Changeset 369

Timestamp:

Dec 4, 2009 5:05:01 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

toby

Message:

# on 2000/12/22 21:14:32, toby did:
expand descriptions
new sections for lock and disagl rename error

File:

• trunk/doc/expguierr.html (modified) (7 diffs, 3 props)

trunk/doc/expguierr.html

@@ -50 +50 @@
 <a href="expguic.html#Autoupdate">Autoupdate EXP</a> flag
 to "on" causes .EXP files to be loaded automatically after GSAS
-programs are run, eliminating most occurances where this message is
+programs are run, eliminating most occurrences where this message is
 displayed, but with the disadvantage that a bad refinement run can not
 be reversed easily.
@@ -58 +58 @@
 currently displayed version and make changes and then save the file, either
 by using the File/Save menu option or by running a GSAS program,
-the new version just written will be lost. This can be useful to discard the
-results of a refinement that has gone awry but in other cases can be a setback.
+the new version just written will be lost, 
+if any changes are made in EXPGUI and are then saved. 
+This can be useful -- to discard the
+results of a refinement that has gone awry -- 
+but in other cases may not be desirable.
 <LI>
 If you opt to load the new .EXP file, by pressing "Load new", 
@@ -68 +71 @@
 so they can be compared.
 </UL>
-If unsaved changes have been made to the experiment file in EXPGUI, and 
-the file us changed by an external program, the message "you have made 
+If changes have been made to the experiment file in EXPGUI 
+since it was last saved, and 
+the file is changed by an external program, the message "you have made 
 changes to this version" is added and a third button, 
 "Save edited version", is shown. Under this circumstance, the usual action,
-pressing "Load new" could result in desired changes being lost. Pressing 
+pressing "Load new" could result in valuable changes being lost. Pressing 
 "Save edited version" results brings you to the File/"Save as" menu, 
 where the modified version of the experiment file in EXPGUI can be 
 saved under a new name.
+<br clear=all>
+</DL></DL>
+
+<a name="lock"></a>
+<h3>Please wait while GSAS program finishes...</h3> 
+<DL><DL>
+A window labeled "<tt>Please wait while GSAS program finishes. In case a 
+problem occurs, close the DOS box and press the "Continue" button</tt> 
+is created in Windows-9x while GSAS programs are run. As this window 
+is created, a "lock" file (<tt>expgui.lck</tt>) is also created. When the 
+DOS batch file running the GSAS program completes, this file is deleted.
+The EXPGUI process waits until the <tt>expgui.lck</tt> lock file 
+is deleted. Should the DOS process crash before the file is deleted, 
+the "Continue" button can be pressed. This causes 
+EXPGUI to continue and deletes the lock file.
 <br clear=all>
 </DL></DL>
@@ -141 +160 @@
 <DL><DL>
 If the "Cancel Changes" button is pressed when
-a profile or atom contraint is being edited or created, a message saying 
+a profile or atom constraint is being edited or created, a message saying 
 "Do you want to lose any changes made to this constraint?" is displayed, even
 if no changes have been made to the constraint. Changes are recorded only when the
@@ -175 +194 @@
 <P>
 A similar warning will occur in UNIX when converting files.
-If the intended output filealready exists,
+If the intended output file already exists,
 this message is displayed. Choose "Cancel"
 to specify a different file name or "Overwrite"
@@ -211 +230 @@
 <h3>Sorry, file ... not found in ...</h3> 
 <DL><DL>
-The specifed input file was not found for conversion
+The specified input file was not found for conversion
 </DL></DL>
 
@@ -219 +238 @@
 <DL><DL>
 For UNIX file conversions, the input and output file names
-must be different. You have specifed the same name twice.
+must be different. You have specified the same name twice.
+</DL></DL>
+
+<br clear=all>
+<a name="NoRename"></a>
+<h3>Unable to rename <I>XXXXX</I>.LST</h3> 
+<DL><DL>
+This message is displayed if the GSAS .LST file could not 
+be renamed prior to running DISAGL in a separate window. 
+On Windows it appears that LSTVIEW can prevent EXPGUI
+from renaming the .LST file. Either exit LSTVIEW
+while running DISAGL or reset the DISAGL option
+DISAGL so that output goes to the .LST file.
 </DL></DL>