Getting Started
The KNOX net Where? web mapping application enables you to explore a map and find
information useful to you.
How it works
The KNOX net Where? web mapping application page has five main parts:
- At the top of the application window are the Quick Start tools:
- On the bottom right is the map window. Use the Set Scale... drop-down to
quickly zoom to a predefined map scale.
- Above the map is the Toolbar for interacting with
the map, plus a link to the Help.
- On the left side of the page is the console, which
provides information about features on the map and allows interaction with the map.
- Above the console are the console tabs:
These tabs allow the user to view different sections of the console.
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Working with the Console
You can hide and then show the Console as needed. Click the gray arrow
just to the left of the map to hide the Console. Click the arrow (which now points
to the right) again to show the Console.
You can resize the area used by the Console by clicking and dragging the divider
between the Console and the Map. This allows more room to view either area as you
work.
You can expand and collapse sections as needed. Click the down arrow to expand a
Console section:
Click the up arrow in the title of a seciton to collapse it to its title bar:
The content of the section is hidden but not deleted. Expand the section to see
the content again.
Console sections can be resized in height. To resize a section height, move the
cursor to the bottom of the task section, until the up-down arrow appears. Click
and hold the left mouse button, and drag the section up or down to resize.
Console sections are docked within the console by default. Click on the arrows to
undock the section and make it moveable on the page.
Working with moveable elements
Some elements, such as the Measure window may be moved
around the page, collapsed and closed. You can arrange these elements to suit your
own work.
To move elements, click and hold with the left mouse button on the title bar of
the element. As you hover over the element's title bar, the cursor changes to a
four-way arrow, indicating you can move it by clicking and dragging.
Drag the element to the position you want, then release the mouse button.
If you accidentally move an element outside the visible window, you may move it
back by using the browser's scrollbars to scroll the window until the element is
visible, then drag it back to the main area of the window.
To collapse the element, click the up arrow in its upper right corner. The element
window collapses to its title bar. To restore it to normal view, click its down-arrow.
Close a moveable window by clicking the close button it its upper right corner.
Most such windows may be re-opened from the appropriate location. For example, the
Measure window may be re-opened from the Toolbar.
Resizing moveable elements
Some element windows can be resized to show more or less area. To resize, move the
mouse over the right or bottom edge of the element window until you see the cursor
change to a double arrow. Hold the mouse down and drag the window edge to resize
it, then release.
