Topics

File menu →

Use this window to edit any settings concerning topics.

Process

If you want to add a new topic follow the steps described here: Create new topic file for topic

Visibility: 'Scale from/to' allow you to set an interval in which the topics are visible on the map. The topic is visible between the zoom scales entered in 'from' (smaller scale) and 'to' (larger scale).

This should help prevent the program running slowly when zooming out very far. The icon on the left of the topic's name is coloured if you are within the set visible range and grey if you are beyond it.

Buttons and their functions

Add New Topic Group

This functions allows you to create groups and subgroups for your topics.

Firts, click the button to create a group. Subgroups can be created by highlighting one group and then clicking on the -button again. This way, a new sub-folder will appear. If you want to put a topic in to a group click and drag the topic while holding 'Shift'. Then drop the topic on the group you want to add it to.

There are two possibilities to achieve this. The group, to which one the sub-group will be assigned is selected before clicking the button. Or: the sub-group is moved into the group to which one it's assigned, this can be done by "Drag and Drop" (hold the left mouse button) and holding at the same time the Shift key and moving now the selected items to the wanted group.
File:Drag.png File:Drop.png

If a group is wrongly moved to an other one, it can be removed by "Drag and Drop" or it can be moved back to the highest hierarchical level by clicking the button Move current item to top level

Important Advice

The structuring by groups or sub-groups can have some impact on the possibilities of how the topic groups can be found and activated respectively deactivated by the user.

If there is a big number of topic groups it's advisable to structure it and giving it a clear layout.

A too excessive structuring can have a confusing impact on the user though. The best is, to find a compromise in the middle of the two poles.

It's advisable to give clear and simple names to the topic groups as to make it possible for all the users to find the wanted datas without bigger problems.

Logo-Users can give a feedback about what concerns the topic groups to enable a continously adjustment of the structuring and the naming corresponding to the user's needs.

Create new topic file for topic