PicoQuant MultiHarp 150 - The Axis Panel

PicoQuantGmbH MultiHarpSoftwareV.3.1.0.0
4.5. The Axis Panel
Theaxissettingspanelisadialogboxforsettingtheaxisrangeforthehistogramdisplayinthemainwindow.It
isimplementedasa‘non–modal’dialogbox,i.e.itdoesnothavetobeclosedbeforethemainwindowcancon-
tinueitsoperation.Thiswayyoucanmakechangesintheaxispanelandwatchtheireffectinthemainwindow
immediately.Nevertheless,youmayclosetheaxispanelandrestoreitatanytimebyclickingtheaxispanel
buttononthetoolbarorpressing<Alt>+A.Thepanelwillalsoopenifyoudouble–clicktheaxesinthemain
window.
Theaxispanelconsistsoftwogroupscontainingeditboxesandothercontrolsforrelatedparameters.These
groupsandtheirrespectivecontrolsare:
Time Axis
Minimum editboxandspincontrol
Maximum editboxandspincontrol
Count Axis
Minimum editboxandspincontrol
Maximum editboxandspincontrol
Linear radiobutton
Logarithmic radiobutton
Theeditboxesareforkeyboardentry.Thevaluesmustbeconfirmedwitheitherthe<Enter>–keyortheAp-
ply–button.Thespincontrolscanbeusedtoincrementordecrementthevaluesintheeditbox.Inthiscasethe
changestakeeffectimmediatelywithoutneedforhitting<Enter>orclickingApply.Themousewheelcanbe
usedforfastspinsaslongasthecursorisinthecorrespondingeditbox.Checkboxeshavetheirdenotedeffect
whenthetickisshown.Theycanbetoggledwithamouseclick.Groupsofradiobuttonsarelikecheckboxes
butmutuallyexclusive.
Notethatthesettingsoftheaxispanelaswellasthepositionsofthepanelonthescreenwillbestoredinthe
Windowsregistryandretrievedduringthenextprogramstart.Theregistrysettingsarestoredonaperuserba-
sis.
Theindividualaxispanelitemsarediscussedinsection6.5.“AxisPanel“ intheControlsandCommandsRefer-
ence.
Hint:tobegin,uselogarithmicdisplaytomakesureevenweaksignalscanbeseen.
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