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Top Bar

The Top Bar is your primary navigation and control center in CartoScope, providing persistent access to global controls, drawers toggles, settings, and sharing options.

Interface

Top Bar

Below is a list of all buttons and components available in the Top Bar.

1. Left Controls

From left to right:

  • Home: Returns you to the Data Catalog or landing page.
  • Restart: Restarts the current session. This will clear all custom layers and selections, and reset the map view and settings to their default states.
  • Layer Toggle: Opens or closes the Layer Controller sidebar on the left, where you manage visualization layers.

2. Central Controls

From left to right:

  • Dataset Title: Displays the name or ID of the currently active dataset.
  • Gene: Toggles the Gene Drawer on the right, allowing you to search and visualize specific genes.
  • Factor: Toggles the Factor Drawer, where you can explore spatial factors and cluster-based layers.
  • ROI: Toggles the ROI Drawer, enabling you to create and manage specific areas for analysis.
  • Inspect: Activates the Inspector Tool. When active, clicking on the map reveals detailed information about that specific location.

3. Right Controls

From left to right:

  • Overview Map Controller: Toggles the visibility of the mini overview map in the bottom-right corner.
  • Help Controller: Toggles Help Mode. When enabled, hovering over interface elements will display help tooltips.
  • Export: Opens the export menu to download the current map view as a high-resolution PNG image or PDF document.
  • Share Link: Copies a unique URL to your clipboard that captures the current dataset state, allowing you to share exactly what you are seeing with others.
  • Bookmark: Save the current view state—including scale, layers, and drawer configurations—as a bookmark (requires login). This facilitates sharing specific views with others.
  • Profile: Manage your user account, log in, or log out.

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