Use Application Editor in Leginon to create or edit Leginon applications¶

1. Start a leginon session
    
2. Select Menu/Application/Edit...> to start a new application
    
3. Or Select Menu/Application/Load> to load an existing application for editing
    
4. Save the application through Application/Save> or Save As>

What you can do:¶

Create a new application based on an existing one¶

1. Load the existing application
2. Rename the application
3. Make changes of node alias, binding and etc.
4. IMPORTANT Left click Application/Save As> and check the application name before confirmation.

Rename an application, a launcher, or a node¶

First selecting the item with left click and then click on it again to edit.

Add a Launcher.¶

• Right-click and hold on the name of the application to select "Add Launcher".
• Rename the launcher to your choice by selecting the launcher name with left click and then click on it again to edit

Add a node within a Launcher.¶

• Right-click on the launcher to select "Add Node"
• Enter an descriptive Alias name for the node. For example, "Instrument" for the "EM" node.
• Choose the Node Class from the pull-down list.

Add Event Bindings between nodes.¶

• Right-click on the node the event binding is originated from to select "Bind Event..."
• Add a Presets Manager node aliased as "pm" in the same launcher.
• Select in the pull-down menu where the event is bound to under "To Node".
• Select the event to bind from the pull-down list of the valid event bindings.

Edit an existing application as an xml file >