Toolbars

The Didger project window includes toolbars that contain buttons for many of the common commands. The toolbars are initially docked, but they can be dragged and placed anywhere on the screen.

 

Show or Hide Toolbars

Use the View | Toolbars/Managers command to show or hide the Standard, View, Drawing, Image, Arrange, and Boundary Tools toolbars. A check mark is displayed next to visible toolbars. To show a toolbar, click on the toolbar name to place a check mark next to the toolbar and make the toolbar visible. Uncheck the toolbar to hide it.

 

Tool Tip Display of Button Function

Hold the cursor over any tool button on the toolbar to display the function of the button. Tool tips cannot be customized.

 

If tool tips do not display, click the View | Toolbars/Managers | Customize command. Click on the Options tab. Check the box next to Show ScreenTips on toolbars. Click OK.

 

Customize Toolbars

Click the View | Toolbars/Managers | Customize command to open the Customize dialog and customize toolbars, menus, and keyboard shortcuts.

 

Toolbar Positions

Didger toolbars can be docked to any side of the window or they can be displayed as a floating window. To dock the toolbar in a new location, click the "grip" bar along the edge of the toolbar, hold the left mouse button, and then drag the toolbar to a new location. Drag the toolbar away from a window edge or hold down the CTRL key while dragging to display the toolbar as a floating window. Alternatively, you can double-click the toolbar to display it as a floating window. To quickly dock a floating toolbar, double-click on the title bar. Hold the pointer over any button on the toolbar to display the function of the button.

 

Types of Toolbars

Menu Bar

The Menu toolbar displays the Didger Menu commands.

Use the Menu Bar toolbar to see menu commands like File | Save.

 

Standard

The Standard toolbar displays commonly used File and Edit menu commands.

The Standard toolbar has buttons for many of

the  File and Edit menu commands.

 

View

The View toolbar displays commonly used View menu commands.

The View toolbar has buttons for changing the zoom level,

changing the projection, and adding a grid or graticule to the map.

 

Arrange

The Arrange toolbar displays commonly used Arrange menu commands.

The Arrange toolbar has buttons for many of the Arrange menu commands.

 

Drawing

The Drawing toolbar displays commonly used Draw menu commands.

The Drawing toolbar has buttons

for the Draw menu commands.

 

Image

The Image toolbar displays commonly used Image menu commands.

 The Image toolbar contains buttons to

vectorize, download, register, or convert images.

 

Boundary Tools

The Boundary Tools toolbar contains commands to edit objects in Didger.

The Boundary Tools toolbar contains commands to

edit lines, polygons, and other objects in Didger.

 

Custom

You can create custom toolbars using the View | Toolbars/Managers | Customize command. You can specify a custom toolbar name and add any command that you commonly use to your custom toolbar.

 

Custom toolbars can be created for frequently

used menu commands with the

View | Toolbars/Managers | Customize command.

 

 

See Also

Managers