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At ECMWF you need to use a development Metview version to try out the editor. The command you to run is as follows:
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module swap metview/5.14.0-develop
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How to start the symbol editor?
Start uPlot and by visualising something, open the sidebar then and select the Symbols tab:
How to add a new
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item to the map?
Just click on the symbol item in the sidebar, the cursor changes into a cross, then click on the map to add the symbolitem.
Lines
When you are creating a line, double click to conclude the creation.
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The geo rectangle is a special object because it always keeps its rectangular shape. It means that if we zoom, the lat-lon positions of the corner points do not change. However, if we change the projection the lat-lon positions of the corners are automatically adjusted so that the shape could will be a rectangle in the new projection.
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How can I edit the symbols?
First, make sure you are not in zoom mode, because clicks will be taken as zooms! Single click on the symbol: it gets into edit mode where you can move and resize it and edit its graphical properties from the ribbon editor at the top of the view area.
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Just use the Export button in the toolbar and choose between the PDF_QT or PNG_QT output formats.
Alternatively, just take a screenshot!
Can I save the edited objects for later reuse?
It is not possible at the moment, so you will lose all the objects when you close the uPlot window.