Changeset 411

Timestamp:

Dec 4, 2009 5:05:43 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

toby

Message:

# on 2001/08/24 18:56:53, toby did:
updates

File:

• trunk/doc/expgui_intro.html (modified) (6 diffs, 3 props)

trunk/doc/expgui_intro.html

@@ -37 +37 @@
 EXPEDT can do -- but that 10% covers most of the
 actions that I use frequently (and that I could code without a major effort).
+EXPGUI is written in the
+<A Href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/programs/crystallography/software/tclpkgs.html">Tcl/Tk</A> scripting language, so it is largely platform independent.
 </blockquote>
 
@@ -43 +45 @@
 <UL>
 <LI>
+<A HREF="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/xtal/software/EXPGUI_reprint.pdf">
+A journal article</A> (B. H. Toby, <i>EXPGUI</i>, a graphical user interface for <i>GSAS</i>, <i>J. Appl. Cryst.</i> (2001). <b>34</b>, 210-213)
+<LI>
 <A HREF="expgui.html">
-A User's Guide</A>, complete with lots of pictures
+A User's Guide</A> (~10 web pages) complete with lots of screen images
 <LI>
 <A HREF="expgui_Win_readme.html">
@@ -70 +75 @@
 <i>Phase parameters</i>: EXPGUI can edit the cell and atomic parameters
 as well as the cell and atomic damping and refinement flags.</dt>
+<IMG SRC="note.gif" alt="Note!">
+Create new .EXP files, adding phases and atoms. 
+<IMG SRC="new.gif" alt="New!">
+Edit/Delete/Transform atom(s).
 
-<dt>
+<P><dt>
 <i>Histogram parameters</i>: Scale factor, background, diffractometer constants,
 phase fractions, profile terms can all be changed.</dt>
+<IMG SRC="note.gif" alt="Note!">Add additional histograms.
+<IMG SRC="new.gif" alt="New!">Change peak profile functions.
 
-<dt>
+<P><dt>
 <i>Least-Squares options:</i> control the number of cycles, the print options
 and F<sub>obs</sub> extraction parameters.</dt>
 
-
 <BR><IMG SRC="note.gif" alt="Note!">
-Creating new .EXP files and adding phases, histograms and atoms 
-(EXPGUI version 1.17 and later).</dt>
-
-<BR><IMG SRC="new.gif" HEIGHT=13 WIDTH=36 alt="New!">
 Editing and creating [hard] constraints on atomic and profile parameters.
 
@@ -90 +96 @@
 Create and edit March-Dollase preferred orientation parameters.
 
-<BR><IMG SRC="new.gif" HEIGHT=13 WIDTH=36 alt="New!">
+<BR><IMG SRC="note.gif" alt="Note!">
 Create and edit Generalized Spherical Harmonic (ODF) preferred orientation parameters.
 
-<BR><IMG SRC="new.gif" HEIGHT=13 WIDTH=36 alt="New!">
+<BR><IMG SRC="note.gif" alt="Note!">
 Modify Phase flags for each histogram
+
+
 </dt>
 
@@ -101 +109 @@
 <p><br><B>So what can't EXPGUI do?</B>
 <blockquote>Much more than it can do. At this time, EXPGUI can't 
-delete atoms or change their type.
+change atom types.
 It cannot create or edit soft constraints
 or hard constraints, other than atomic and profile constraints. It cannot be used on
-magnetic scattering parameters or on single-crystal histograms. It can't
-even change the profile function number. It also can't change the 
+magnetic scattering parameters or on single-crystal histograms. 
+It also can't be used change the range of data used or the 
 excluded data regions.
-<p>I hope to add some of these capabilities in the future, but EXPEDT is
-a huge program and it is unlikely that anyone will replace it any time
-soon. I will consider adding more functionality if requested and the job
-is reasonably tractable.
+<p>New features are planned for EXPGUI, but EXPEDT is
+a huge program and EXPGUI will never have all the features in EXPEDT. 
+I will consider suggestions for adding more functionality to EXPGUI 
+if requested and the job is reasonably tractable.
 </blockquote>
 
 <p><br><B>What type of computers will EXPGUI run on?</B>
-<blockquote>EXPGUI requires Tcl/Tk. While that is somewhat restrictive,
+<blockquote>EXPGUI requires a working version of
+<A Href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/programs/crystallography/software/tclpkgs.html">Tcl/Tk</A>, scripting language.
+While that is somewhat restrictive,
 it still means that EXPGUI will run on many more platforms than GSAS does.
 Most of the development has been done in LINUX with some testing on SGI
@@ -127 +137 @@
 <p><br><B>EXPGUI would be much more of use to me if....</B>
 <blockquote>Gee, you want to add some features... Great! You have all the
-EXPGUI sources and Tcl/Tk is free. Oh, you want me to do it. Well, I might
-get to it if you ask, particularly if you help. 
-I am looking for good ideas on how to design GUI's
-for different aspects of experiment editing, 
-with an attractive, intuitive and compact GUI.</blockquote>
+EXPGUI sources and
+<A Href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/programs/crystallography/software/tclpkgs.html">Tcl/Tk</A>
+is free. Oh, you want me to do it. Well, please 
+ask and I will try. In particular, I am looking for good ideas on 
+how to design GUI's for different aspects of experiment editing, 
+with an attractive, intuitive and compact layout.</blockquote>
 
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