> as I wrote a few weeks ago, this is potentially confusing since there
> are a few functions (in ArgServer) that relate only to peaks selected in
> the spectrum and no equivalents for peaks selected in tables.
As I have mentioned before, bringing all of the tables within Analysis
into the scope of the ArgumentServer is a big task and not something I
want to start faffing with just for a few people until I have dealt with
the more important development threads. The reason why including tables is
not trivial is the fact that they are not modelled in the same way that
the scientific and spectrum window objects are. Until or unless they are
modelled, any function call that accesses the table contents may become
broken as Analysis develops. I reserve the right to change the innards of
Analysis substantially without having to worry about breaking external
macros.
> Furthermore it feels very strange to the average SPARKY user that these
> selections should do something different.
Analysis users come from all sorts of programs and I have to tread between
them all. Analysis might use some of the same ideas as SPARKY, but it is a
different approach.
> What is the reason to have Analysis behaving the way it is? From my
> limited point of view I can't see the advantage ...
The advantage of having the table selection in general for peaks (i.e.
those highlighted blue) separate from the selection of peaks in spectrum
windows is so that you can apply separate operations to separate sets of
peaks, i.e. freedom and control.
People would be very annoyed if they had some peaks selected in the
spectrum windows ready for some operation then clicked on a peak in a
table only to find that the selection in the window had been reset.
Analysis does offer synchronisation between the Selected Peaks popup table
specifically and the window selected peaks. However to extend this to the
Peak List Editor popup would be hideously restrictive. You could only
consider one set of peaks at once.
T.
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