Add World Coordinates Scale

Add World Coordinates Scale

This option adds a length scale marking to a selected buffer.

Add scale marking to which buffer ?

This entry specifies the buffer to which the length scale marking is to be added. The selected buffer is made the current output buffer.

Cursor positioning: Location of length scale

The cursor menu is produced to enable the location of the length scale marking to be specified. The cursor will set the top left corner of the length scale mark. For help on use of the cursor, refer to [H Help] within the cursor menu.

Black out background ?

If yes (<Y>) then the region of the image behind the intensity scale is blacked out prior to adding the scale. If no (<N>), then the scale will be overlayed on top of the image.

Use what intensity ?

The length scale marking may be drawn in any specified intensity.

{If not blacking out background} Set, And, Or or Xor intensity ? This entry determines how the intensity specified is combined with the image already there.

Horizontal or Vertical scale ?

The orientation of the length scale marking is set by this entry. Note that the text is always horizontal.

Length to be shown ?

This determines the length of the scale to be shown. The length specified should be in world units.

Font selection

The DigImage font selection submenu is produced to enable the font for the text associated with the length scale to be specified.


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Stuart Dalziel, last page update: 19 February 1996