Waypoint List Window
The waypoint dialog box allows the user to enter, edit and delete waypoint positions. Up to forty-five waypoints may be used when running a sailplan. The Waypoint List window may be used to navigate to a single waypoint, center on a selected waypoint, skip a selected waypoint and stop the current sailplan. To display the waypoint box click the red W on the right side of the toolbar or use the VIEW drop down menu to select the Show Waypoint Box Command. The waypoint dialog box has a waypoint entry page and a display settings page. Each page is represented by a tab. To move from page to page click the appropriate tab. The two pages are as follows:
Waypoint Entry:
If a sailplan is currently active then existing waypoints may not be altered or deleted. If the user attempts to delete, replace or edit a waypoint while a sailplan is running, an IPS error message will be displayed.
The Waypoint box is composed of edit boxes for entering the latitude, longitude, memo, depth and time for each waypoint, a list of existing waypoints and twelve push buttons. To select options in the Waypoint List window use the mouse or the tab key. To scroll through the list of existing waypoints use the mouse or the arrow keys. The highlighted waypoint is considered the selected waypoint. The information corresponding to this waypoint appears in the latitude, longitude, memo depth and time edit boxes. To add, delete or edit waypoints use the appropriate push buttons.
The user may manually enter the time and depth for each waypoint if desired. However, the IPS program will automatically set the waypoint time to the current time. If a time is entered manually, the following message 'Use Edit Box Time Instead of Current Computer Time?' will be displayed. Click the enter key or press enter to use the manually entered time. The depth entered must be between 0 and 16404 feet (0 to 5000 meters). To view the time and depth of a waypoint that was just entered, use the arrow keys or mouse to select the waypoint, and the time and depth of the waypoint will be displayed in the Time and depth edit box.
Waypoints may also be added by using the Target Waypoint (T w) toolbar button, which is next to the Waypoint toolbar button. Clicking the Target Waypoint icon box adds a new waypoint whose position corresponds to the current position of the focus target.
Entering New Waypoints:
When entering a new waypoint manually as opposed to using the Target Waypoint Icon or the Cursor Waypoint Activated function, the waypoint must be in a specific format to be accepted. The acceptable formats are given below:
Latitude: N or S Degrees: 0 to 90 Minutes: 0 to 60 Fractional Minutes: 0 to 9999
Longitude: E or W Degrees: 0 to 180 Minutes: 0 to 60 Fractional Minutes: 0 to 9999
If a waypoint field is not entered correctly an error message will be displayed and an acceptable entry must be made in the field before the user can edit another field. However, the cancel button may be used to exit the dialog box at any time.
The maximum memo length is thirty. The arrow, home, end and delete keys may be used when editing and viewing entries in the memo box. You may use the Ctrl Ins key combination to copy a memo, and use the Shift Ins key combination to paste a memo.
Push Button Functions:
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Load Wpt File:
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Pops up a file open dialog box that allows the user to loads a previously saved *_WPT.DB file into the current IPS session. The waypoints may then be used in a sailplan or edited. If waypoints already exit, the file waypoints may be appended to the existing waypoints or the existing waypoints may be cleared and over written. If a sailplan is running it must be exited before the waypoint file is loaded.
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GOTO:
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The Goto push button starts a sailplan and navigates to a selected waypoint. The ship or target in the focus box will be used for the sailplan. To select a waypoint scroll through the list of existing waypoints using the mouse or the arrow keys. The waypoint that is currently highlighted is considered to be selected.
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Insert :
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Puts a new waypoint above the selected waypoint. Highlight the way point you want to appear directly below the new waypoint. Enter the new waypoints latitude, longitude and memo (optional) and click the Insert push button. When the new waypoint is added to the list a number representing the waypoints position in the waypoint list will be displayed in the viewing grid (if the waypoint coordinates are in the viewing grid).
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Delete:
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To delete a waypoint select it using the mouse or arrow keys, then click the Delete push button.
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Copy:
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Copies an existing waypoint. First select the waypoint to be copied then click the Copy push button. Then use the Paste push button to fill the waypoint edit boxes with the information from the waypoint that was just copied. The waypoint may then be added to the waypoint list using the Add, Insert or Replace push buttons. The waypoint will also be copied to the windows clipboard. Therefore if you use the Copy push button to copy a waypoint, you may paste it into most other windows applications (i.e. Word, Excel or Notepad) provided the waypoint was the last item copied.
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Paste:
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Pastes the most recently copied waypoint into the edit boxes above the waypoint list. The waypoint may then be added to the waypoint list using the Add, Insert or Replace push buttons.
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Rep:
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Replaces the selected waypoint with information entered in the latitude, longitude, memo, time and depth edit boxes. The IPS program will automatically set the waypoint time to the current time if If a time is not entered manually. This is useful when editing existing waypoints. To edit an existing waypoint select the waypoint using the mouse or arrow key. The waypoints latitude, longitude, memo, time and depth will appear in the edit boxes. Edit the waypoint information as required and click the Replace push button to replace the old waypoint with the edited waypoint.
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New:
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The New button adds a new waypoint to the end of the waypoint list. To add a new waypoint enter the latitude and longitude of the waypoint in the edit boxes provided. An optional memo may be entered in the memo edit box. The user may manually enter the time and depth of the waypoint if desired. However, the IPS program will automatically set the waypoint time to the current time. If a time is entered manually, the following message 'Use Edit Box Time Instead of Current Computer Time?' will be displayed. Click the enter key or press enter to use the manually entered time. The depth entered must be between 0 and 16404 feet (0 to 5000 meters). Click the New push button to add the waypoint to the end of the waypoint list. When the new waypoint is added to the list a number representing the waypoints position in the waypoint list will be displayed in the viewing grid (if the waypoint coordinates are in the viewing grid).
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Mark:
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Converts the selected waypoint to a marker. To make a waypoint a Marker select the waypoint then click the Mark push button. The waypoint will no longer be used for plotting routes but will still be displayed on the screen and will remain in the waypoint list.
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Skip:
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To Skip the waypoint displayed in the sailplan window, click the Skip button. This feature is only allowed if a sailplan is running.
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RXTE:
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Redraws and resets the cross track error lines based on the current ship or target position. This feature may only be used if a sailplan is running.
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Ctr:
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Centers the viewing grid on the selected waypoint. If the grid does not remained centered on the selected waypoint make sure that the neither the ship or targets are set to auto center. Please see INPUT -> Target Settings Command and INPUT -> Ship Settings Command
for more information on centering the ship or targets. Not currently operational.
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Stop:
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The Stop push button will disable the currently running sailplan, if one is running. A sailplan may also be disabled by closing the Sailplan Window or un checking the run check box in the SETUP -> WAYPOINT MENU dialog box. The existing waypoints may not be altered or deleted if a sail plan is currently active. New waypoints may be added to the end of the waypoint list if a sailplan is currently active, but the sailplan must be restarted in the WAYPOINT dialog box for the new waypoint to be included in the sailplan.
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Display Settings:
To access this section of the dialog box, at least one waypoint must already be entered. Waypoints may be entered manually using the Wpt Entry page of this dialog box or the Target Fix toolbar button. The waypoint that is selected (highlighted) in the Wpt Entry page is the waypoint the following parameters will be applied to. The apply button must be used to apply the settings listed below to the selected waypoint.
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Label Alignment:
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Sets the position of the waypoint screen label in relation to the waypoint. The options are Lower Right, Middle Right, Upper Right, Lower Left, Middle Left and Upper Left. The IPS default is Middle Right. To select a different label alignment click the arrow button on the right side of the combo box. A drop down box displaying the label alignment options will appear. Make a selection using the mouse or the arrow keys.
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Label Font Size:
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Sets the font size of the waypoint screen label in relation to the waypoint. The options are 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 32 and 36. The IPS default is 12. To select a different font size click the arrow button on the right side of the combo box. A drop down box displaying the font size options will appear. Make a selection using the mouse or the arrow keys.
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Range Ring Size:
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Sets the radius of the waypoint range ring in system units. This feature is not currently operational.
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Range Ring Color:
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Sets the color of the waypoint range ring. When the Range Ring Color button is pressed, the IPS Color Set dialog box will appear. Select the color you want using the mouse, tab or arrow keys and press the OK button to set the waypoint Range Ring color. This feature is not currently operational.
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Label Color:
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Sets the color of the waypoint label. When the Label Color button is pressed, the IPS Color Set dialog box will appear. Select the color you want using the mouse, tab or arrow keys and press the OK button to set the waypoint label color.
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Include in Sailplan:
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This feature is not yet operational.
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Send Wpt as RPDA:
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Sends the Waypoint data out as an RPDA message. This feature is not yet operational.
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Display Txt on Screen:
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Toggles the display of the waypoint label. If the box is checked the waypoint label will be displayed. The IPS default is checked, display the waypoint label.
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WPT Screen Label:
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Allows the user to enter a waypoint label of up to 29 characters that will be associated with the waypoint selected in the Wpt entry page . The position, font size, color and whether the waypoint label will be displayed can be set using the parameters described above.
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Apply:
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Applies the waypoint parameters set above to the waypoint selected in the Wpt Entry page.
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