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HI Bill, > > Below are some of my notes on ATCF data. I hope they help. > > The Data menu feels unnatural to me now. The difference between the > first 2 choices: choosing data and loading data, is not very large. In > both cases, > the user chooses _and_ loads data (or further refines the data choice). And > If Fronts and Profiler Winds can appear under Choose Data, then couldn't > Text Products and ATCF Storm Tracks too? > > I would suggest adding either NWS or Weather in front of Text Bulletins > from Server, to make it clear what is referred to. > > The gramatical structure of Text Bulletins from Server and Local Text > Products > should be similar. E.g., Weather Text Bulletins (remote server) and > Gempak Text Bulletins (local file > system). > Under the Data menu we now have a "Special" menu that lists the data sources that can be created without choosing a file or url. > Once ATCF Storm Tracks is choosen: > o In the display pane, Latest Storm Track is confusing because the user > does not > know what latest means. In this case, it appears to be latest year. > When I > tried it, I did not know what to expect and it took a while, so I > was confused. > o I found Storm Track to be the best choice no matter what I was > looking for. > It was easier to start here and then choose what I wanted. > o I'm not sure why there are 2 choices; perhaps one should be select by > storm > and the other select by time period? > Moving on - Create Display, 2008, AL, Ike, Load Tracks: > o The default is to load forecasts from many sources. This takes a long > time. I've removed the "Latest Tracks" display type for now. > o In the Tracks tab, the default should be many fewer forecasts, for speed. > I am not sure why the forecast show at all since the Forecasts: > check box > is unchecked by default? We'll popup a dialog that allows you to select the models to use. > o In the Storm Chart tab, under techs, the forecasts are unchecked, > which confused me? > Tracks tab - checked; Storm Chart tab - unchecked. > o I thought you showed us the tech data somewhere else, dataset > properties? In the properties for the display is a "Techs to use". -Jeff Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: MGA-713177 Department: Support IDV Priority: Critical Status: On Hold