MenuBar – Menus

The MenuBar contains five pull-down menus: Hoku, Images, Windows, Plots and Desktops.

The Hoku menu and the Desktops menu

Hoku Menu

Item What it does
About Hoku Shows version information
Bug Report Explains how to make a bug report. See Bug Report
License Shows the license information for Hoku
New Features Lists what is new in this version
Release Notes Shows the changes made in each Hoku version
Tutorial Opens the built-in tutorial again
Quit Exits Hoku

Desktops Menu

You can organize your work on several Desktops. Each Desktop you have is listed in this menu.

Item What it does
New Desktop Creates a new Desktop
a listed Desktop → go to Jumps to that Desktop
a listed Desktop → rename Changes its name

Images Menu

Each open image is listed in this menu.

Item What it does
Close All Closes all open images
a listed image → display Brings it to the front
a listed image → rename Changes its name
a listed image → close Closes that image

Windows Menu

The Windows menu, showing the parameters of a window

A window is a rectangular region of interest on an image. See Window Arguments. Each window is listed in this menu.

Item What it does
Remove All Removes all listed windows
a listed window → clipboard Sends it to the clipboard
a listed window → parameters Displays its four numbers: x, y, width and height
a listed window → rename Changes its name
a listed window → remove Removes that window

Plots Menu

Each open plot is listed in this menu.

Item What it does
Close All Closes all open plots
a listed plot → display Brings it to the front
a listed plot → rename Changes its name
a listed plot → close Closes that plot