Graphical User Interface (GUI)

In this last section of the Learning Guide, you will use the McIDAS Graphical User Interface (GUI) to display images and perform other actions previously done on the command line.

The examples listed in this chapter assume that you are using the same dataset names as those used at SSEC. If your dataset names are different, you may have to change the dataset names in some of the commands.

This lesson describes how to:

set up your ADDE servers
display and loop satellite images
modify image colors
modify graphic colors
display and loop grid data
copy images and grids
display real-time surface and upper air data
display weather watches and warnings
configure the default map
change cursor parameters
create shortcut buttons
search through the McIDAS command history
schedule McIDAS commands