The X-Plorer window consists of 5 parts:
Underneath the title line you will find the symbols to call up all functions you will need:
The window to the left contains all directories with their databases and tables in a hierarchical tree structure. So your data are clearly structured and quickly accessible and also the type of data is indicated.
By clicking on the [+] or [-] icon next to a symbol, you can open or close the corresponding branch of the tree. When no [+] or [-] icon is visible, you have reached the end of a branch.
The upper right window lists the content of the selected object in the tree window in a table form. The content of the list window will change according to the type of data.
If you click on a line in the list window, further details on the selected object will be displayed in the details window below.
In the details window you can also edit the data record or modify attributes.
Indicates which directory and database object has been selected in the tree window, how many elements it contains and how many objects have been selected in the list window.
Symbol bar between the list and details window:
Tree window
The tree window has a fixed order of display. Directories and databases are displayed in the order they were created, with the geographic database directory and the QV system directory always at the end of the list.
Tables, routes and tracks within the databases are listed in an alphabetic order. Please note that the sorting after editing will not be updated before refreshing the tree window.
List window
In the list window the contents of map, waypoint, route, track and drawing tables are listed. The list can be sorted in ascending or descending order of each column. For this purpose, just left-click with the mouse into the column header and the list will be sorted according to this column in ascending or descending order. A small triangle will indicate the sorting order.
The list window for routes, i.e. the list of route waypoints, is sorted in a fixed order and cannot be rearranged. Otherwise, this would completely change the route!
Column width
The column width is calculated automatically by QV. If you rename data, the columns may become too narrow. To recalculate the optimum column width, double-click on the column title or select Optimal column width. You can also left-click on the margin between two column headings and drag the column width to the desired size.
Koordinaten, Entfernungen, und Geschwindigkeiten können in vielen verschiedenen Einheiten angezeigt werden.
Das Icon öffnet das Fenster Einstellungen - Einheiten. Wählen Sie die Maßeinheiten, in welchen Sie die Daten angezeigt bekommen möchten. Diese Einstellungen betreffen nur die Anzeige im X-Plorer, das Drucken von Listen und die Anzeige in der Statuszeile. Sas Speichern neuer Daten wird davon nicht beeinflusst.
Auf langsamen Rechnern kann das Umrechnen von Koordinaten das Tempo beim Blättern im Listenfenster verlangsamen. In solchen Fällen können Sie die Koordinatenumrechnung mit dem Schalter abschalten. Koordinaten werden dann in Dezimalgraden nach WGS 84 angezeigt und das Blättern im X-Plorer erfolgt dann deutlich schneller.
Weitere Information dazu finden Sie im Kapitel Einheiten.
Coordinates, distances and speeds can be displayed in many different units.
Through the unit icon in the main menu bar you can open a window where you can specify the units in which you want the data to be displayed. The settings will only define the display of data in the X-Plorer, the printing of lists and the status line. They will not affect the entry of new data. Please note that when using a PCs with a comparably low peformance the conversion of data may slow down your PC when scrolling in tables remarkably. In such cases you can disable the automatic data conversion with the software switch
. If disabled, coordinates will be displayed in decimal degrees and with WGS 84 map datum. This will speed-up scrolling signifficantly.
Further information is given in the chapter Units.
Selecting is performed by a left-click on the corresponding name in the tree or list window. The selected elements will then be shown in reverse color which indicates the marking status.
If you now click on another element thereafter, the reverse color marking of the previously selected element disappears and the new element is now marked and displayed in reverse color.
All commands refer to the selected elements displayed in reverse color in the active window.
In the tree window, only one element can be marked at a time. However, several elements can be selected in the list window which are then displayed in reverse color. This is done using the standard Windows functions for marking, i.e. either with the mouse + Ctrl or Shift or with the keyboard arrow keys + Ctrl or Shift and the Space bar to reverse the selection. Ctrl + A marks all elements in the list.
Bitte beachten Sie, daß entweder das Baum- oder das Listenfenster aktiv ist, aber nie beide gleichzeitig.
Sie erkennen das aktive Fenster an der blauen Hinterlegung des markierten Objekts.
Klicken Sie z.B. im Baumfenster auf eine Wegpunkt-Tabelle wird diese blau hinterlegt dargestellt und das Listenfenster zeigt jetzt alle Wegpunkte an, die in dieser Tabelle enthalten sind. Jetzt ist das Baumfenster aktiv und wenn Sie jetzt Löschen auswählen, wird die gesamte Wegpunkt-Tabelle gelöscht.
Klicken Sie dagegen auf den einen Wegpunkt im Listenfenster, wird dieser blau hinterlegt dargestellt und im Baumfenster wird nun die zugehörige Tabelle nur noch eingerahmt dargestellt. Die Wegpunkttabelle ist zwar noch ausgewählt, aber das aktive Fenster und damit der Fokus liegt auf dem gewählten Objekt im Listenfenster. Entsprechend wird die Auswahl der Löschen-Funktion jetzt nur den markierten Wegpunkt löschen.
Right-click on the name that is to be changed, either in the tree or in the list window, and select Rename from the pop-up menu. Change the name and click the Save icon or press Enter to confirm. You can also use the Esc key if you want to cancel the editing.
Please note that a function for an automatic renaming of selected items is also avialbale through the icon.
If the parent database is not write protected (orange database symbol), all data can be edited.
In the tree or list windows, only the names can be changed. To change other data, e.g. the description or the symbol of a waypoint, you have to use the detail window below, which contains an input field or button for any field that can be changed. However you may require to click the Cell edit mode icon before you can do so.
Mark the required line / field and make your changes in in the detail window. Confirm your changes by clicking the Save icon or by pressing Enter.
If you want to undo achange you have made, just click the Undo Changes icon.
For changing the style of geodata just mark the data set(s) to be changed and click the icon. An assistant will open which offers various tabs. Fur further info please refer to Style in in the Marks and Geodata chapter.
It is quite easy to organize data in the QV X-Plorer. You just need to create the desired databases and tables with the appropriate names and then reorganise your data by moving maps, routes, tracks and waypoints wherever you like. For this purpose QV will use the standard Window functions such as Cut, Copy, Paste or Drag and Drop.
Basically, almost anything can be copied or moved anywhere. However, you must follow these rules:
It is even easier to move or copy data by a drag and drop operation with the mouse:
The mouse pointer will change its appearance while moving the data:
One of the most important functions in QV is displaying the data on maps. As all data is saved with geographical coordinates and all maps are geo-referenced, QV can display all data on any maps. Data and coordinate or grid conversions are done automatically. Thus, You can visualize a track on several different maps and decide which map is the best suited. A waypoint, track, route or drawing element on the map is referred to as a mark.
To display a mark on a map, just select the desired data in the QV X-Plorer so that they are highlighted and then click the Show on Map icon in the symbol bar. Alternatively, you can double-click the selected objects or simply press Enter on the keyboard. However, please note, that double clicking on a track, route or trainings element will open this element and list all points of the selected object.
Thereafter, the Show-in-map assistant will open. For further information please refer to the chapter Displaying marks and geodata.
A special function is linked to the AutoStart database.
When you start QV, all parameters stored in this database will be loaded and displayed accordingly.
Physically, this is a standard QV database which was renamed to AutoStart. Just as with any other databases, this database can handle any number of waypoint, route, track and drawing tables.
You can also copy a map table to this database which will also be automatically loaded during the starting process; however this map table should contain one map only. The map specified here will be dominant to the software switch titled QV start: automatically open last map under Options - Settings - Map.
To use this function follow these steps:
Note: If the AutoStart database contains several maps, QV will always display the first map. All other maps will be ignored. The “first” map is defined by the map which you copied to this map table first.
You can print all marked and highlighted data from the X-Plorer by clicking the Print list icon. The data will be printed in the units currently set and in the current sorting order.
What will be printed will depend on what you mark. The following lists can be printed:
Just highlight the required data in the list window and click the Print list icon.
The lists will be printed with the current printer settings. These can be changed at any time under File - Print… in the pull down menu of the main menu bar.