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The Editors Pane and the Editor Types

The Editors pane is used to enter information into the various nodesof the Phase-1 or Phase-2 project e.g. the Science Goals, SchedulingBlocks, etc. It has three tabs which give access to the Spectral,Spatial and Form editors. Whilst the Form tab is always selectable,the Spectral and Spatial tabs only become active when appropriate. Itis possible to select which tab is highlighted by default using theAppearance tab of File $\rightarrow$ Preferences ; all theinformation in the Forms editor is also displayed in the correspondingSpectral or Spatial tab.

The Spectral tab is used to visualise the frequency setup of aproject, including the receiver bands, sidebands and spectralwindows. The atmospheric transmission curve can also be plotted andspectral lines overlaid. In addition to the visualisation, theSpectral tab also shows the receiver and correlator related fieldsthat are visible in the Forms tab.

The Spatial tab is used to visualise the field setup of the project,either by downloading an image from one of many image servers or byloading a local FITS file from disk. Using the cursor, pointingpositions and rectangular mapping areas can be defined.

The Form tab displays the form corresponding to the node that has beenselected in the project tree. Note that the name of the forms editorchanges depending on which part of the project tree is currentlyselected. While the forms for Science Goals are relatively simple,more complex and elaborate forms need to be completed when creating aScheduling Blocks; the correlator configuration is particularlycomplicated.


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The ALMA OT Team, 2011 May 20