🔧Toolbox

The working window of the "Editor" consists of a Toolbar and a File processing field.

The Toolbar is further divided into three sections: Information panel, File management tools buttons, and Frame location buttons.

The Information panel displays the platform name, section selection button, section name, project name, project file name, shift time timer, total working time timer, shift timer on/off button, and screen theme selection panel (auto, dark, and light). It also shows the surname and name of the employee who logged into the platform.

You can exit the Working Window by clicking Logout in the drop-down list:

Drop-down list

• YES, END Shift - go to the Platform Entrance Window with the timer of the current shift switched off;

• NO - go to the Platform Entrance Window with the current shift timer switched on;

• CANCEL - stay in the Working Window.

In order to move to another section you should press the tasks list button ().

To return to the Task Window, just press the MY TASKS inscription.

Information about the file, tools for processing, and frame control buttons are located on the Editor's toolbar.

Toolbar

Buttons can be roughly divided into different groups based on the type of application they are used for:

• preparing an image for annotation;

• communication;

• object/attribute processing;

• file management;

• frame location.

Communication buttons

Icon	Function	Description
	Manual	The project-specific manual contains information about the project's purpose, tasks, and general requirements.
	Comments Comments indicator	The icon indicator signals the presence of comments for processing. Clicking it opens the "Comments" window with a filter panel: Status (open/processed/verified), Type (internal/public), Frame (frame number to which the comment refers), Object (object number to which the comment refers), Message (message text, there is a filter of comments by keywords in messages), Created (date of comment creation, allows selecting a specific date of comment creation), Updated (date of comment update, allows selecting a specific date of comment update). Comments can be queued in alphabetical order and by creation date or update.
	Adding new comment	This function is most often used by verifiers. It opens the "New comment" window, which contains the following attributes: Frame (number, which is formed automatically from the frame number on which the comment is created), Message (message text), Status (open, processed, verified), and Type (internal or public can be selected).

Buttons for preparing an image for annotation

These buttons are used to set up the image and tools for convenient and accurate annotation of objects.

Frame scaling is performed by the mouse scroller when the cursor is active on the image. To return the frame to its original scale, use the [Esc] button on the keyboard.

The accuracy of marker point location can be improved by brightening the image, switching the arrow to the crosshairs, overlaying the grid on the image, and smoothing pixels when zooming in.

The settings set on the toolbar in the Editor are saved when proceeding to the next file

Icon	Function
	Mini-map	Clicking this icon calls up the mini-map where you can see a thumbnail image of the entire picture you are working with, and highlights current working zone.
	Coordinates	Coordinates show the location of the mouse cursor on the image
	Measure distance	This function activates the Ruler tool to measure the distance in pixels. For instance, you can use it if the task is to annotate objects that meet specific criteria, such as a minimum object height of 30 pixels.
	Layers	This function allows the user to adjust the opacity of the given layers of an image by dragging the slider of a layer. The layers toolbar will not be shown if layers are not used in the project.
	Color adjustment	This feature enables users to adjust settings for brightness, contrast, and color. Each parameter's slider can be moved right or left to modify the value, and a 100% button to the right of the slider resets the default value.
	Smooth the picture when zooming in Do not smooth the picture when zooming in	This function switches the picture smoothing function when the picture is being zoomed in
	Grid	This function switches the pixel grid display on and off. To adjust the grid size, right-click on the grid toggle button and select the desired size from the menu. “1 px” option is always in the menu, and if the minimal object size is configured in the project, that option will also be in the menu for quick selection. Current grid size will also be present in the menu, so the user can see what size is selected.
	Show crosshairs Do not show the crosshairs	This function switches between cursor and crosshairs.

Buttons for working with annotation objects

Icon	Function	Description
	List of objects	Enabling this function opens the object list window. The functions available in this window are: Expand all the subtrees of objects; Collapse all the subtrees of objects
	Object counter	Object counter, clicking on which you can open a search by object number
	Attributes	Enabling this feature opens the file attributes window (when no object is selected), and the object attributes window (when an object is selected)
	Show all borders Show visible borders Do not show borders	This function allows you to see either all of the object's boundaries, only the visible (non-overlapped) ones, or not show them at all
	Show vertices	If you activate this function, the object's vertex points will be visible.
	Attributes display	The function shows/hides object attributes in editor area
	Show/Hide object classes	This function allows you to filter objects by the classes displayed on the frame
	Show only the selected object Show subtree of the selected object Show all objects Hide all objects	Toggles between the states: - Show only the selected object, whereupon only the selected object is displayed in the editor - Show the subtree of the selected object, after selecting this state the editor displays the selected object and its subtree (parent+child) - Show all objects, after selecting this state the editor displays all annotated objects

File management buttons

Icon	Function	Description
	Verification (Validation)	This function uses a validation script to check matching attributes and values. The script is written in the project's Configuration window by the technical team. The script in project settings contains conditions that must be met to pass the check. If the conditions are not met, a corresponding message will appear when clicking the "Check" button. For instance, if objects overlap, the operator will receive a notification "Object overlap is present". If the project script is complete and requirements are met, a notification appears upon pressing "Check".
	Completing work on the file	After completing the file, the operator confirms the annotation through the File Completion icon which offers three options: Annotation finished, Postpone for refinement, and Dismiss. After completing the file a new one is assigned automatically. To finish working with the file without getting another one assigned, user should right click the button and choose the option
	Annotation completed	After completing the file, the operator confirms the annotation and sends it for verification (if it is implied) before moving on to the next file in the editor.
	Postpone for clarification	Sends the file for refinement. After refinement, the file is given one of the statuses: annotated, being verified, verified, or rejected. After sending the file to Postponed, the following file appears in the Editor to work with it.
	Dismiss	Declines irrelevant files. After declining a file, the next file appears in the Editor to work with.
	Save changes on the server	Saves changes to annotations. A red dot indicator appears on the button if there are unsaved changes. Hovering over the button displays a pop-up window with hints and the message "There are unsaved changes." To set up auto-saving, right-click the save button, select "Auto-save settings" from the drop-down list, and enter the time interval (in minutes) for auto-saving, e.g. 5 minutes. After confirmation, all changes in the editor will be automatically saved every 5 minutes. To prevent accidental overwriting of annotation data, the editor will alert the user when someone else makes a change to the annotation data while the user is in the editor.
	Backup versions	Opens the backup saves window (previously saved file annotations)

Frame location buttons

Projects containing image groups have frame location buttons to display and navigate between frames.

Image search is available via toolbar or keyboard buttons.

Icon	Function	Description
	Frame transition slider	The transition slider allows you to move between frames. It can be moved by mouse, setting the cursor arrow on a certain place of the bar, or by dragging the slider, holding it with the mouse, and moving it. Also, you can transfer through the file with the [Space] button on the keyboard. Transition can be performed using arrows in the file attributes window, moving by keyframes
	Frame counter	This counter displays the sequence number of the current frame and the total number of frames in the file. This function enables quick frame search by number. Click on the frame number and enter the required number in the search window.
	Local frame number	When this function is active, it shows the local frame number
	Global frame number	When this function is active, it shows global frame numbers.

Tool buttons in the Merge Editor

Icon	Action	Description
	Jump to a seam	Jump to the next seam "gluing" files together
	Segment preview	Opens a preview window for the current file segment
	Object that can be merged	An object that requires merging, provided that the object exists on the seam boundary
	An object that can be merged	An object that needs to be merged, provided that the object is not present on the seam boundary (hidden).
	Merged object	An already merged pair of objects between file segments is displayed
	Merge	After activating this function, you can merge the selected object with one of the available objects.
	Unjoin	Separates previously merged objects

File and object processing tools