Image Bar

The Image Bar is a command center for Image Windows. This docking pane provides user interface connections to frequently used display tools, It also shows brief image information and the coordinates of the mouse pointer as it moves over the image. The Image Bar can be quickly displayed and hidden using its button on the Docking Panes Toolbar. The new docking pane-based Image Bar and the old fixed-layout Image Toolbar can be selected using the checkbox in the General Properties dialog.

The Image Bar provides handy access to functions that are also available in menus and toolbars, so you may choose to hide the Image Bar to save space. The controls on the Image Bar are organized into the groups described below.

Control Groups of the Image Bar
Cursor Command Modes	These 4 buttons in the left-most column at the left end of the toolbar are used to adjust the image magnification, panning, image cursor, and the default (arrow) mode which disables the other 3 command modes. Also see the Image Cursor Toolbar. Magnifier button: The triangle at lower right of the magnifier button signifies that this button has both left-click and right-click functions. Cursor button: The triangle at lower right of the cursor button signifies that this button has both left-click and right-click functions.
Image Set Flags	The 3 top buttons in the second column near the left end of the toolbar control multi-image capabilities for image sets (processing, measuring, and Graphing). When set to single-image mode, the image set button shows small "1" to the right of its letter. These three buttons are mirrored by buttons on the Image Set Toolbar.
Undo	The bottom button in the right column near the left end of the toolbar provides an undo for the last processing that changed the image.
Image Coordinate Display	Mira displays image coordinates in array units (column, row) and in world coordinate units such as cm, microns, (RA, Dec), etc.
Set X-Axis Linear Format	Configures the X world coordinate display when the X coordinate is calibrated in linear units.
Set Y-Axis Linear Format	Configures the Y world coordinate display when the Y coordinate is calibrated in linear units.
Set Pixel Value Format	Configures the display of pixel (Z) values.
Select Image Properties	Configures the information displayed in the image properties panel at the bottom of the Image Bar.

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