Running instructions

(See this You may run the FORWARD codes from command line i.e. IDL>for_drive (see $FORWARD_DOCS/EXAMPLES). Or you can now use the widget interface: IDL>for_widget There are generally three widgets: TOP (upper left), MODEL (lower left), and OPTIONS (upper right). Help is available via a tab on each widget (TOP HELP, MODEL HELP, and OPTIONS HELP). Models are called as argument of "for_drive" command, e.g., IDL>for_drive,"giblow",keyword=keyword.... or via the second button in the TOP widget. Model parameters are keywords. They are changed via the MODEL widget. Observables are called via keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,inst='aia',line=193 or via the third button in the TOP widget [Additional controls sometimes available in the OBS- tab of the OPTIONS widget and SPEC tab to its right.] Physical diagnostics are called via keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,line='dens' or via the fourth button in the TOP widget Data FITS files can or put into FORWARD format from command line using routine for_plotfits, e.g., IDL>for_plotfits,filename='yourlocalfilename.fits' or IDL>for_plotfits,inst='AIA',line='195',date='2013-03-05' or via the first button in the TOP widget (enabling easy model-data comparison when MOREPLOTS or NOERASE option is chosen in Output tab). Fields of view are available in a range of types and sizes, controlled via keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,gridtype='PlaneOfSky',ngrid=512. or via the FOV- tab in the OPTIONS widget Line of sight integration and viewer position also can be adjusted through keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,cmer=-90.,nlos=100. or via the LOS- tab in the OPTIONS widget [Reducing to plane-of-sky integrated slice is allowed via the OBS- tab of the OPTIONS widget] Settings are controlled by keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,readmap="nameofsavemap.sav". or via the fifth and sixth button in the TOP widget Outputs are controlled by keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,/savemap,mapname="nameofsavemap.sav". or via the second button, bottom row of the TOP widget Plots are controlled by keywords, e.g., IDL>for_drive,/plotlog,title='my favorite plot'. or via the PLOT- tab and DOCONT and (sometimes) FIELDLINES and STKLINES tabs to its right in the OPTIONS widget. Also sometimes DONOISE tab to its left. Further details on models, observables, data access and comparison, and outputs.