© 2019 Thorlabs GmbH
3 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
16
3.2 GUI Overview
The GUI consists of a Tool Bar , several Ribbons , selectable Views (e.g. and )
and the Status Bar ( ). The ribbons can be minimized and restored using the small icon
to the right of the Thorlabs logo. Click to an area of the screenshot below to be directed to the
appropriate section for detailed information.
Functions in View panels
Each View panel has a header with five options:
· Save opens a dialog to save the content of the appropriate panel as a JPG, PNG or BMP
image file.
· Print creates a screenshot of the appropriate panel in order to print it out to any installed
system printer.
· Help opens the appropriate section in the PAX1000 software online help.
· The Pin allows to temporarily unpin the appropriate view from the GUI. Click the pin
and the Polarization Ellipse view collapses and appears like a bookmark on the left, while
the other active view (here: Poincaré Sphere) is expanded over the entire GUI: