Placefile Manager
=================

The Placefile Manager can be accessed from the menu by selecting **Tools >
Placefile Manager**. Placefiles give the user flexibility when deciding to add
additional features not included by default. 

After opening the Placefile Manager, the user is presented with the ability to
add, remove or refresh placefiles.

.. image:: images/placefiles-01-add-remove-refresh.png

Adding a placefile
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

To add a placefile, the user will need to hit the Add button, and then the user
is given the option to add a link to a specific placefile that is hosted online
or add a locally made placefile using the button that has 3 dots.

.. image:: images/placefiles-01-add-remove-refresh.png

Enabling or disabling a placefile
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

To enable or disable a placefile, the user would check or uncheck the box next
to the placefile under the E column. The user may also sort by all enabled
placefiles in the list by clicking the E.

.. image:: images/placefiles-03-enable-disable.png

Thresholds
^^^^^^^^^^

Thresholds give the user the ability to hide placefiles when at a zoom level
which is set by the placefile. 

.. note:: This is fully dependent upon the placefile itself, and cannot be
          changed by the user.

To enable a threshold, the user will check the box next to the placefile under
the T column. The user may also sort by all enabled thresholds in the list by
clicking the T.

.. image:: images/placefiles-04-thresholds.png

Filter
^^^^^^

The user may filter the list of placefiles. The user can filter the list by the
name of the placefile or by the link of the placefile. One reason a user may
want to do this is if the user's placefile list becomes too big to search
through and they're looking to search for specific placefiles.

.. image:: images/placefiles-05-filter.png

Example:

.. image:: images/placefiles-06-filter-example.png

Additional Tips
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The user may change the link to a placefile they have already added by double
clicking the field of the placefile.

Placefile Resources
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When looking for placefiles to add, there are several options available to the
user that are both free and paid. Here are several resources for placefiles that are available to the user. 

.. note:: Supercell Wx is not responsible for anything that happens with the
          placefile suggestions below and that the user assumes all risk,
          however Supercell Wx will give support when it comes to
          incompatibility, within reason.

Free
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* Supercell Wx hosted: https://placefiles.supercellwx.net/
* FreeLightning: https://www.freelightning.com/
* Ham Weather Net: https://placefiles.hamweathernet.org/
* Iowa State University: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/grx/
* Placefile Nation: http://placefilenation.com/#placefiles
* Red Team Weather: http://www.redteamwx.com/grlevelx.html
* Saratoga-Weather: https://saratoga-weather.org/grlevelx-placefiles.php
* University of Wisconsin: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/severe_conv/training/training.html
* WXJoe: http://gr.wxjoe.com/
* A collection of various placefiles: https://luker.org/resources/grlevelx/placefiles/

Paid
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* AllisonHouse: https://www.allisonhouse.com/
* Josh3D: http://www.josh3d.com/weather/plan/placefiles.php