Matlab GUI Documentation -- 1.5 Editing Bookmarks

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1.5 Editing Bookmarks

The OPeNDAP datasets presented to the user in the OPeNDAP Matlab GUI are described by a list of "bookmarks." These bookmarks are comparable to the bookmarks in the Netscape WWW browser.

You can edit and augment the bookmark list with the bookmark editor. Invoke the editor with the Data,Edit Bookmarks button.

The editor window is shown in the figure. It looks a great deal like the bookmark window (see here), but the menu along its top is different.

Bookmark Editor Window

To see a bookmark entry, highlight the bookmark entry, and click on Edit,Properties. You'll see an entry like the one in the figure.

Bookmark Properties Window

The "Dataname" at the top of the window is the name given to the data by the M-file describing that dataset. The "Name" field is the name that appears in the bookmark window, and the "Color" is the color in which that name is displayer. The "Archive" field names the M-file that described the dataset in question. You can edit fields here and save the changes with the Ok or Apply buttons.

If you want to add a dataset, and have the M-file ready (see Chapter 3), select Edit,Insert New, and you'll get a dialog like the properties dialog, but empty. (The Figure)

Adding Bookmarks

To add the dataset, make sure the M-file is in place in the DATASETS directory, fill out this dialog, and click Apply, then Reload/Clear. When the correct Dataname appears in the top window, you'll know your dataset has been registered.

Tom Sgouros, December 21, 2004