The Graphical User Interface
****************************

This part of the documentation strives to describe the look and functionality
of the various parts that make up VDAT and how to customize them.

.. _mainwindow:

The main window
===============

The main window is split into various parts:

* a menu bar, in the upper part of the VDAT window, or in the menu bar at the
  top of the screen under OSX;
* the largest part of the VDAT window is occupied by two panels that allow navigation
  through directories and execution of reduction steps;
* the bottom part is occupied by a log panel and a progress bar used to notify
  the user about the progress and success/failures of the reductions steps.

  .. warning::
    the progress bar is currently under development

.. figure:: /_static/vdat_screenshot.png
    :alt: a screenshot of the main VDAT window

    Screenshot of the main VDAT window, showing all the elements discussed in
    :ref:`mainwindow`

A more in-depth description of the above elements can be found by following these
links:

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    menu_bar
    tree_view
    main_panel
    log_panel
    progress

IFU viewer
==========

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    ifu_viewer

Queue window
============

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    queue