2.5 Lists and filters

2.5.1 „All Ships” list

“All Ships” list contains the names of all ships which are in the limits of the currently selected chart. The list is displayed in the information panel, tab “All Ships” (Fig.14)

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Fig.14 „All Ships” list

The ships in the list are sorted by name in alphabetical order. Searching for particular ship can be done by using the scroll bar or by filtering of the list. The filter works by matching the ship’s name with the string in the text field “Filter”. Vessels are only considered to match the text in the filter text field if this text is a part of their name. For example, when entering „KOR” the following ships will match the filter - “KORADO 1”, “ALKOR”, “KOR KAROLI”, “ALKORA” etc.

Centering of the view over the selected ship can be done by double clicking on the name of the ship in the list.

The check box on the left side of each ship name shows whether this ship is included in “My Ships” list or not. By clicking on the check box the user can add or remove the ship from “My Ships” list (see the next section).

2.5.2 „My Ships” list

“My Ships” list contains frequently searched ships. The list is in the information panel right to the “All Ships” list (Fig.15).

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Fig.15 „My Ships” list

The user can add/remove ships to/from the list by checking the check boxes in “All Ships” list (see previous section). The ships in the list are sorted by name in alphabetical order and the highlight color indicates whether this ship is in the current coverage of the system and currently selected chart (green color) or it can not be found (gray color).

The selected ship can be removed from the list by pressing “Remove” button. Centering of the view over the selected ship can be done by double clicking on the name of the ship in the list.

2.5.3 Filters

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Fig.16 Filters
VT Explorer provides three different modes of selective filtering for displaying only the ships which are matching the defined criteria. The modes are (Fig.16):
  • All Ships - all ships will be displayed
  • My Ships - only ships in “My Ships” list will be displayed
  • Selection - the ships selected by “Selection” button will be displayed

The “Selection” button shows the window on Fig.17. The form provides selection by matching different criteria set.

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Fig.17 Filtering by „Selection”

After entering of new search criteria “Search” button should be pressed.
By pressing the button „Clear All” all selected ships will be cleared. The confirmation of changes can be done by pressing “OK” button.