Bruce, I believe I have a sequence of events that you can reproduce this problem of the data selection window locking up in Windows (tested in XP-SP2 and Win2000-SP4) using Athena 0.8.050. #1) Open three data sets #2) Right-click on first dataset choose Plot This Curve..In energy (Left click to choose) #3) The other datasets are now locked. Cannot select another dataset. #4) The fix: Right-click on any other dataset. Data selection begins working fine again. It appears that Athena is waiting for another Right-click after something is chosen off the popup context menu. This glitch is reproducible on WinXP and Win2000 platforms. Dave

-----Original Message----- From: ifeffit-bounces@millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov [mailto:ifeffit-bounces@millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Bruce Ravel Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:06 AM To: XAFS Analysis using Ifeffit Subject: Re: [Ifeffit] Athena problem

Hi folks,

I have been following the discussion in the last few days about problems people are having on Windows with Athena and Artemis. I trust that everyone appreciates that my commitment to providing useful, usable software is strong and that I work very hard to meet that commitment. Unfortunately, nothing in this thread has provided me with actionable information. While I understand that some of you are having problems, no one has yet provided enough information for me even to begin solving the problem (whatever it might be). The fundamental rule of good bug reporting is that you need to provide sufficient information that I can reproduce the problem on my computer. If I cannot reproduce the problem, I cannot understand it and cannot solve it.

On my bug reporting page (http://cars9.uchicago.edu/~ravel/software/bugs.html) there is a box on the left side of the screen with links to two excellent articles in how to communicate with software developers. If you are interested in how to best help me to understand and solve problems with my software, please read through those articles and take the authors' suggestions to heart.

Regards, B

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