00_README

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 00_README
** Project: dial_light
** File:    dial_light.pro
** Version: 2.0.4
** Date:    Nov 13th 2002
** Author:  E. Farhi
** Object:  Port of Light 1.0 into Dials for George.
**          Procedures not Instrument dependent

** Require: dial_light.pro, Tools_StructSetValue.pro, Dialog_Fields.pro, TagFile.pro, dial_display.pro
** Instrum: dial_in6mono.pro, Custom.pro

Modified Mar 8th 2002:  Added Displays
Modified Mar 13th 2002: Changed to dial
Modified June 4th 2002: (2.0.0) Extended to Custom Menu and procedures
Modified Jul 11th 2002: (2.0.1) added alert+light_control
Modified Jul 24th 2002: (2.0.2) added run/sequence execution/stop+ROI analysis
Modified Aug 08th 2002: (2.0.3) added T check, reorganised procedure names. re-ordered major updates


 Procedures:
 These procedures handle stand-alone processes that are not directly related to user actions/events

 pro Light_LogMessage, LightVars, DisplayLevel, Message
 pro Light_Control, LightVars, command

 pro Light_Base_Init, LightVars
 pro Light_Base_Load_Config_File, LightVars, file, contains=contains, path=path
 pro Light_Base_Save_Config_File, LightVars, file=file, comment=comment, runs=runs, config=config, instrument=instrument, displays=displays
 pro Light_Base_Get_Fields_ToDisplay, LightVars, index=index, $
 pro Light_Base_Build, LightVars
 pro Light_Base_Alert, Lightvars, clear=clear, warning=warning, error=error, toggle=toggle, show=show
 pro Light_Base_Update, LightVars
 pro Light_Base_Event_Parser, event

 These procedures handle processes that are triggered by user events (managed through Light_Base_Event_Parser)

 pro Light_Event_Base_Close, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Restart, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Simulation, LightVars, Simulation=Simulation
 pro Light_Event_Base_SuperUser, LightVars, Event=Event
 pro Light_Event_Base_Load_Instr_File, Lightvars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Save_Instr_File, Lightvars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Save_Preferences, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Edit_Preferences, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Edit_Displays, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Edit_ROI, LightVars, update=update
 pro Light_Event_Base_Edit_Header, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Show_MAD_Log, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Show_Light_Log, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_About, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_File, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_Setup, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_Run_Start, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_Preferences, LightVars, update=update
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_Displays, LightVars, update=update
 pro Light_Event_Base_Help_Run_Options, LightVars, update=update
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Analyse, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Delete, LightVars, Run_Nb=Run_Nb
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Clear_All, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Insert, LightVars, Run_Nb=Run_Nb
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Next, LightVars, Run_Nb=Run_Nb
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Nb, LightVars, Run_Nb=Run_Nb
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Fields, LightVars, Run_Nb=Run_Nb, restore=restore
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Options_Build, LightVars, Run_Nb=Run_Nb
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Load, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Save, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Stop, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Pause, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Resume, LightVars
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Start_Sequence, LightVars, first=first, last=last
 pro Light_Event_Base_Run_Start_Run, LightVars

 These procedures handle processes that are either automatic or launched by user, but may then live for a given time

 pro Light_SubDial_Base_Check_ROI, LightVars, show=show
 pro Light_SubDial_Base_Check_Temperature, LightVars

 function Light_Get_LightVars

** Usefull Widget Tools:
**   IDL:  XVarEdit, Display_File, Dialog_Message, Dialog_Pickfile
**   Light: Dialog_Fields
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 OTHER RESSOURCES
 Please look at the code of the software

(See dial_light.pro)