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OT Configuration
The OT supports a number of layout and display configurations that can be selected by the user. The most basic configuration option is that you may collapse the various panes in the main GUI window and/or change their size. Collapsing can be done via the small arrows next to the pane borders; the border themselves can be moved using the left cursor button. These changes are automatically maintained the next time you run the tool.
Additionally, using the Preferences menu a large number of OT settings can be specified, mostly to do with the OT's appearance and behaviour. Particularly useful options include the time that each tooltip is displayed for, whether a Science Goal is displayed as a summary table or a collection of all its editors, and whether the OT should display Spatial, Spectral or Forms editors by default.
Other features of the Preferences menu include:
- Dialog behaviour - the OT displays many dialogues during its operation, often to confirm if a particular operation is really required. At the risk of making mistakes, it can be advantageous to switch some of these off using the Dialogs tab. This is particularly useful for people who do a lot of work with SBs.
- User credentials - if they have already been entered, e.g. to submit a project to the ALMA archive, or to enable user privileges, the username and password will be displayed here. These details are remembered by the OT and will persist across OT sessions.
- User privileges - if a user has an account with special privileges, these must be activated using the Advanced tab. Once this is done, the OT will prompt for the username and password each time it is started. Note that this means it is not possible to use the OT with user privileges without a network connection!
All user preferences are stored by the OT in the $HOME/.almaot directory and will be used when starting the OT.
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The ALMA OT Team, 2017 Dec 18