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Documentation for Program CMPR

Why use CMPR?

CMPR is a multipurpose program for powder diffraction data that provides the following features:



The following sections of this web page describe the various modes within the program. Most sections have links to screen dumps of the GUI with a link marked "View panel" or something similar. The most recent additions are noted with the "new" new image, while other changes that have been added in the previous few versions are flagged with this image: note.

For installation information, see the CMPR/LOGIC overview.

Mouse shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts note

There are a number of shortcuts implemented by pressing keyboard keys. A list of them follows, either upper or lower case may be used. Some of these case will function only in certain sections of CMPR.

CMPR Program Sections

CMPR consists of a number of program sections (panels) that are selected using the "notebook tabs" directly below the menu bar.

Peaks/Smooth note (View panel)

note Index (View panel or Results Window)

new Logic (View panel)

note Interp (View panel)

new FitWidths (View panel)

new EditFile (View panel)

Display options (View panel)

Set working directory
Save WD as starting directory

Help (View panel)

Customizing

CMPR is designed to be expanded. Read the code and send me any extensions you create. Have fun!

Customization files

Reading directly from GSAS experiments

Using the Example File Formats

Supporting Additional File Formats


grace

Grace (xmgrace) is a nice WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for X Windows. Many UNIX users will be familiar with a prior version of grace, known as xmgr. It is distributed under the terms of the Free Software Foundation public license, and may be downloaded for free. Grace runs on practically any version of Unix. As well, it has been successfully ported to VMS, OS/2 and Win9*/NT. Use in Windows may be somewhat clumsy, as a X-Windows package is required. See the grace homepage at http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ for more information.

I would like to find a Windows program that accepts ASCII input and control files that can be used to generate publication-quality graphics, so that I can generate input files in that format as well.


Neither the author nor the U.S. Government makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the use of this information or the software described here. Brand names cited here are used for identification purposes and do not constitute an endorsement by NIST.

Brian Toby (brian.toby@anl.gov)
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