Some of the items in the menu may not be available until the corresponding parameters in the targets window are selected.
To select a row in the window, place the cursor over the small selection box on the extreme left and click once to select the box and a second time to select the row. To select a block of rows, select the first and then with the shift key depressed select the last.
To deselect a block, place the cursor on any of the selection boxes and click once.
Cut Rows
Once rows are selected in the same manner as rows in the design window then they can be cut from the targets and placed on the clipboard.
Copy Targets
Copy targets copies all of the targets and stores them on the clipboard so that they can be pasted into another design. If you copy the targets and then paste them back into the current design no change will be observed. Use Copy Rows and Paste Rows to duplicate parts of the current targets.
Copy Rows
Copies the selected rows onto the clipboard.
Paste Targets
Pastes the set of targets stored on the clipboard to the current target window. This operation replaces the current set of targets.
If the target data was placed on the clipboard by an application other than the Essential Macleod, then the Import Data tool (See page 44) will be used so that you can specify which columns on the clipboard correspond to the various target window columns. Additionally you can specify every n'th line is read. This is typically used to reduce the number of target points when the data on the clipboard is the output of a spectrometer scan.
Paste Rows
Pastes the rows that are stored on the clipboard into the current targets. The point of insertion will be the currently selected row.
Insert Rows...
This command inserts a given number of rows above the current insertion point. The rows are interpolated so that the values in the Wavelength/Frequency column form an arithmetic or linear progression. Other attributes of the targets are also linearly interpolated.
Delete Rows...
This command deletes the selected rows. Note that clicking the selection box at the extreme left and using <Del> deletes a line.
Sort
Sort places the targets in order. When the Sort command is selected, you are asked to specify the sort order with the following window:
Targets may be sorted by the contents of up to three columns in either ascending or descending order. Once the columns have been selected, click on OK to sort the targets.
This command is particularly useful in conjunction with the Global Edit command where it used to group together the targets that are to be globally edited so that they may easy be selected prior to starting the global edit.
The Sort command applies to the current target window. For example, if the standard targets are displayed, then sorting will only apply to the standard targets.
Global Edit...
This command changes either all targets or selected targets only (if at least one target has been selected), to values entered on the Global Edit form.
If a value is entered into one of the fields, then the targets will be updated with the new value. If the field is left blank, then the value held in the targets will be not altered.
Clicking on OK causes any changes to be made. Clicking on Cancel causes the edit operation to be aborted.
Scale Targets...
This command is similar to the Global Edit command except that it multiplies the value in the target field by the value in the corresponding field of the Scale Targets form.
The command changes either all targets or selected targets only (if at least one target has been selected).
For example, if 0.01 is entered into the Required Value field, then when OK is selected, the Required Value of the targets that are to be modified will be multiplied by 0.01.
Generate...
Generate helps in the setting up of a set of targets. The dialog box permits either a range of wavelengths and/or a range of incident angles to be set with a particular performance specification. Add or New buttons are provided so that the results can just be added to the existing set of targets or can replace them.
The mode of operation is that each wavelength is given the range of angles specified.
Be careful! This can generate a very large array of targets. For example, a range of wavelengths from 400 to 700 at steps of 20 together with a range of angles of incidence from 0 to 45 at intervals of 5 will give 160 separate targets. An alternative to specifying the step size is to specify the number of targets over the range by entering a number in the
#points box.
To set a range of angles at one wavelength set the starting and ending wavelengths to the same value and similarly with specifications at just one angle.
Display Wavelength
This command causes the targets to be displayed in terms of the wavelength parameter as defined in General Units on the Options menu.
Display Frequency
This command causes the targets to be displayed in terms of the frequency parameter as defined in the General Units on the Options menu.
Remove Duplicates
This command causes duplicate targets to be deleted. The default action is for duplicate targets to be automatically deleted, but in some cases it is preferable not to delete the duplicate targets as soon as they are detected (for example if you are pasting in a common range of values but want to change the polarization). The Remove Duplicates Immediately option in the Targets tab of the General options controls the automatic removal of targets. If this option is unchecked, then duplicate targets will not be automatically deleted. If duplicate targets are present when refinement is selected, a warning message will be displayed and refinement will be stopped.