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akeshet / Cicero-Word-Generator

Cicero Word Generator is a user interface and control software suite designed with atomic physics experiments in mind. It can be used to design and run sequences on National Instruments digital and analog output cards. If you would like to use this software without compiling it yourself, please click on the Downloads link below, and download the appropriate version .zip file which includes compiled executibles. Please read ReleaseNotes.txt in the top level of this zip file when upgrading versions for any necessary user-migration actions.
https://akeshet.github.io/Cicero-Word-Generator/
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Looping background sequence is hard to stop/control #4

Open ryanolf opened 12 years ago

ryanolf commented 12 years ago

The box that comes up with sequence run status does not have its own entry in the taskbar. This is not a problem for non-background sequences because the status window is fixed above the main Cicero window. However, with background sequences, the status window can get lost behind Cicero. Thus, to stop the looping, one must minimize Cicero and find this window among the clutter. (I guess it does show in the alt-tab list, though, so maybe that's an easy way to find it.)

It would be nice for this window to either appear in the taskbar, or be easy to call to the front from within Cicero (for example with a button or hotkey). Even better, background loops could be controlled from the Cicero main window: a "abort after this run" check could be underneith the Run/Queue as Loop button, an abort button could also be there, with the same "A" or "ESC" hotkey associated with it.

akeshet commented 12 years ago

Good idea. Not sure the best implementation fix from a UI point of view. You're welcome to take a crack it, @ryanolf or @t1mur .