Chapter 8. Command Reference

Menus and shortcut keys

The File Menu

FileOpen... (Ctrl+O)

Opens a map file.

FileDownload Maps... (Ctrl+N)

Displays the Get Hot New Stuff! dialog to download additional maps for Marble, among others maps for Mars and Venus.

FileDownload Region...

Displays the Download Region dialog to download map data in different zoom levels for offline usage. See Download Map Regions for details.

FileExport Map... (Ctrl+S)

Exports a screenshot of Marble's map to an image file.

FilePrint... (Ctrl+P)

Prints a screenshot of Marble's map.

FilePrint Preview

Opens a window that shows a preview of the printed map.

FileWork Offline

If this option is selected Marble will no longer download map data from the Internet. The search feature gets restricted to the local database. New routes cannot be retrieved.

FileQuit (Ctrl+Q)

Quits Marble

The Edit Menu

EditCopy Map (Ctrl+C)

Copies a screenshot of Marble's map to the global clipboard.

EditCopy Coordinates

Copies the current coordinates to the global clipboard.

The View Menu

ViewCurrent Location

Toggle the display of the location page in the left panel. If a GPS device is connected with your computer, Marble displays longitude and latitude of your current location.

ViewCrosshairs

Toggle the display of a simple crosshair in the center of the map.

ViewRedisplay (F5)

The currently visible part of the map is downloaded again and refreshed on the screen.

ViewInfo Boxes

In this submenu you can to lock the position of the infoboxes and show or hide the plugins you have enabled in the Plugins page of Marbles configuration dialog.

ViewOnline Services

The Wikipedia plugin displays georeferenced Wikipedia articles as an icon on the map. A click onto the icon launches a browser window that displays the referenced site. The data is provided through a webservice via GeoNames.org. Likewise a Photos plugin currently provides photos via the FlickR photo sharing site

ViewClouds

Show real-time cloud cover. A real-time cloud map that gets updated every 3 hours. It uses GOES, METEOSAT, and GMS satellite imagery downloaded from the Geostationary Satellite Imagery page at Dundee University. Credits: Hari Nair, Xplanet Project

ViewAtmosphere

Show the diffuse reflection of the atmosphere around the earth.

ViewSun Control...

Displays the Sun Control where you can set date and time, the simulation time speed, the Sun Shading and center the map on sun position.

The Settings Menu

SettingsShow Toolbar

Toggle the display of the toolbar.

SettingsShow Statusbar

Toggle the display of the status bar.

SettingsShow Navigation Panel (F9)

Toggle the display of the navigation panel on the left side of the main window.

SettingsFull Screen Mode (Ctrl+Shift+F)

Switches between normal view and full screen view. In full screen view, the titlebar is hidden and the actual application window is resized to the entire screen.

SettingsConfigure Marble Desktop Globe...

Display the Marble configuration dialog.

The Help Menu

HelpMarble Handbook (F1)

Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the Marble help pages. (this document).

HelpWhat's This? (Shift+F1)

Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within Marble will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

HelpReport Bug...

Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a wishlist feature.

HelpSwitch Application Language...

Opens a dialog where you can edit the Primary language and Fallback language for this application.

HelpAbout Marble

This will display version and author information.

HelpAbout KDE

This displays the KDE version and other basic information.