Menus in Igor Pro

A Menu block adds items to Igor's own menus, and each item names a call.

Menu "Analysis"
    "Smooth front trace", SmoothFront(5)
    "-"
    Submenu "Export front window"
        "PNG/1", ExportFront(-2)
    End
End

Function ExportFront(Variable format)
    String win = WinName(0, 1)
    SavePICT/O/WIN=$win/E=(format)/B=300 as win
    return 0
End

Function SmoothFront(Variable width)
    String traces = TraceNameList("", ";", 1)
    WAVE w = TraceNameToWaveRef("", StringFromList(0, traces))
    Smooth/B width, w
End

How it works

1. The block is Menu "Name" ... End, at the top level of a file.
2. An item is a string, a comma, and the call to make.
3. A "-" item draws a separator; /1 sets a keyboard shortcut.

Keywords and builtins used here

• End
• Function
• Menu
• SavePICT
• Smooth
• String
• StringFromList
• Submenu
• TraceNameList
• TraceNameToWaveRef
• Variable
• WAVE
• WinName
• return

The run, in numbers

Lines

19

Characters to type

403

Tokens

90

Three-star pace

90 tpm

At the three-star pace of 90 tokens a minute, this run takes about 60 seconds.

Type this snippet

Step 5 of 5 in Wiring it up, step 17 of 18 in Panels & GUI.

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