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Locations Editor

The Locations Editor is a modal window for maintaining your library of geographic places. Each location stores a name and its coordinates, so you can cast charts for a place without re-entering its latitude and longitude every time.

Open the editor from the main window's Edit menu by choosing Edit → Locations.

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Locations are saved to the shared R7Data folder on your computer. This library is shared with the other Rhythm Seven applications installed alongside Compass, so places you add here are available to those applications as well.

Location grid columns​

Locations appear in an editable grid with the following columns:

ColumnDescription
NameThe location's descriptive name, for example "New York".
LatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees, from -90 to +90. Editing this value re-resolves the location's time zone.
LongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees, from -180 to +180. Editing this value re-resolves the location's time zone.
Height (feet)The elevation of the location.

The Locations Editor window, showing the editable location grid and its bottom bar.

Adding a location​

To add a location:

  • Click the Add button. A new, empty row is appended to the grid and selected, ready for you to fill in.

Editing a location​

Every column is editable: Name, Latitude, Longitude, and Height. To change a location's details:

  1. Click the cell you want to change to enter edit mode.
  2. Type the new value.
  3. Press Enter to commit the change.

The Locations Editor with a cell roughly in the center of the grid (in the third row from the top).

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A single click on a cell enters edit mode. You do not need to double-click. Press Tab instead of Enter to commit the value and move to the next cell in the row.

Deleting locations​

To remove locations from the library:

  1. Select the location or locations you want to remove in the grid.
  2. Click the Delete button.
  3. Confirm the deletion at the confirmation prompt. For the confirmation steps, see Confirm at the Confirmation Dialog.

The Locations Editor with one or more rows selected in the grid (select the third row from the top).

Saving your changes​

To save the location library:

  • Click the Save button. Your named locations are sorted and written to disk.

Closing the editor​

To close the editor:

  • Click the Close button.

If you have unsaved changes, an unsaved-changes prompt appears before the window closes. From that prompt you can Save Changes at the Unsaved-Changes Prompt, Discard Changes at the Unsaved-Changes Prompt, or Cancel Closing at the Unsaved-Changes Prompt.