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The automatically generated part of the message contains clear instructions on how to import the icons in the tar.gz attachment into the local Metview environment.
Finding out the Metview version
Desktop displays some information about the Metview version being used in the Help → About Desktop menu:
Icon editors
Many of the icon types in Metview are editable. To edit an icon double-click or hit Enter on the icon, or right-click and select Edit form the context menu. This will bring up the icon editor assigned to the given icon type. The basic editor, which is used for the most of the Metview icons, looks like this in Desktop:
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Each icon parameter has its default value. When a parameter is set to a non-default value a blue 'revert' button appears in front of it to indicate that it has been altered from the default. This button also reverts the parameter to its default when clicked.
Some icon parameters has a helper editor offering advanced editing options. If available it is indicated by a 'double arrow' helper icon next to the parameter name like this:
By clicking on the helper icon the editor gets expanded and the helper editor becomes available for the given parameter.
Button box
The button box, which is located at the bottom of the editor, offers the following actions:
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