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When working in DIAdem SCRIPT, it is often necessary to work on more than one file at once. The way this is implemented at the moment is with tabs:

However, it can be quite tedious to switch back and forth between 2 scripts for things like copy/pasting, comparing code or simply editing code on 2 files concurrently.

My suggestion would be for a SCRIPT editor with split screen functionality, roughly like this:

With many users working with widescreens today, this would better make use of screen real-estate.

Currently you can only search for one channel at the same time with the advanced search as shown in the first graphic. if you select two channels at once, no search results will be found.

It would be very helpful if you could search for several channels with different characteristics at once.

for example, one could look for measurements that contain a first channel with a particular property and at the same time contain a second channel with a different property. It would also be helpful if the different properties of the search were linked by setting the brackets.

here's an example

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such a function would greatly facilitate the evaluation of large data volumes.

best regards

Simon

We are very happy about the support of Python as additional language in DIAdem script.

It would be a really nice feature if the DIAdem Python module would also be available in Python scripts that are running not within DIAdem script but on a machine with valid DIAdem license.
This would allow to create Python applications that use DIAdem commands but do not require the user to explicitly open DIAdem and load a Python script and thus improve usability.
Another use case would be an improved communication between Matlab and DIAdem by calling Python code including DIAdem commands from Matlab as executing Python code from Matlab is possible.

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I'd like to propose a few improvements to the zoom functionality in DIAdem VIEW that are sorely missing usability-wise:

Vertical band zoom: This would allow one to zoom in on a specific part of the y axis without touching the x axis. We have the horizontal, why not vertical?
Sticky zoom button: When I want to zoom in to a specific part of a graph in successive steps, I have to click on the zoom button each time. It would be great to be able to click on it once to activate the zoom tool and to be able to zoom several times. (Not sure what the best mechanism is, but maybe a click with modifier key? Ctrl+click on zoom button keeps it active?)
Zoom stack with undo: Following on from point 2, when I zoom in in successive steps, it would be nice to be able to go back to the previous zoom level. Right now I can only do a generic zoom out or cancel all zooming. It could simply be an extra button in the zoom palette that goes back up one level in the zoom stack (like an undo. It could even be integrated into a more generic undo functionality if it ever comes about.)

I think that for points 2 and 3 there are several ways this could be done. I think the focus should be on usability. The user needs to be able to navigate the data as quickly and as efficiently as possible and the current zoom implementation is clearly impractical for many users.

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Make an option to have REPORT auto-scaling work like VIEW:

VIEW updates the Y-Axis range to be appropriate for the presently visible data when Y-Axis auto-scaling is on and a manual X-Axis range is selected.

REPORT presently maintains the Y-Axis scale of the entire Y-Axis channel's range regardless of X-Axis range selection.

The current behavior requires the user to manually scale both the X and Y axis, when manually selecting an X-Axis range on a highly variable data set. In my case, I'm setting the X-Axis range in a script (last 30 days), but will now also have to determine and set a manual Y-Axis range for the 30 day window of X-Axis values.

I put "Optional" in the description because sometimes the current behavior is desired (if the user wishes to maintain a consistent Y-Axis at all times).

-Josh

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Hey All,

I've been working with a lot of SUDs lately and I've thought of a few things that could help make their editing process easier. First off, it would be nice to be able to view the SUD script and the display at the same time. I think a split screen view of the display and the script would help streamline SUD creation. It's a bit cumbersome to have to switch back and forth between the two.

The other idea is to make layer editing easier. Having faster way to switch which layer you are editing and a checkbox to select which one is the true default are a few ideas. I've run into a couple of occasions where I am editing one layer that is dependent on the first and have to switch back to the primary layer to test the SUD before switching again to continue editing. Additionaly, it would be easier to edit layers if we could more quickly switch layers, through use of something like the tab system used to switch which sheet you are looking at in the report.

Let me know what you think,

Artemis