[GSAS-II] Flaky experience with the later iterations of GSAS-II

[wsyxbcl]

Hi Martin,

Please provide the error message from the console (or make it clear that
there's not). Providing the .gpx file where the error can be reproduced
would also be helpful. Check
https://subversion.xray.aps.anl.gov/trac/pyGSAS#Bugs for more detailed
advice.

BTW, I'm using GSAS-II 4189 under Linux environment and everything works
fine. I'll try it on Windows platform later.

Thank you.

Yunxuan Chai

On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 4:25 PM Martin Dove via GSAS-II <gsas-ii at aps.anl.gov>
wrote:

> Dear GSAS folk
>
> When I switched to GSAS II from its predecessor, I immediately liked what
> I found and had a very good experience. I successfully tackled some new
> data and got my team running it.
>
> But more recently, whether it is connected with an upgrade or not (I now
> have version 4187), I am finding GSAS to be  very flaky, and when I ask my
> team if they have the same experience they say they do.
>
> For example, sometimes refinements after pressing the Refine command just
> don’t happen. Nothing happens, or if it does. sometimes nothing changes.
> There seems no information. The data plots seem to behave chaotically
> needing a press of the home button to restore order. Sometimes values get
> reset on reloading. Sometimes I have to switch from analytic to numeric to
> move forward. Or quit and restart.
>
> I may be doing something wrong of course, but since I have been doing
> Rietveld refinement for a long time I think I know what I am doing. I was
> ok with GSAS I, never finding flaky behaviour (but I can’t go back, even I
> wanted to, since it is no longer working on the latest MacOS). Perhaps it
> is a Mac-specific problem (I am on the latest MacOS, but my colleague is
> having similar problems using a Windows tablet computer).
>
> For what it is worth, right now we are refining data from the new Chinese
> Spallation facility.
>
> I don’t quite know what to ask more specifically but for the moment this
> is to initiate a discussion perhaps.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Martin Dove
>
>
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