Notebook

The Notebook window is a separate window receiving text information from AlliGator such as action summary and analysis results. The Notebook window can be opened using the Windows>>Show Notebook menu item or the Ctrl+N keyboard shortcut.

The main component of the Notebook is a Rich Text Box, which can contain images pasted from the clipboard or other similar objects.

Naturally, the user can type text, edit the content of the Notebook with standard shortcut and a few formatting options accessible via the right-click menu.

When selecting the Verbose Mode option (Settings window, Miscellaneous page),  individual analysis steps (usually hidden from the user) are reported in the Notebook in green font, and error messages (usually hidden from the user) are reported in red font.While this can generate a lot of unwanted information, it is easy to delete afterwards and is useful for debugging purposes.

The content of the Notebook is automatically backed up every minute in the User Temp Folder, where it can be found in case of an unexpected crash. The user can also save it at any time, and is reminded to do so when quitting AlliGator, if desired.

Warning: Closing the Notebook without saving it doesn't lose its content, as long as AlliGator is running. However, if AlliGator is closed before the Notebook, and the Notebook is then closed without saving, there is no way to recover its content (the backup copy is deleted when the Notebook is closed).

Tip: It is recommended to open the Notebook at the beginning of a session and use it to insert annotations, paste intermediate plots or images and in general keep track of user workflow. Saving the Notebook at the end of an analysis session provides a convenient record of parameters and steps used during analysis.