Autoprint feature in monitor

From: Kris Hagel (hagel@CyclotronMail.tamu.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 16:06:29 EDT

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    Hello,
    I have implemented an autoprint feature into the monitoring software.  This
    arose from the need to have a set of spectra to print at regular periods and
    relying on people to go through the list and print out the necessary pictures
    was not practical.  It didn't even really work for me!
    
    So there is now a new button called Autoprint in the global array frame of the
    SuperMonitor.  Pressing this button causes a list of "registered" pictures to be
    printed out automatically.  The way to register these pictures is in the Init()
    method of the BrOnlineMonitorXXX to use AddPicture(pict,"autoprint"); or
    AddHistogram(hist,"autoprint");  Specifying the autoprint option will cause that
    particular picture to be added to the autoprint list and hence to be printed out
    when the Autoprint button is pressed.
    
    I have added the autoprint option to a few pictures that I thought were
    important.  The detector "experts" who maintain the respective
    BrOnlineMonitorXXXs for their detectors should modify those monitors to add the
    autoprint to the pictures that they wish to be printed out in an automatic
    fashion.  I would urge you, however, to be conservative.  The number of pictures
    printed out for each autoprint needs to be kept to a manageable level.  If too
    many are printed out, we will use alot of paper, fill alot of folders and there
    is a good chance they will not be looked at.  This would also be a good time to
    add a good summary picture to your monitor as well as possibly take away a bunch
    that are seldom if ever looked at.  There are only a few detectors that have
    good summary pictures that give a flavor of what the detector is doing by
    looking at only that one picture.
    
    brop in the operator account will be updated momentarily with the autoprint
    pictures I have implemented.
    
    Enjoy
    
    Kris
    



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