + (etc.) + Fitframe + Match colortables + Autoscale {on off} + Coords {on off} + Locator {on off} ** + Other (popup) ** + Exit cursor mode + Initialize + + Title display ** + horiz scrolled text + button to popup full label + + Buttons + forward + back + flip X + flip Y + zoom/dezoom + + Help ** + + Marker menu + Zoom + Fill + Print + Attributes -> ** + Destroy + + Image menu + Zoom + Dezoom + Unzoom + Pan + Marker -> + marker type + Enhancement -> + grayscale + pseudocolor + (etc.) + Next + Prev + + +oo |