File

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New: resets the graphic area, list of results, peak list, stack for undo/redo.

Import Diffraction Data: loads the pattern from file. The program can manage only the following file
types:

1. ASCII file (start, step, end, intensities): The first row contains 2θ minimum, 2θ step, 2θ
maximum. Counts are in the successive lines. The number of counts for row or the format of counts can vary

# example 1 for ascii file with start,step,end, intensity
6 0.020 90.0
149. 161. 151. 136. 144. 151. 150. 149. 117. 138.
157. 120. 143. 156. 110. 142. 147. 147. 124. 128.
130. 144. 134. 159. 145. 150. 138. 149. 134. 159.
142. 139. 135. 136. 147. 139. 155. 133. 140. 133.
134. 158. 165. 134. 156. 139. 122. 141. 158. 132.
150. 138. 134. 149. 147. 150. 154. 165. 145. 140.
.................................................
# example 2 for ascii file with start,step,end, intensity
6.0 0.010 70
79 58 76 73 80 73
68 72 93 66 67 60
72 83 65 72 87 76
78 73 65 83 77 75
95 127 138 175 206 208
176 170 126 124 96 82
67 66 71 68 72 74
116 123 89 123 141 131
137 116 113 82 84 65
70 81 82 89 119 146
................................................

2. ASCII file (2 columns: 2theta and intensity): this file contains 2θ in the first column and intensities
in the second one. The format can vary.

# example for ascii file with 2 columns
3.0000 96.750
3.0200 96.500
3.0400 83.000
3.0600 94.000
3.0800 87.000
3.1000 94.000
3.1200 93.000
3.1400 75.750
3.1600 84.250
3.1800 76.500
3.2000 83.250
3.2200 78.750
3.2400 75.500
.................................................

Use symbol ‘#’ to introduce comment lines.

3. Additional readable ASCII file formats are: GSAS (*.gda), CIF (*.rtv, *.cif) and
XYE (*.xye).

Open Project (*.qlx): opens a project created by QualX .

View file: visualizes a text file.

View Output File: visualizes the output file in html format.

Save: saves all changes in the project previously created.

Save As: saves all changes in a new project.

Save Graphic Area: exports the powder pattern area in a file.

Print Graphic Area: prints the powder pattern area.

Export Diffraction Data: by this option it is possible to export the diffraction pattern in two of the possible formats managed by QualX (file type 1. and 2. previously described). By selecting ‘Peak data’ it is also possible to save the (d,I) values [or the (2θ,I) values] associated to the experimental peaks in an external file (two columns file).

Recent Files: list of the last five recent files.

Recent Projects: list of the last five recent projects.