Hydromagic Activity View

The activity view (since Hydromagic 9.0) is a window that is docked below the map view, which shows various real-time information. In earlier versions, this information could be accessed by opening the 'Event Log View', which has been deprecated as of version 9.0.

The reason for the activity view is to provide direct feedback when something fails or to show more information about ongoing processes such as data processing. For instance, when a plugin does not load, it is reported directly in the activity view, so you know right away that something is wrong. It can also be used to receive real-time information on connected devices or to get status updates from your autopilot.

Activity View Tabs

The activity view will always have three tabs. More tabs might be displayed depending on which plugins you have loaded:

All

The 'All' tab will display all general information such as plugins that were loaded, maps that have been imported, and all system errors.
Sometimes more detailed information is sent to the 'Processing' tab, for instance when you are loading a map, the loading process will be displayed in the 'Processing' tab.

Processing

The 'Processing' tab will show information on all processing jobs like importing maps, parsing files, loading projects, post processing data and much more. If you process data and do not get the desired result, consult this tab for more information on the problem.

Downloads

When downloading files from the web, such as background maps, nautical charts or geoid models, the download process will be displayed here. You can find the web URLs used to download the content, and if there are problems, you can find the cause of the error here (e.g., website down or document not found).

Autopilot

When an autopilot sends status updates (for instance waypoint reached or route uploaded), you can view them in the 'Autopilot' tab. This tab is hidden when no autopilot plugin has been loaded. Refer to this document for more information on using autopilots with Hydromagic.

Showing or hiding the activity view

By default, the activity view is docked at the bottom of the Hydromagic application, below the map view. Using the gripper just above the title bar of the activity view, you can resize it to control how much vertical space it takes from the map view. When the activity view is hidden, or when you want to temporarily hide it (although not recommended), you can toggle its visibility by clicking the 'Activity View' menu item in the 'View' menu (shown below).

Docking the view below the map display

When you enable the activity view and it is not properly docked below the map display (i.e. displayed as a floating window), just use the mouse and left-click the title bar of the activity view window. While holding the left mouse button down, drag it into the 'down arrow' button as displayed below.

Copy text from the activity view

To copy text from the activity view, for instance when you need support on an error, hold down the 'CTRL' key when clicking one or multiple lines in the view. After selecting all the text you want to copy, right-click on one of the selected items and choose the 'Copy Text' option from the popup menu that appears. You can now use the 'CTRL' + 'V' key combination to paste the text into an email or text document.

Customizing text colors used in the activity view

Tracing information in the activity view uses distinct colors for error, success, warning, logging, and information messages. For instance, errors are displayed in red, while success messages are colored green. To change the color for each type of message, simply right-click the activity view and choose the 'Edit Color Settings...' menu item to start customizing.