Edit Menu

Undo

Allows the user to undo a move, edit or delete action on a region or group of regions.

Cut

Allows the user to Cut a region for later Paste within the same frame.

Copy

Allows the user to Copy a region for later Paste within the same frame.

Paste

If a region or group of regions have been Cut or Copy, this will recreate the regions within the same frame.

Pointer Mode

Information Panel

While in Pointer Mode, the information panel displays information concerning the data values under the current mouse cursor location. If the the mouse cursor is not over a valid data value, the information panel will be blank.

Graphs

If the horizontal or vertical graphs are visible, the data displayed will based on the current mouse cursor location. Again, if the mouse cursor is not over a valid data value, the graphs will show no data.

Arrow Keys

The arrow keys will move the mouse cursor and all selected regions, one pixel at a time, in the specified direction.

Mouse Button

Clicking the first mouse button allows the user to select the current frame and select, create, edit, move, and rotate regions.
• Selecting the current frame

If DS9 is in Tile Mode, if you click on a frame that is not the current frame, it becomes the current frame. Use may also use the TAB key to cycle through all frames.
• Deselecting regions

For the current frame, if one or more regions are currently selected, clicking outside of a region will deselect all regions. See Regions for more information.
• Selecting regions

For the current frame, clicking on a region will select that region. SHIFT clicking will toggle the selection of that region to the set of currently selected regions. See Regions for more information.
• Creating regions

For the current frame, if no regions are currently selected, clicking outside of a region will create a new region. See Regions for more information.
• If you just click and release, circle, rectangle, ellipse, point, and text region can be created in the default size. You can not create a line, ruler, polygon region in this manner.
• If you click, drag, and release, all region types can be created.
• After a region is created, it will not be selected.
• Moving regions

For the current frame, a region can be moved by clicking on and dragging. To move multiple regions at the same time, select the regions first, then move. If you click on a non selected region while other regions are selected, the other regions are deselected, and only the clicked region is moved. See Regions for more information.
• Editing regions

For the current frame, a region can be edited (changed in size) by clicking on one of the 4 editing handles, which become visible when a region is selected. See Regions for more information.
• Rotating regions

For the current frame, a region can be rotated by SHIFT clicking on one of the 4 editing handles, which become visible when an region is selected. See Regions for more information.

Crosshair Mode

While in Crosshair mode, each frame will display a set of crosshairs. To move the crosshairs, click and drag the first mouse button.

Information Panel

The information panel displays information concerning the data values under the crosshair.

Graphs

If the horizontal or vertical graphs are visible, the data displayed will based on the current crosshair location.

Arrow Keys

The arrow keys will move the crosshair in the specified direction, one pixel at a time.

Colorbar Mode

Change the contrast and bias of the current colormap by click and dragging. This function is also available at all times via the third mouse button.

Pan Mode

Pan the current image, within the current frame, by click and dragging. This function is also available at all times via the second mouse button.

Zoom Mode

Zoom the current image, within the current frame. Clicking will zoom by a factor of 2 at the current location. SHIFT clicking will zoom out by a factor of 2 about the center.

Rotate Mode

Rotate the current image, within the current frame, by click an dragging. Movement to the left will rotate counter clock wise, movement to the right will rotate clock wise. Note: this function is compute intensive,  so the refresh rate can be very slow, depending on computer power.

Examine Mode

Creates a new frame and loads the base image into that frame at an increased scale factor in the same manner as the magnifer. The actual data is not re-loaded, but shared between the frames. Therefor, it is fast and requires very little additional memory. The user may indicate via the Prefences, if a new frame is created each time or the same frame is used. If the base frame is cleared or deleted, all examine frames will be deleted. It is possible to 'examine' a frame that was created by examine.

Preferences

Allows the user to customize the appearance and behavior of the GUI . See Preferences for more information on using and saving preferences.