Rachel GUI

There is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Gosia version 20081208.10, which is currently undergoing beta-testing.  The latest beta-test version can be [http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~hayes/beta_rachel/rachel.1.3.0.beta.tar downloaded here].  Rachel is written in Python 2.6 and is expected to be Python 2.7 compliant.  It will run on Linux or Unix (OS X) machines.  A 64-bit processor is desirable, because Gosia runs fastest and most accurately on a 64-bit machine.  This original version of the GUI was written as a time-saving tool for analysis of one particular data set, so the final release version, expected in 2011 will have many structural changes in the code, allowing more automation, more general particle detector options and fewer user prompts.

There is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Gosia version 20081208.10, which is currently undergoing beta-testing.  The latest beta-test version can be [http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~hayes/beta_rachel/rachel.1.3.0.beta.tar downloaded here].  Rachel is written in Python 2.6 and is expected to be Python 2.7 compliant.  It will run on Linux or Unix (OS X) machines.  A 64-bit processor is desirable, because Gosia runs fastest and most accurately on a 64-bit machine.  This original version of the GUI was written as a time-saving tool for analysis of one particular data set, so the final release version, expected in 2011 will have many structural changes in the code, allowing more automation, more general particle detector options and fewer user prompts.

Upgrades are being made to incorporate all of the capabilities of Gosia, with a focus on the most commonly used features.  Prioritization of the upgrades will be directed primarily by Gosia user input on the [[Gosia forum]].  Users are encouraged to submit requested upgrades to handle present features of Gosia that are not already included, ''as well as new functions that Gosia does not handle, but which could be incorporated via the GUI.''   

Upgrades are being made to incorporate all of the capabilities of Gosia, with a focus on the most commonly used features.  Prioritization of the upgrades will be directed primarily by Gosia user input on the [[Gosia forum]].  Users are encouraged to submit requested upgrades to handle present features of Gosia that are not already included, ''as well as new functions that Gosia does not handle, but which could be incorporated via the GUI.''   

The GUI preserves backward-compatibility of the saved session files, so that users can upgrade the GUI without having to rebuild the session.

The GUI preserves backward-compatibility of the saved session files, so that users can upgrade the GUI without having to rebuild the session.