
<section id='WCF_ApplicationMainWindow_id'
webfilename='brieftour'>
    <title>
        A Brief Tour of NMPlot
    </title>
    <para>
        The following screen capture shows NMPlot's main window as it
        would appear after opening two files: the plot <filetext>Sample
        Plot - Contours.nmp</filetext> and the grid <filetext>Sample Grid
        - Airport Noise.grd</filetext>. The main components of NMPlot
        are labeled.
    </para>
    <exhibit>
        <img src='NMPlot_ScreenCap_AppTour.png'
        standard_colors='true'/>
    </exhibit>
    [-include "WCF_ApplicationTitleBar_Section.rxl"-]
    [-include "WCF_ApplicationMenuBar_Section.rxl"-]
    <section id='WCF_ApplicationMainToolbar_id'>
        <title>
            Toolbar
        </title>
        <para>
            The toolbar displays buttons that provide quick access to frequently
            used commands in NMPlot. To activate a command, press its toolbar
            button. If a command is unavailable, its toolbar button will be
            gray.
        </para>
        <para>
            The toolbar contains the following buttons:
        </para>
        <exhibit>
            <table>
                <tableheader>
                    <tablecolumnheader horzjust='center'>
                        Button
                    </tablecolumnheader>
                    <tablecolumnheader horzjust='left'>
                        Description
                    </tablecolumnheader>
                </tableheader>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_PrintingPlots_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCF_PrintToolbarButtonBitmap'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_PrintingPlots_id'>Print a plot</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#WCFO_PrintPreview_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCF_PrintPreviewToolbarButtonBitmap'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#WCFO_PrintPreview_id'>Print preview a plot</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_PlotOptionsDialogBox_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCF_PropertiesToolbarButtonBitmap'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_PlotOptionsDialogBox_id'> Change a plot's
                        options</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#WCGISxWCF_HomeView_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCPICxWCF_HomeView_ToolbarButton'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#WCGISxWCF_HomeView_id'> Go to a plot's home view</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolPan_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCPICxWCF_PanTool_ToolbarButton'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolPan_id'> Activate Panning tool</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolZoom_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCF_MagnifyingGlassToolbarButtonBitmap'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolZoom_id'> Activate Zooming tool</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolDisplayProperties_id'><img
                        src='intres:WCPICxWCF_DisplayPropertiesTool_ToolbarButton'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolDisplayProperties_id'> Activate
                        Display Properties tool</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolMeasurement_id'><img
                        src='intres:NMPlot_MeasureTool_ToolbarButton'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolMeasurement_id'> Activate Measurement
                        tool</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolPointOfInterestComputation_id'><img
                        src='intres:NMPlot_Extension_Noisemap_PointOfInterestTool_ToolbarButton'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolPointOfInterestComputation_id'>
                        Activate Point of Interest Computation tool</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
                <tablerow>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolGridComputation_id'><img
                        src='intres:NMPlot_Extension_Noisemap_GridTool_ToolbarButton'/></link>
                    </tablecell>
                    <tablecell>
                        <link target='#NMPlot_MouseToolGridComputation_id'> Activate Grid
                        Computation tool</link>
                    </tablecell>
                </tablerow>
            </table>
        </exhibit>
        <para>
            If you forget the purpose of a toolbar button, briefly hold the
            mouse cursor over it. A tooltip window will appear, displaying
            a brief description of the button.
        </para>
        <exhibit>
            <img src='NMPlot_ScreenCap_ToolbarTooltip.png'/>
        </exhibit>
    </section>
    [-include "WCF_StatusBar_Section.rxl" StatusBar_Modes_ExtraItems="[-include 'NMPlot_StatusBar_Modes_ExtraItems.rxl'-]"-]
    [-include "WCGISxWCF_NorthArrowGlyph_Section.rxl"-]
    [-include "WCF_PLUGIN_Workspace_Section.rxl"-]
    [-include "WCF_PLUGIN_Workspace_DocumentTitleBar_Section.rxl"-]
    <section id='NMPlot_PlotDocument_id'>
        <title>
            Plot Document
        </title>
        <para>
            When you create a new plot, or open an existing one, NMPlot displays
            it in a plot document window. See <iref
            target='NMPlot_IntroductionToPlots_id'/> for an overview of the
            plot window.
        </para>
        <para>
            When a plot document is active, you can:
        </para>
        <unorderedlist>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Zoom, pan, measure, and display properties of the plot. See <iref
                    target='NMPlot_WorkingWithPlots_id'/>.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Modify the plot's options, which control how the plot appears.
                    See <iref target='NMPlot_ContourPlots_id'/>, <iref
                    target='NMPlot_ColorGradientPlots_id'/>, <iref
                    target='NMPlot_DisplayingGridDataPoints_id'/>, and <iref
                    target='NMPlot_DisplayingGeographicAnnotations_id'/>.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Modify the plot's background, displaying the plot over background
                    maps and plots of other grids. See <iref
                    target='WCGIS_MapBackground_id'/> and <iref
                    target='WCGIS_BackgroundMapFormats_id'/>.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Print the plot. See <iref target='NMPlot_PrintingPlots_id'/>.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Export the plot to a Geographic Information System (GIS). See
                    <iref target='WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_id'/>.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Export the plot as a bitmap image. See <iref
                    target='WCGIS_ExportingMapsAsBitmaps_id'/>.
                </para>
            </listitem>
        </unorderedlist>
    </section>
    <section id='NMPlot_GridDocument_id'>
        <title>
            Grid Document
        </title>
        <para>
            When you open a grid file, NMPlot displays it in a grid document
            window. This window shows you the contents of the grid file, as
            described in <iref target='NMPlot_ViewingGrids_id'/>. Additional
            background information about grids can be found in <iref
            target='NMPlot_IntroductionToGrids_id'/>.
        </para>
        <para>
            When a grid document is active, the commands in the <menutext>Grid</menutext>
            menu are available, allowing you to work with the grid. These
            commands are covered in <iref
            target='NMPlot_WorkingWithGrids_id'/>.
        </para>
    </section>
</section>
