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Drop this into the Display Window - the result is not as intended! The new Contouring definition was applied to both fields, not just the geopotential. Close the Display Window and re-run the macro to get us back to the point before we added the geopotential. This time, select both the z500.grb and black_contour icons and drop them together into the Display Window. This forces the association between the data and the visual definition. You might want to remove the temperature isolines by setting Contour to Off in the macro.
Modifying a Default Icon
As an exercise, we will now make our set of coastline attributes the default in all Metview plots.
- Open the folder called System.
- Now open the subfolder Defaults.
- Do one of the following: edit the Coastlines icon in the Defaults directory, or else delete it and copy your new Coastlines icon into the Defaults directory.
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| For information: To delete an icon, select is and press the Del button on the keyboard; alternatively, right-click, Move to wastebasket. Both will move the icon(s) to the wastebasket. The wastebasket can be emptied in order to permanently delete the icon(s). Standard shortcuts are available for copying, cutting and pasting icons icons. Alternatively, to move an icon between folders, drag it with the left mouse button; to copy an icon between folders, drag it with the middle mouse button. |
Navigate back to your main Metview folder - Metview provides several ways to do this; for now, click on the Home icon in the navigation bar.
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Now visualise the data again - your new default coastline attributes are automatically applied.