6.3. Tools menu

Figure 6.6. Screenshot of the Tools menu

Screenshot of the Tools menu

The Popup Freeze menu item has been available since HyperAtlas v2. This functionnalitiy is usefull to compare several maps or charts: clicking on this menu item, a popup window is opened, displaying a frozen image of the current visisted tab.

Two options allow to manage the behavious of the mouse cursor:

Other tools available on this menu:

This version 2 of ESPON HyperAtlas allows to define a new study area. On clicking this menu item, the user is invited to enter a name for his/her new study area and to select the top-levels units (as a rule, countries) that will compose this study area.

Figure 6.7 shows the example of a user who wants to define the benelux study area. He/she selects Belgium, Luxembourg and Nederlands units then clicks the "Submit" button. Figure 6.8 shows the information message that is displayed when the creation is successfull. The benelux parameter is now available from the Study Area combo box of the parameters panel. Figure 6.9 shows that interactive maps have been consequently updated on selecting this new study area.

Figure 6.7. Study area creation window

Study area creation window

Provides the list of countries and a text field to enter a name for this new study area.


Figure 6.8. Study area creation success

Study area creation success

Infomation message.


Figure 6.9. Map of the new study area

Map of the new study area

Selected new study area.