diff --git a/docs/source/experiment.rst b/docs/source/experiment.rst index 875322c..0df499f 100644 --- a/docs/source/experiment.rst +++ b/docs/source/experiment.rst @@ -462,28 +462,31 @@ beamline regularly updates a particular detector's mask as bad pixels are identi overwrite the existing mask. It is important therefore that the external pixel mask also excludes the detector gaps. -After launching the dialog, the current mask can be plotted by clicking -on "Plot Mask." This overlays the mask on the powder diffraction data to -enable the center of the beam and other features of the data to be -identified. +After launching the dialog, the current mask is automatically plotted, +as an overlay on the powder diffraction data to enable the center of the +beam and other features of the data to be identified. .. figure:: /images/create-mask.png :align: center :width: 80% - *Create Mask dialog. The translucent red circle shows the circle + *Create Mask dialog. The translucent shape shows the rectangle created by clicking "Add Shape".* By clicking on "Add Shape" with either a rectangle or circle selected, a translucent shape is added to the plot. By default, it is centered on the beam center, but may be moved by dragging the center of the shape and/or resized by dragging one of the shape edges. When the shape has -the correct position and size, click on "Add Shape" again for the shape -to be added to the current list. A pull-down menu allows existing shapes -to be selected for removal if necessary. +the correct position and size, click on "Save Shape" for the shape to be +added to the current list. After saving the shape, it is no longer +draggable. However, the shape can still be modified by adjusting the +shape parameters and then clicking on "Save Shape" again. A pull-down +menu allows existing shapes to be selected for further edits or removal +if necessary. If a more complicated mask is required, it can be generated by an external image editor and imported using "Import Mask". -When the mask is complete, click "Save" to save it to the configuration file. +When the mask is complete, click "Save" to save it to the configuration +file. diff --git a/docs/source/images/create-mask.png b/docs/source/images/create-mask.png index 427c4f7..dd1ba73 100644 Binary files a/docs/source/images/create-mask.png and b/docs/source/images/create-mask.png differ