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varenius / salsa

Code developed for the 2.3m radio telescopes SALSA in Onsala, Sweden
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Stowing and closing down is too hard #69

Closed maltesk closed 2 years ago

maltesk commented 3 years ago

Describe the bug When I am done observing (Simple tab) and want to close down sensibly, stowing and closing down SALSA properly is too hard.

To Reproduce Decide to stop using SALSA. Look at the UI and try to work out what to do. There is no close down option in the UI.  You have to stop tracking, move to stow position, and only then can you close the window, and none of that is obvious.

Expected behavior I can easily find a clear and reliable way of closing down.

Desktop (please complete the following information): Windows 10, Chrome 95.0.4638.69

varenius commented 2 years ago

Well. In principle, you can just leave (e.g. shut down your browser). Stowing is not required. It is a nice thing, since it will reduce the wind resistance. But in general the telescopes are fine in any position.

In the Advanced tab, it says at the top "Please select Desired=stow and press track to stow antenna when you are finished". I think this is a pretty clear hint. If we assume we want something similar for the Simple-tab, we can add this, but it does become cluttered.

Is the simplest fix just to leave as is, with the understanding that stowing is not necessary? Or, do we want some UI change? If so, could you suggest how the "clear and reliable way" would look?

maltesk commented 2 years ago

Good enough for the moment I think,