Use the Application Editor to create 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. Rename an application or a launcher
    
   First selecting the item with left click and then click on it again to edit.
    
5. 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
      
6. 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.
      
7. 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.
      
8. Save the application through Application/Save> or Save As>

Reload and Edit an existing application >