Region Menu
The Region Menu is used to create, configure, and delete regions in the current frame. For more information on supported region types, properties, colors, fonts, and regions file formats, See Regions.

Show Regions

Toggles the visibility of regions.

Get Info

Will display one dialog box for each region that is selected in the current frame. The type of dialog box differs with the type of the region displayed.

Shape

Select the region shape for all new regions. This does not change the current shape of selected regions.

Color

Select the color of new regions or selected regions in the current frame

Width

Select the width of new regions or selected regions in the current frame.

Properties

Select the properties of new regions or selected regions in the current frame.

Font

Select the font of new regions or selected regions in the current frame.

Move to Front

Move all selected regions in the current frame, forward in the display list.

Move to Back

Move all selected regions in the current frame, back in the display list. Then the regions will no longer be selected.

Select All

Select all regions in the current frame.

Select None

Unselect all regions in the current frame.

Invert Selection

Invert or toggle the current selection.

Delete Selected Regions

Delete all regions that are selected in the current frame.

Delete All Regions

Delete all regions in the current frame.

New Group

Creates a new regions group from selected regions

Groups

Opens the groups dialog box in which groups can be edited and deleted.

Create Composite Region

Create a new composite region from all selected regions. Composite regions can not be nested.

Dissolve Composite Region

All selected composite regions are dissolved into the original components.

Load Template

Load an instrument template regions file.

Save As Template

Saves regions as an instrument template regions file.

List Regions

Lists all regions in the current frame in the format and coordinate system as indicated in the Format and File Coordinate System menu items.

Load Regions

Load a regions file into the current frame.

Save Regions

Save all regions in the current frame. The regions format and coordinate systems used is indicated via the Format and File Coordinate System menu items.

File Format

Specify the regions file format. Supported formats are DS9 / Funtools, Ciao, SAOtng, SAOimage, IRAF pros and X Y coordinate pairs. See Regions for more information.
Strip Output
Stripped output removes all comments and properties, places all regions on one line, and delimits each line with a semicolon.

File Coordinate System

Specify the coordinate system for input and output. Not all coordinate systems are supported by all regions formats. Furthermore, most regions formats ignore this for input.