Setting Application Properties


Mira provides commands for changing the properties of various aspects of the application, its commands, measurements, and packages. Many properties used for image display, measurement, and plotting have both default and local values you can tailor to a specific Image Window.

Properties Having Default and Local Settings

Properties in the following table apply to Image Windows and use both default settings and local settings.

Local Properties and Default Properties are opened from submenus of the mainView menu. Local Properties are available only when an Image Window is top-most.

Image Window Properties

Sets Image Window background and whether the Image Bar is displayed, and the default state of the Image Set Flags.

Image Cursor Properties

Set Image Cursor shape, color, and default size.

Image Plot Properties

Sets default line color, thickness, and other properties for plots created from displayed images.

Centroid Properties

Sets parameters for measuring centroid coordinates.

FWHM Properties

Sets parameters for measuring FWHM values.

Radial Profile Properties

Sets parameters for measuring FWHM values when plotting a radial profile fit.

Histogram Properties

Sets parameters for creating histogram plots.

Statistics Properties

Selects the statistic to be computed and sets its parameters.

Transfer Function

To save default properties for the transfer function, see the section "Saving Default Transfer Function Properties" in the Transfer Function Pane topic.

General Properties

Sets general default properties not related to measurements, etc. For example, this is where you enable the warning for closing unsaved plots and measurement results. This dialog is opened using theView > Default Properties > General Properties command.

Procedure Specific and Window Specific Properties

These properties are changed inside command packages or from menu commands for windows other than Image Windows. Many are launched using the button on their command toolbar.

Procedure and Windows Specific Properties

Grid Properties

Set Grid Control columns, colors, print settings, etc.

Aperture Photometry Properties

Set properties for making photometric measurements using the Aperture Photometry package.

Astrometric Calibration Properties

Control the way an astrometric coordinate calibration is computed.

Image Registration Properties

Sets the resampling filter, transformation type, background value, etc. for Registering Images.

Plot Series Properties

Changes the colors, lines, etc. of plot series after a plot is drawn in a Plot Window.

Plot Properties

Configures the axes, labels, titles, colors, etc., of Plot Windows.

Printing Properties (Images and Plots)

Printing Properties (Grid Controls)

These properties control the print position on paper and additional information printed. Printing Properties are opened from File > Print Properties menu command.

Marker Properties

Line Profile Properties

Set parameters that control drawing markers on images, including color, line thickness, and font.

Related Topics

Contents, User Interface, Image Windows