gvSIG-Desktop 1.10. User Manual

If you select the “Layer” menu option then go to “Start edition”, the application window shows the following areas.

Menu bar: Menus with which you can access the application’s functions. The contents will change according to the situation, thus, for example, the "Geometry" menu will only appear when a layer is being edited.

Tool bar: Bar which shows the drawing command icons.

Graphic area: This takes up the majority of the display and is where the layer which is being edited is shown.

Command console: This is where the editor’s PROMPT is located (active line of the console). This means that the programme is ready to receive commands. When a command is input, the corresponding process is run and the messages, information or parameter requests are shown.

Status bar: This shows the scale, the measuring units, the absolute coordinates of the cursor position (X and Y) in these units and the projection.