mcGUI(1)

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version 3.5+3.5.19 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute

💅 NAME 💅

mcgui — the mcstas graphical user interface. yeah that's the whole vibe, it's the pretty face of the mcstas package 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

mcgui [INSTR]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so bestie, listen. the front-end mcgui hands you a graphical user interface that ties together all the different parts of the mcstas package. no cap. you start it straight from a shell / command prompt with literally just the command mcgui and that's it, you're in 🫶

and here's the cute part: you can optionally hand it the name INSTR of an instrument file. not required, just an option, the sliders are optional. when the front-end launches, a main window opens up, main character energy fr fr 👑

that window is doing a lot, she's booked and busy. she displays the output from compiling and running simulations, and she also holds a few menus and buttons for you. the whole point of the front-end, the actual purpose, is to edit and compile instrument definitions, run the simulations, and visualize the results. edit, compile, run, visualize. iconic behavior. periodt 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • INSTR — optional name of the instrument to open. give it if you want, skip it if you don't, no pressure bestie 🌸

🌈 FILES 🌈

these are the paths she cares about:

  • /usr/share/mcstas/resources
  • /usr/share/mcstas/tools/Python/mccodelib/mccode_config.json
  • ~/.mcstas/mccode_config.json
  • http://www.mcstas.org

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

want to open the Test_SX example? that's the Single crystal diffraction one, in case you were wondering ✨

  • mcgui Test_SX.instr

one line, one command, one slay. look at you go 💖

👑 AUTHORS 👑

mcstas Team (mcstas.org)

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

mcstas(1), mcdoc(1), mcplot(1), mcrun(1), mcgui(1), mcdisplay(1)

💜 AUTHORS 💜

MCSTAS neutron Ray Tracing Team. (yes, this section shows up twice in the original and i am respectfully keeping both, i don't make the rules, i just make it cute 🫶)

okay and before you go — this page is running version git of the mcGUI manual, that's the source/version stamp living down at the bottom, no date on it, just git doing its thing 🧚 stay hydrated, read your man pages, mwah 💋

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