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2<body>
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4<h4>Graph Context Menu</h4>
5<ul>
6<li><a href="#intro">Introduction</a></li>
7<li><a href="#reset">Reset graph</a></li>
8<li><a href="#save">Save plot image</a></li>
9<li><a href="#savedata">Save data</a></li>
10<li><a href="#drag">Drag plot</a></li>
11<li><a href="#select">Select data</a></li>
12<li><a href="#zoom">Zoom in/out</a></li>
13<li><a href="#remove">Remove data</a></li>
14<li><a href="#scale">Change scale</a></li>
15<li><a href="#linearfit">Linear fit</a></li>
16</ul>
17
18<h5><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h5>
19<p> 
20        Locating the pointer and right-clicking on a data/theory plot will bring a context menu.
21        On the menu, select a menu item.
22</p>
23
24<h5><a name="reset">Reset graph</a></h5>
25<p>
26        To reset the graph's axis range, right click on the plot and the context menu pops-up.
27        Select <b>Reset Graph</b> and the plot will take its initial range.
28        Also the 'home' icon in tool bar will do the same.
29</p>
30
31<h5><a name="save"> Save plot image</a></h5>
32<p>
33        Right click on plot. Context menu will pop-up select save image [file name].A dialog
34        window opens and write a the name of the file to save and click on <b>Save Image.</b>
35</p>
36
37<h5><a name="savedata"> Save data</a></h5>
38<p>
39        From the context menu, select 'Save points as a file' for 1D, or 'Save as a file(DAT)'
40        for 2D. Note that two formats, txt and xml, are available in 1D saving.
41</p>
42
43
44<h5><a name="drag"> Drag plot</a></h5>
45<p>
46Select the <b>crossed arrows</b>  button on the plot panel <b>toolbar </b> to drag the plot.
47To disable dragging mode, unselect the same button on the toolbar.
48</p>
49
50<h5><a name="remove">Remove data from plot</a></h5>
51<p>
52        Highlight the plot and the context menu appears.Select <b>remove [file name]</b>.
53        The plot selected will disappear.
54</p>
55
56<h5><a name="zoom">Zoom in/out</a></h5>
57<p>
58 Select the <b>rectangle</b>  button on the plot panel <b>toolbar </b> to zoom in
59 a region of the plot.
60</p>
61<p>
62To disable zoom mode, unselect the same button on the toolbar.
63After zoom in a region, select <b>left arrow</b> or <b>right arrow</b>button on the toolbar
64to set the graph the the previous size.
65If a mouse wheel button is available, <b>zoom in/out</b> by scrolling the mouse wheel
66 ( see 'Key combination' help for details).
67</p>
68<h5><a name="scale">Change scale</a></h5>
69<p>
70        If the loaded data is a 1-D data.Changing scale or Data Representation will work as
71        followed:<b>right click</b> on the plot window.
72        A context menu pops-up  and select <b>Change Scale</b>. A dialog window titled<b>
73        select the scale of the graph</b> will pop-up then change the <b>x</b>, the <b>y</b>
74        and the <b>view </b> values as wish.
75        If the loaded data  is an image.<b>Right click</b> on the image to pop-up the context
76        menu. Select <Toggle linear/Log scale> to switch from linear to log scale. The scale
77        selected is printed on the statusbar.
78       
79</p>
80
81<h5><a name="linearfit">Linear fit</a></h5>
82<p>
83        Linear fit is to perform a line model fitting keeping the scale of the plot.
84        Highlight data to fit.
85        From the context menu
86        select <b> Linear Fit</b>.A dialog window appears.
87        Change model initial parameters, data limits
88        and hit <b> fit</b> button.
89        New parameters values are displayed and the line with the new
90        parameters is added to the plot.
91</p>
92
93</body>
94</html>
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