AIPS HELP file for FILEBOX in 31DEC24

As of Sat Oct 5 16:03:28 2024

INPUTS

GRCHAN         0.0            8.0  Graphics channel to use.
NFIELD         0.0         4096.0  Field number to attach to box
                                   0 => get from image class
BOXFILE                            Text file to receive boxes

          Uses TV cursor to select the image with which the
          BOXes are associated (if needed).  Other input is from
          TV cursor.  See HELP FILEBOX or the terminal (during
          execution) for instructions.

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FILEBOX
Type:  verb
Use:   To set up to 2048 circular or rectangular Clean boxes into a
       text file for use by the IMAGR task.  Note that IMAGR can use
       "only"  MIN (4096, 262144 / NFIELD) of these boxes.  If BOXFILE
       already exists, it is read into memory and the boxes in it for
       the specified field will be used as an  initial list of boxes
       to be modified and increased in number with FILEBOX.  Any boxes
       in the specified field which do not fit completely on the
       currently displayed image will remain unmodified.  Partially
       visible ones will be displayed however and the order of the
       boxes will not be changed.  Any new boxes for the field will be
       added to the end of the list of boxes for that field.

       The terminal will issue instructions.  If there is more than one
       image on the TV, the routine asks the user to point out the image
       with which to convert the input boxes to TV pixels for the
       initial display of them.  The routine begins in a "search" mode.
       In this mode, move the cursor to any lower left or upper right
       corner of any rectangular box or the center or any point on the
       circumference of any circular box.  Then press button A or B to
       reset that corner.  Or push button C to start a new box or D to
       exit.  While resetting a corner, button A marks the current
       corner and switches to the other corner of the current box (or
       switches between setting the radius and the center of the current
       circular box).  Buttons B and C mark the current point, with B
       then creating a new box and C reverting to the search mode
       leading to the resetting of another box, and button D exits.  The
       number of boxes may be increased during FILEBOX.
Input only adverbs:
  GRCHAN......Graphics channel to use.  0 -> 3.
  NFIELD......Field number for boxes; < 1 or > 4096 => get from image
              class if possible, otherwise take 1.
  BOXFILE.....Text file to which the boxes are written.  It will be
              created if needed and will be rewritten if it already
              exists.  Use this as BOXFILE to IMAGR.

Note that BOXFILE may also be used to specify field parameters to IMAGR.

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