Run Ftools 
  This tool is the GUI client of console FTOOL programs. It takes advantage of
the rich functionalities of FTOOL tools and integrates them into fv. With
this utility, to run a FTOOL program, you no longer need to leave the fv and 
open the other console window. However, you need to install the FTOOL or HEASOFT
package to use this utility.
Menus
There are four menus. 
-  Ftool
   -  Run :Run the selected tool program. 
   
-  Cancel : Cancel the current running tool program.
   
-  tool help : Open the help file for the selected tool. 
   
-  Clear Log : Clear Log window.
   
-  Dump Log: Dump the content of Log window to a log file.
   
-  Exit: Terminate this tool.
 
-  Packages 
Listing of the sub-packages of tools. When one of them is selected,
its contents will appear on the tool window.
 
-  Favorite  
You can choose tools from different sub-packages and assemble them
in your favorite group. 
   -  Go to... : Go to your favorite group.
   
-  Add...: Add current selected tool to the favorite group.
   
-  Delete...: Delete the selected tool from the favorite group.
   
-  Reset...: Delete every tool from the favorite group. 
   
-  Configure  Configure the tool path, parfile path, and
help file path, whether to save the parameters automatically, and
whether to clear the log window automatically.   
                
 
-  Help : 
 
   -  About this program... : Open this help file.
   
-  About selected tool.. : Open the help file for the selected tool. 
 
Tool Window 
 
   When you selected a sub-package from Packages  menu button, a
listings of tools in this sub-package and its brief description will appear 
in this window. To select the desired tool, click the left mouse button 
on it.  
   -  Add to Favorite : Add the selected tool to the 
        favorite group.
   
-  Run : Run the selected tool. It opens the 
    Parameter Dialog  or 
Command Dialog  depending on whether the task is parameter file 
based or a script.  
   
-  Cancel : Terminate the Running tool. 
   
-  tool Help : Open the tool help window.  
Log Window 
 
   This window records the output of the tool when it is running.
  
   -  Clear Log : Clear Log window.
   
-  Dump Log: Dump the content of Log window to a log file.
   
-  Exit: Terminate this tool.
This window is opened when the  Run  Button is pressed. It
displays the listings of parameters of the selected tool if it is 
parameter-based.  It consists of three columns, name, description, 
and value. You can enter the parameter value or set the Yes/No radio 
buttons in the  Value  field. For a parameter asking file
name(s), you can press the  Browser button  next to it to 
open  a file selection dialog .
All the mandatory parameters are shaded with green color.
   -  Show hidden : Toggle between showing or hiding the hidden
                             parameters.
   
-  Reset : Reset the parameter values to system default
                       values.
   
-  OK : Accept the current values, close this dialog and
                    start to run the tool.
   
-  Cancel : Close this dialog without running the tool.
   
-  Help : Open the help file of the tool. 
This window is opened when the  Run  Button is pressed if 
the corresponding tool is not parameter-based. The command is entered 
in the Command  field. The  Output Fits File  field is
optional. It tells the program the file name of the output Fits File, 
so it can open the  File Summary  after the command is
successfully finished.
   -  OK : Accept the command,  close this dialog and
                    start to run the command.
   
-  Cancel : Close this dialog without running.
   
-  Help : Open the help file for the command. 
This window is opened when the  browser  Button in   the Parameter Dialog  is pressed.   
To select a desired file, use left mouse to click on it then press
either the Apply to...   or  Append to...  button.  
The file name will be entered or appended on the Value  field.
When appending, a separator in the Separator field will be 
inserted before the file name is appended.  
The attributes of the selected file can also be selected by the 
radio buttons,  Output  and Input , and the check box
Fits file . When both the Output  and  Fits file
 are set, a  File Summary  window will be opened after 
the tool successfully finishes its execution.
 
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