Setting-Up and Starting Quick Look Windows
You do not have to do anything to start the Quick Look Windows.
When IRIS starts, the windows that have been configured by your system manager (in ) automatically appear on the screen. Most systems are set to have at least 2 windows, but you can have more (check with your system manager).
Windows can also be exported over the network from an IRIS workstation to other workstations that are running X-Windows, even computers running X-Window software on a Microsoft Windows OS. These workstations do not need to run IRIS (free displays). However, if you export displays over the network, your loop performance may not be as good as when you run loops on your local IRIS workstation. Your system manager can configure these remote windows.
 | If you log on to a system where IRIS is already running but there is no X session running (for example, screen lock or log out), the windows appear after a few minutes. It takes IRIS a little while to realize you are back. |
After a window is up, there is no way to get rid of it except to minimize it where it is handy for quick viewing because weather images are always available and users cannot shutdown windows inadvertently. The minimize window shows a small thumbnail picture of the image in the display.
| If a window crashes, radar operation and other IRIS functions continue normally and the window restarts automatically after a minute or two. |