diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/gui_tools.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/gui_tools.py
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+import builtins
+
+from bec_widgets.cli.client import BECDockArea
+
+# from csaxs_bec.bec_ipython_client.plugins.cSAXS import epics_get, epics_put, fshopen, fshclose
+
+if builtins.__dict__.get("bec") is not None:
+    bec = builtins.__dict__.get("bec")
+    dev = builtins.__dict__.get("dev")
+    scans = builtins.__dict__.get("scans")
+
+def umv(*args):
+    return scans.umv(*args, relative=False)
+
+
+class LamniGuiToolsError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class LamniGuiTools:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.text_box = None
+        self.progressbar = None
+
+    def set_client(self, client):
+        self.client = client
+        self.gui = self.client.gui
+
+    def lamnigui_show_gui(self):
+        if "lamni" in self.gui.windows:
+            self.gui.lamni.show()
+        else:
+            self.gui.new("lamni")
+
+    def lamnigui_stop_gui(self):
+        self.gui.lamni.hide()
+
+    def lamnigui_raise(self):
+        self.gui.lamni.raise_window()
+
+    def lamnigui_show_xeyealign(self):
+        self.lamnigui_show_gui()
+        if self._lamnigui_check_attribute_not_exists("xeyegui"):
+            self.lamnigui_remove_all_docks()
+            self.xeyegui = self.gui.lamni.new("xeyegui").new("XRayEye")
+            # start live
+            if not dev.cam_xeye.live_mode:
+                dev.cam_xeye.live_mode = True
+
+
+    def _lamnigui_check_attribute_not_exists(self, attribute_name):
+        if hasattr(self.gui,"lamni"):
+            if hasattr(self.gui.lamni,attribute_name):
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def lamnigui_remove_all_docks(self):
+        self.gui.lamni.delete_all() 
+        self.progressbar = None
+        self.text_box = None
+
+    def lamnigui_idle(self):
+        self.lamnigui_show_gui()
+        if self._lamnigui_check_attribute_not_exists("idle_text_box"):
+            self.lamnigui_remove_all_docks()
+            idle_text_box = self.gui.lamni.new("idle_textbox").new("TextBox")
+        text = (
+            "<pre>"
+            + "██████╗ ███████╗ ██████╗     ██╗      █████╗ ███╗   ███╗███╗   ██╗██╗\n"
+            + "██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔════╝     ██║     ██╔══██╗████╗ ████║████╗  ██║██║\n"
+            + "██████╔╝█████╗  ██║          ██║     ███████║██╔████╔██║██╔██╗ ██║██║\n"
+            + "██╔══██╗██╔══╝  ██║          ██║     ██╔══██║██║╚██╔╝██║██║╚██╗██║██║\n"
+            + "██████╔╝███████╗╚██████╗     ███████╗██║  ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║ ╚████║██║\n"
+            + "╚═════╝ ╚══════╝ ╚═════╝     ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚═╝\n"
+            + "</pre>"
+        )
+        idle_text_box.set_html_text(text)
+
+    def lamnigui_docs(self, filename: str | None = None):
+        import csaxs_bec
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        print("The general lamni documentation is at \nhttps://sls-csaxs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/ptychography/lamni.html#user-ptychography-lamni")
+
+        csaxs_bec_basepath = Path(csaxs_bec.__file__).parent
+        docs_folder = (
+            csaxs_bec_basepath /
+            "bec_ipython_client" / "plugins" / "lamni" / "docs"
+        )
+
+        if not docs_folder.is_dir():
+            raise NotADirectoryError(f"Docs folder not found: {docs_folder}")
+
+        pdfs = sorted(docs_folder.glob("*.pdf"))
+        if not pdfs:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"No PDF files found in {docs_folder}")
+
+        # --- Resolve PDF ------------------------------------------------------
+        if filename is not None:
+            pdf_file = docs_folder / filename
+            if not pdf_file.exists():
+                raise FileNotFoundError(f"Requested file not found: {filename}")
+        else:
+            print("\nAvailable lamni documentation PDFs:\n")
+            for i, pdf in enumerate(pdfs, start=1):
+                print(f"  {i:2d}) {pdf.name}")
+            print()
+
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    choice = int(input(f"Select a file (1–{len(pdfs)}): "))
+                    if 1 <= choice <= len(pdfs):
+                        pdf_file = pdfs[choice - 1]
+                        break
+                    print(f"Enter a number between 1 and {len(pdfs)}.")
+                except ValueError:
+                    print("Invalid input. Please enter a number.")
+
+        # --- GUI handling (active existence check) ----------------------------
+        self.lamnigui_show_gui()
+
+        if self._lamnigui_check_attribute_not_exists("PdfViewerWidget"):
+            self.lamnigui_remove_all_docks()
+            self.pdf_viewer = self.gui.lamni.new(widget="PdfViewerWidget")
+
+        # --- Load PDF ---------------------------------------------------------
+        self.pdf_viewer.PdfViewerWidget.load_pdf(str(pdf_file.resolve()))
+        print(f"\nLoaded: {pdf_file.name}\n")
+
+
+    def _lamnicam_check_device_exists(self, device):
+        try:
+            device
+        except:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+    def lamnigui_show_progress(self):
+        self.lamnigui_show_gui()
+        if self._lamnigui_check_attribute_not_exists("progressbar"):
+            self.lamnigui_remove_all_docks()
+            # Add a new dock with a RingProgressBar widget
+            self.progressbar = self.gui.lamni.new("progressbar").new("RingProgressBar")
+            # Customize the size of the progress ring
+            self.progressbar.set_line_widths(20)
+            # Disable automatic updates and manually set the self.progressbar value
+            self.progressbar.enable_auto_updates(False)
+            # Set precision for the self.progressbar display
+            self.progressbar.set_precision(1)  # Display self.progressbar with one decimal places
+            # Setting multiple rigns with different values
+            self.progressbar.set_number_of_bars(3)
+            self.progressbar.rings[0].set_update("manual")
+            self.progressbar.rings[1].set_update("manual")
+            self.progressbar.rings[2].set_update("scan")
+            # Set the values of the rings to 50, 75, and 25 from outer to inner ring
+            # self.progressbar.set_value([50, 75])
+            # Add a new dock with a TextBox widget
+            self.text_box = self.gui.lamni.new(name="progress_text").new("TextBox")
+
+        self._lamnigui_update_progress()
+
+    def _lamnigui_update_progress(self):
+        if self.progressbar is not None:
+            progress = self.progress["projection"] / self.progress["total_projections"] * 100
+            subtomo_progress = (
+                self.progress["subtomo_projection"]
+                / self.progress["subtomo_total_projections"]
+                * 100
+            )
+            self.progressbar.set_value([progress, subtomo_progress, 0])
+            if self.text_box is not None:
+                text = f"Progress report:\n Tomo type: ....................... {self.progress['tomo_type']}\n Projection: ...................... {self.progress['projection']:.0f}\n Total projections expected ....... {self.progress['total_projections']}\n Angle: ........................... {self.progress['angle']}\n Current subtomo: ................. {self.progress['subtomo']}\n Current projection within subtomo: {self.progress['subtomo_projection']}\n Total projections per subtomo: ... {self.progress['subtomo_total_projections']}"
+                self.text_box.set_plain_text(text)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+    from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import BECGuiClient
+
+    client = BECClient()
+    client.start()
+    client.gui = BECGuiClient()
+
+    lamni_gui = LamniGuiTools(client)
+    lamni_gui.lamnigui_show_gui()
+    lamni_gui.lamnigui_show_progress()