Display as Oxides and Calculate Atomic Percents options in Calculation Options

[John Donovan]

One of our users (Rom) has asked that we change the current behavior of the software with respect to the Display as Oxides and Calculate Atomic Percents checkboxes in the Calculation Options dialog from the Analyze! window.



The current behavior is to display atomic percents if the calculate Atomic Percents checkbox is checked, regardless of whether the Display As Oxides checkbox is checked or not.  For those that require mole percent output we have that output option in the User Specified Output which is available for selected samples by right clicking the Analyze! window sample list or for all standards or unknowns from the Output menu.

Rom is asking that we change the current behavior so that if Calculate Atomic Percents is checked and Display as Oxides box is checked, the software should output the mole oxide percents instead of atomic percents to the Analyze! window.

Should we keep the current behavior or change it as Rom asks?  Login to vote in the poll... and see the results!

[John Donovan]

Rom is asking that we change the current behavior so that if Calculate Atomic Percents is checked and Display as Oxides box is checked, the software should output the mole oxide percents instead of atomic percents to the Analyze! window.

Should we keep the current behavior or change it as Rom asks?  Login to vote in the poll... and see the results!

OK, I thought of something that will maintain the current behavior (elemental atomic percents output as the default), but also allow mole oxide percents when selected.

See here:
https://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=71.msg12383#msg12383