Tool Palette View

The Tool Palette is a graphical interface that allows you to quickly visualize data variables. The Palette contains options for visualizing plot, image, surface, contour, map, and volume data. Simply drag a variable from the Variables view to create a default visualization.

By default, the Tool Palette view is included only in the Visualize perspective. To add the Tool Palette view to the IDL perspective:

Select Window → Show View → Other.

The Show View dialog displays.

Select IDL → Tool Palette.

For more information about the Tool Palette and how to use it, see Using the Visualize Perspective.

Toolbar

The toolbar of the Tool Palette view contains the following buttons:


Toolbar Button	Description
Action toggle	Toggles the view to display the actions for each tool. When open, clicking on a tool displays the corresponding actions for that tool.
Menu	Displays menu items that allow you to: Edit Tools. Edit Actions. Display keywords in the Action definitions. Display the Tool icons on the right or left of the view. Import Tools and Actions. (See Sharing Tools and Actions.) Export Tools and Actions to share with others. (See Sharing Tools and Actions.)
Minimize	Minimizes the view in the perspective.
Maximize	Maximizes the view in the perspective.