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21 | 21 | - [Printing / Plotting](#printing--plotting) |
22 | 22 | - [Default PDF Reader](#default-pdf-reader) |
23 | 23 | - [Closing OpenVnmrJ](#closing-openvnmrj) |
| 24 | + - [Enabling the Locator](#enabling-the-locator) |
24 | 25 | - [Updating OpenVnmrJ](#updating-openvnmrj) |
25 | 26 | - [License](#license) |
26 | 27 |
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@@ -144,6 +145,26 @@ Two features need to be installed and activated within Windows. These are the "V |
144 | 145 | * File->Exit VnmrJ, close the window, or type `exit` on the command line |
145 | 146 | * **Windows 10 (20H1-21H1):** Once closed, you will need to manually exit VcXsrv from the taskbar if desired. |
146 | 147 |
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| 148 | +### Enabling the Locator |
| 149 | +From the OpenVnmrJ Spectroscopy User Guide: |
| 150 | +> The VJ Locator is a database browser that provides access to data sets, experiments, shim sets, commands, etc. … The Locator works similarly to a directory or file manager by using minimal information filtering and lists of information. |
| 151 | +
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| 152 | +It can also be used with the Panel Editor to add elements to panels See section 6 (User Space Customization) of the the User Programming Reference Guide for more info. |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +The Locator is turned off by default. To turn it on: |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +1. Systemd should be enabled, as it is used by the PDF printer. To verify, open a WSL terminal and edit ```/etc/wsl.conf```. It should include the code below. If you added/modified this file, run `wsl --shutdown` in a PowerShell window to reboot the WSL distro. |
| 157 | + ``` |
| 158 | + [boot] |
| 159 | + systemd=true |
| 160 | + ``` |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +2. Launch the OpenVnmrJ administrator window using the appropriate Start Menu/Desktop shortcut or run `wsl -d <distro_name> -u vnmr1 /bin/bash -lic "vnmrj admin; sleep 3"` from PowerShell or the Run (Win+R) dialog. |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +3. From the Configure menu, select Locator Config… |
| 165 | +4. Uncheck the Locator Off box and enter a database age limit if desired. |
| 166 | +5. Click Ok and exit the OpenVnmrJ Administrator window. |
| 167 | + |
147 | 168 | ### Updating OpenVnmrJ |
148 | 169 | * Open a WSL terminal for your distro |
149 | 170 | * Open from the distro shortcut in the Start Menu |
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