Image Processing Navigator Menus
File Menu (Image Processing Navigator)
The File menu contains the following commands:
New—Create a blank image variable.
Open—Open an image file. Click here for a list of supported image types.
Save—Save the selected image to its original file. To select an image, click on its name in the variable list. Click here for a list of supported image types.
Save As—Save an image to a specified file. To select an image, click on its name in the variable list. Click here for a list of supported image types. Save As also lets you select the type of image file to save (e.g., JPEG, TIF).
Save Session—Opens a dialog box in which you specify which of the currently running VDA Tools to save in a session save file. Use this same dialog box to specify the name of the save file.
Save Template As—Opens a dialog box in which you specify a template filename. For more information, see Creating Customized Templates.
Restore Session—Brings up a file tool that you can use to restore a previously saved Image Processing Navigator session. By default, session save files have a .sav extension.
Export Variables—Lets you export variables to VDA Tools.
Close—Exits the Image Processing Navigator and closes any open VDA Tools (whether they were started up through the Image Processing Navigator or at the WAVE> command line).
Tool Menu (Image Processing Navigator)
The Tool menu contains functions that let you open a VDA Tool and list the variables that are currently selected (i.e., available to be displayed in a VDA Tool).
Delete Selected Variables—Select this command to delete variables that are selected in the Variables List.
Update Variable List—Select this command to update the variable list with new variables from the $MAIN$ program level of PV-WAVE.
Template Menu (Image Processing Navigator)
The Template menu is used to associate a VDA tool with a previously saved VDA Tool template.
Select a VDA Tool from the menu to bring up the Template Setting dialog box. Use this dialog box to specify a previously created template file.
 
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To save a VDA Tool template, use the File=>Save Template As command on the VDA Tool.
The VDA Tools on this menu include:
 
Window Menu (Image Processing Navigator)
Lists the names of all of the currently open VDA Tools. Use this menu to pop a selected VDA Tool in front of other windows on your screen.
Help Menu (Image Processing Navigator)
The Help menu lets you access online help information. This menu contains the following commands.
On Window—Brings up the online Help table of contents for the Image Processing Navigator.
On PV-WAVE—Brings up the Table of Contents for PV-WAVE online help. This is the full PV-WAVE reference.
On Help—Displays information about how to use the online Help system.
On Version—Displays information on the current version of PV-WAVE.