- made fixes to hkl

- Introduced a help system
- introduced a module for handling automatic updates of files during
  long measurements
- Added a circular buffer and handling facilities to varlog
- Upgraded documentation


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@@ -24,19 +24,20 @@ these SICS client programs. SICS Clients and the SICServer communicate
with each other through the TCP/IP network.
</p>
<p>
Currently these SICS clients are available:
Currently the following SICS clients are available:
<uL>
<li> A command line control client for sending commands to the SICS
server and displaying its repsonses.
<li> A status display for the powder diffractometers DMC and HRPT.
<li> A status display for TOPSI.
<li> A status display for SANS.
<li> A status display for SANS and SANS2.
<li> A status display for FOCUS.
<li> A AMOR control and status program.
<li> A triple axis control and status program.
<li> A SICS variable watcher. This application graphically logs the
change of a SICS variable over time. Useful for monitoring for
instance temperature controllers.
<li>A graphical client for TRICS.
</ul>
</p>
<p>
@@ -71,12 +72,26 @@ following commands at the command prompt:
<DD> for the triple axis status display and control application.
<DT>varwatch &
<DD> for the variable watcher.
<dt>trics-&
<dd>for the starting the TRICS graphical client.
</dl>
On a PC you may find icons for starting the different programs on the
desktop.
Each of these clients has usage instructions online which can be displayed
through the help/about menu entry.
</p>
<p>
Another option to start SICS clients is the Java Webstart mechanism
which is available for most platforms. Java webstart requires both
Java and Java webstart to be installed on the computer running the
client. Then clients can be started directly from a WWW-page. The
advantage is that clients are automatically updated in this system as
soon as new version have been copied to the WWW-site. Installation
instructions for Java webstart and links to start all SICS clients
though this mechanism can be found at:
<a href="http://lns00.psi.ch/sics/wstart"> the SICS webstart</a>
page. This service is only accessible within the PSI network.
</p>
<h2>Connecting</h2>
<p>
After startup any SICS client is not connected to a SICS server and thus not
@@ -101,11 +116,11 @@ the SICS server log in as the instrument user at the instrument computer and
invoke the appropriate command to start the server. These are:
<dl>
<DT>DMC
<DD>Computer = lnsa05,User = DMC
<DD>Computer = lnsa05, User = DMC
<DT>TOPSI
<DD>Computer = lnsa07,User = TOPSI
<DD>Computer = topsi, User = TOPSI
<DT>SANS
<DD>Computer = lnsa10,User = SANS
<DD>Computer = sans, User = SANS
<DT>TRICS
<DD>Computer = lnsa18, User = TRICS
<DT>HRPT
@@ -115,7 +130,7 @@ invoke the appropriate command to start the server. These are:
<DT>AMOR
<DD>Computer = lnsa14, User = AMOR
<DT>TASP
<DD>Computer = lnsa12, User = TASP
<DD>Computer = tasp, User = TASP
<DT>POLDI
<DD>Computer = poldi, User = POLDI
</dl>