This section will explain the layout and functions of the main menu of The MapAble Loader.
Menu bar
The menu bar has six menu items. The following items are listed:
File
Edit
In the Edit menu the user have a button to delete a selected layer from the spatial database.
Insert
The Insert menu lets the user select a shapefile and upload it to the spatial database
View
The View menu lets the user toggle the status bar on/off
Help
The Help menu takes the user to this online helpfile as well as the About box with information on the version of the software.
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Button bar
Cut, Copy, Paste tools
This is the normal tools for deleting and duplicating files
Upload Button
The Upload button lets the user select a shapefile and upload it to the spatial database
Layer view options
These are normal tools for changing the way the layers appear in the Layers list
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Workspaces
The registered workspaces of the user are listed in the root of the directory.
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Sub folders
The Sub-folders are folders created by the user to organise his/her own datalayers once they are uploaded to the spatial database. The user can add or delete folders as they want.
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Layers
The uploaded layers are listed in the Layer list box. By double clicking and right clicking on individual layers, the user can edit them, add metadata and update a layer.
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