Internal editor

The internal Editor is a simple text editor that allows you to open any file. It allows multiple files to be opened in one window. The files are open in separate tabs. It has the usual functionality of the text editor. For the PCR files, it offers additional tools and functions helpful in handling the structural refinements with FullProf.

It can be opened from the Main from using menu or toolbar button. It will also open any time the files are edited. If no external editor is selected in Pref->General setup, then the internal one is used.

Empty page in Editor form

The description of the basic text editor functionality, such as Open, Save, Find, Undo, etc., are skipped here. Instead, the focus is on the description of the advanced tools for the PCR files or the application itself.

General editor area

• Line numbering and edits

  Lines are numbered, and if some change is made to the text, a yellow mark will be placed on the left side of the text. If the file is saved, the colour changes to green.

• Keywords

  The main keywords are printed in bold.

• Folding

  The content of the PCR file can be folded at several points to shorten the content on the page. See the small rectangles on the left side of the text.

Menu and Toolbar

Most of the Menu items have their corresponding Toolbar buttons.

Left toolbar and menu Edit

Fold all - The Fold all will collapse all the fold points.

Expand all - The Expand all will expand all the fold points.

Fold background - It will fold the part of the long background lists when Nba > 2. A shortcut Ctrl+B.

Go to Phase XY - The drop-down menu with the list of the phases to quickly navigate to the part of the PCR file where the selected phase starts. A shortcut Alt+PhaseNumber.

Launch CrysCalc - The button is active only when CFL file (created by CC tool at the Supplementary files or by user) is open. It allows quick launch of the CrysCalc application with the CFL file as input.

Top toolbar and menu View

Show FullProf hints - When enabled/pressed, the description of the keywords in the form of hint will appear when the cursor is over it. The font size of the hints can be adjusted in the Pref->Colours&layout.

Editor with the PCR file open and active hint on the Job parameter

Note

Keywords descriptions are taken from the FullProf manual (year 2000) combined with additional information from changelog and personal experince. If you have more insight help update, please (see Menu Special below).

Top toolbar and menu FP

Dummy run - When clicked, it changes the parameter Aut and sets the !Number of refined parameters both to 0 and start the refinement. To set those two parameters to zero means that only one cycle will be performed without real refinement of any parameter. In other words, only simulation will be performed. It is useful when you want to check the influence of the hand-made change of certain parameters. A shortcut Ctrl+F9.

“Aut” parameter status - It shows the status of the parameter Aut. If Aut=1, the button is pressed, and if Aut=0, the button is released. You can change the status by clicking the button. The editor will set the Aut parameter as described.

Tip

To restart the full refinement after Dummy run, press the “Aut” parameter status to set Aut to 1 and start the refinement.

𝜒2 warning remove - When your refinement ends up with the below message, your PCR will not be overwritten with the new results. But if you are sure that this is a good way for you to continue, click on this button, and the editor will remove the line ! Current global Chi2 ... from the PCR and save it. This action will remove this warning during the next refinement run.

Warning

The warning is important to preserve your PCR setting when the refinement goes wrong. FullProf compares the lates calculated 𝜒2 with the one stored in the PCR file (! Current global Chi2 (Bragg contrib.) = 2.608). If you are fine with the worst 𝜒2, then you can increase the number in that line to some big number or remove it. By clicking 𝜒2 warning remove, the application does it for you.

=> Normal end, final calculations and writing...
=> W A R N I N G!
=> Current parameters not saved to the current PCR file: final(Chi2) > 1.2*initial(Chi2)
=> Current parameters are saved in a file of extension NEW

Menu Special

• Edit FullProf Hints

  It saves (into config folder) and opens the source file for the FullProf hints. This file contains special formatting input, which is read by the application and shown in the form of hints. You can edit the content of each hint, correct it or add a new one. Please follow the instructions in the header and look to the other hints for proper formatting. Please, share it when you enhance it.

  When you save the changes in the file, you can see the effect directly in the open PCR file, as the hints are reloaded immediately after saving.

Attention

The application searches first in the config folder for this file. If it exists, it loads it. If the file doesn’t exist, it loads the hints from the memory. If something goes wrong, just remove the hint file from the folder.

• Edit Python SXY plotter script

  It saves (into config folder) and opens the source file for the SXY plotter. You can edit/modify the content of the script. When you use the SXY plotter form, the application will use your modified script stored in the config folder instead of build-in one. If you want to restore the default, just delete your modified one.

• Edit Python MIC plotter script

  It saves (into config folder) and opens the source file for the MIC plotter. You can edit/modify the content of the script. When you use the MIC plotter form, the application will use your modified script stored in the config folder instead of build-in one. If you want to restore the default, just delete your modified one.

Help

• FullProf News (Ctrl(⌘)+Alt+M)

  It opens in the editor the FullProf changelog (information from the year 2000 onwards)

• FullProf Manual (Ctrl+Shift+M)

  It opens the FullProf manual (PDF file from 2000) in the default viewer.