Full Year 2026
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>> 25 April 2026 : Simplification of the FullProf Suite Distribution. GetControl on the toolbar.
---------------------- Changes in Faults. Progress in the PySide6 version of the GUI
- After extensive testings we have finally decided to move to the "ifx" compiler as the
unique distribution of the FullProf Suite. The only advantage of "ifort" with respect to
the "ifx" compiler is that the simulated annealing option with "ifort" for superspace is
much faster than that of "ifx". For those using this option we have added the console
executable fp2k_if.exe in Windows (or fp2k_if in Linux) which is compiled using "ifort".
- The progran GetControl, developed by Beran Premsyl (pberan@ujf.cas.cz) and available for
the three platforms: Windows, Linux and MacOS, has been made accessible from the classic FullProf
Suite toolbar. This program allows a user-friendly edition of the PCR file. Among other options,
the program allows a very convenient access to the information about the different variables
existing in the PCR file. An up-to-date version is included by default, however, for updates, the
program itself should be obtained from:
https://wildrams.github.io/getcontrol/documentation/introduction.html#download
GetControl is a single executable file and may be directly copied into the FullProf Suite
installation directory for Windows and Linux. For MacOS, refer to the the documentation
in the above web link. If the original executable file has a name different from "GetControl",
it should be renamed to "GetControl.exe" in Windows or "GetControl" in Linux (without quotes!).
In the new PySide6 GUI distribution the program itself is included within the "_internal" directory
with the name "GetControl.exe/GetControl". Updates can be directly copied to that directory but the
name should be previously renamed as above.
- Some improvements have been preformed in the new PySide6 GUI: the program BasIrreps (it is the
the old BasIreps but with direct access to the PIR databases) is now invoked with a new interface.
Corrections have been performed in the new FullProf Studio, as well as other minor errors corrected
in other programs. In the forthcoming weeks new interfaces will be implemented.
- Modifications have been performed in the cost function called "bvs_coulomb" within the program
GLOpSAnn. The repulsion term has been normalized by the total number of bonds and product of
charges. See the output file and documentation for details. This allows a lower expected value
of the cost function that compares numerically with other cost functions available in GLOpSAnn.
- The program PANDA has now been included in the Linux distribution.
- The final output of Faults in the screen and in the file *.out summarizing the refined parameters
has been corrected.
- The previous ifx-version was scratching in some programs due to wrong compilation options.
This has now been corrected. Some other minor bugs have been corrected in different programs
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>> 16 March 2026 : Correction of bugs in Get_Data. Adding PANDA program.
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- Corrections of bugs in Get_Data when using data from D2B at integrating in 2D virtual
detector. The straight line integration (INTEG_1D) was OK. The execution of the Get_data
program has been integrated into the FullProf Suite Toolbar. It runs from the "Programs"
menu provided the input *.CFL file is loaded in the Toolbar.
- The data reduction program PANDA, designed for powder instruments at the ILL, has been
integrated into the FullProf Suite Toolbar. This program allows users to visualize raw
data from the instruments D1B, D2B, and D20 using NeXus data files from the ILL database.
The program was written in Python using PySide6 by Oscar Fabelo and it is distributed
within the Windows version of the FullProf Suite. The Linux and MacOS version have to be
tested before distribution.
At the moment PANDA is in a testing stage, and some bugs may still exist.
- A new version of the PySide6 interface for the FPS Toolbar has been put in the Web page.
It contains new features of the FullProf Studio program (including now Fourier maps) and
a new interface for the nDatared program. Still in testing stage.
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>> 25 February 2026 : New version of FullProf. Correction of bugs and more.
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- The current version of the FullProf program has been updated to:
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** PROGRAM FullProf.2k (Version 8.40 - Feb2026-ILL JRC) **
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- Corrections of bugs in MHall: handling badly written generators or non-existent symbols
for complicated settings.
- Adding the console program "groups08.exe". This is a testing program using all kind of
space groups. The program should be run from a terminal windows and just answer the questions.
The program is able to construct arbiratry space groups from different inputs and calculate
subgroups and coset decompositions.
Warning: Some bugs are still present. In particular, for some complex settings the program
may be unable to provide the correct standard symbol. Moreover the geometric symmetry element
in such complex settings may be wrong.
Communication of new found bugs is greatly appreciated.
- Some advances have been done in the new PySide6 interface.