Graphical User Interface GUI Design Using Python Case

Graphical User Interface (GUI) Design Using Python. Case Study: The Calorimeter Checklist Ifeoluwa Winjobi Physics and Engineering Department Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina August 6, 2008 Supervisor: Bill LEE

Outline • Introduction: GUI Dzero Control Room Shifter • Calorimeter Checklist GUI Initial Request First GUI Improved GUI The Knockback Final GUI • Summary & Conclusions • Future Work

GUI (Graphical User Interface) An interface that makes communication with computer or programs more enjoyable, and more user friendly.

DZero • A detector on the Tevatron synchrotron ring • Designed to detect subatomic particles created from the energy released during proton/antiproton collision.

Control Room + Shifters • The Control Room is a room where collision events are monitored • Shifters write down events happening in the detector.

Control Room + Shifters Captain Cal. Muo Shifter

Cal. Muo Shifter Screen

Java Based E-Logbook 1 2

THE REQUEST

First GUI • GUI modeled after the request

Improved GUI with more fields • Better arranged GUI, but still not good enough

GUI Design cont’d • Better arranged GUI, but not so colorful.

Improved GUI cont'd Better alignment of fields, more colors and better segmented

The Knockback. • Very colorful GUI, but…………

Final GUI • Really really small compared to previous one right? • But is it really small?

Final GUI, with the “YES” option selected

Validation • Form validation. • Field Validation • Image Confirmation

Validation • Form validation. • Field Validation • Image Confirmation

Final GUI, showing form validation.

Validation • Form validation. • Field Validation • Image Confirmation

Final GUI, showing field validation.

Validation • Form validation. • Field Validation • Image Confirmation

Final GUI, showing image validation.

Logbook display.

Conclusion.

Conclusion.

Knowledge Gained: • Using the UNIX OS. • Python Programming including GUI design • Particle Physics

Acknowledgement • God • Parents • Bill Lee • Mayling Wong • Vladimir Sirotenko • Walter Geist • Geoff Savage • Michael Carter • Diane Engram • SIST Committee Members • James Davenport • SIST Interns

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