20021205: Using NMAP2 product generation/documentation

Pamela,

Much of the NMAP2 information can be found by clicking the "Help"
button at the top bar of the program.

I also provide a brief overview of the program in the GEMPAK tutorial
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/tutorial/
under the GUIs section:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/tutorial/nprogs.html

When in the product generation mode, you will see the mouse button hints 
at the bottom status bar of NMAP2. For example, when drawing a front,
after clicking on the front class, the bar will show:

ADD FRONT   <L>PUT     <M> RESET

At this point, it is waiting for you to position the mouse pointer
where you want the front to start and click the left <L> button
to put the starting point of the front, after you click the left mouse
button to start the frontm you will see the status bar read:

ADD FRONT   <L>NEXT     <M> DONE

That is telling you that the left <L> mouse button will place the next 
vertex of the front, or to click the middle <M> button when you are finished
drawing the front.


Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support





>From: "Grube, Pamela G" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200212051703.gB5H3A418999

>
>     In the meantime, I am trying to master (with no training or
>documentation) NMAP2.  I first looked in the general GEMPAK manual,
>where there was no more than a paragraph.  So the students and I are
>trying to muddle through.  If you have ANY procedural guides for this
>GEMPAK application, I would be most grateful.  My current stumbling
>block is trying to get a surface plot for a specific time (not a loop),
>upon which we can place fronts, etc.  The timeline feature to me is very
>confusing.  It is also hit and miss as far as clicking goes.  We have
>determined, (I think) that to end a front, you should hit the middle
>wheel of the mouse, and that to place text you left double click.  It is
>those kinds of specifics that I need.  
>
>
>Pam Grube
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