GUI overview

The program layout of course shows some more options in microscope control mode as compared to display-only mode. Also, some program functions differ slightly between image mode and spectrum mode (this is set automatically from the type of file which is opened).

Fig. 5.2 shows the program interface in microscope control mode with an image file opened. Fig 5.3 shows it in display-only mode with a spectrum displayed. To get started, just open a file by File $\rightarrow$ Open Local Data File.

**Figure 5.2:** The `SM_GUI` Graphical User Interface in microscope control mode with an image opened.
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**Figure 5.3:** `SM_GUI` in `display_only` mode with a spectrum displayed
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The interface is divided into the following areas:

The menu and toolbar at the very top.
The main image display window with the adjacent X and Y profile windows and the colorbar window.
Below the display window, there is the display information area.
To the right of the image display window, there is the display parameters area, the spectra settings area and the signal type / detector area.
In microscope control mode (but not in display-only mode), we also have some beamline / microscope control buttons on the very right.

Holger Fleckenstein 2008-07-08