I am a beginner for xafs analysis. I installed the Demeter on my laptop. I found there was always a black command widow when I start athena or artermis. If I close that window, the program was also closed. My operation system is windows 7. Why?

A man walks into his doctor's office and says "Doctor! Doctor! It really hurts when I laugh! What should I do?" The doctor calmly responds, "Stop laughing." I haven't yet figured out how to reliably keep the pipe between my code and the plotting program open without an active command window. While I am sure that a solution exists, I have to prioritize my efforts. The presence of the command window just isn't a show-stopping problem. Have you tried ... ummm .... not closing the command window? B