PaIRS-UniNa 0.2.9__cp310-cp310-macosx_11_0_universal2.whl

PaIRS_UniNa/gPaIRS.py

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+
+from .ui_gPairs import *
+from .ui_infoPaIRS import *
+from .parForWorkers import *
+
+from .TabTools import *
+from .procTools import *
+from .Explorer import *
+from .Input_Tab import *
+from .Output_Tab import *
+from .Process_Tab import *
+from .Log_Tab import *
+from .Vis_Tab import *
+from .Process_Tab_Min import *
+from .Process_Tab_Disp import *
+from .Calibration_Tab import *
+from .Input_Tab_CalVi import *
+from .Process_Tab_CalVi import *
+from .Vis_Tab_CalVi import *
+from .tabSplitter import *
+
+from .ResizePopup import*
+from .Whatsnew import*
+
+from .gPalette import *
+
+from .Saving_tools import*
+
+import concurrent.futures
+
+from .__init__ import __version__,__subversion__,__year__,__date__,__mail__,__website__
+
+version=__version__
+subversion=__subversion__
+year=__year__
+mail=__mail__
+website=__website__
+uicfg_version='0.2.0'
+uicfg_version_to_load=uicfg_version
+#uicfg_version_to_load='0.1.5'
+Flag_fullDEBUG=False
+FlagPrevPropagationTabSplitter=True
+
+#********************************************* Additional windows (LEGACY)
+class FloatingObject(QMainWindow):
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        self.hide()
+        
+    def __init__(self,parent,tab):
+        super().__init__()
+        if parent is None:
+            self.gui=self.window()
+        else:
+            if hasattr(parent,'gui'):
+                self.gui:gPaIRS=parent.gui
+            else:
+                self.gui:gPaIRS=parent.window()
+
+        self.name=''
+        self.button=None
+        self.tab=tab
+        self.setup()
+        
+    def setup(self):
+        tab=self.tab
+        if type(tab)==CollapsibleBox:
+            self.setWindowTitle(tab.toggle_button.text())
+            self.setWindowIcon(self.gui.windowIcon())
+        elif isinstance(tab,Calibration_Tab) or any([isinstance(tab,t) for t in self.gui.tabTypes[1:]]):
+            self.name=tab.ui.name_tab.text().replace(' ','')
+            self.setWindowTitle(tab.ui.name_tab.text())
+            self.setWindowIcon(tab.ui.icon.pixmap())
+        else:
+            self.setWindowTitle(self.gui.windowTitle())
+            self.setWindowIcon(self.gui.windowIcon())
+        if type(tab.parent()) in (QSplitter,QLayout,myQSplitter):
+            self.lay:QLayout=tab.parent()
+        else:
+            self.lay:QLayout=tab.parent().layout()
+        self.pa=tab
+        self.index=self.lay.indexOf(tab)
+        #self.setCentralWidget(tab)            
+
+        self.setBaseSize(tab.baseSize())
+        self.setAutoFillBackground(False) 
+        self.setMinimumSize(tab.minimumSize())
+        self.setMaximumSize(tab.maximumSize())
+        
+        #if self.name:
+        #    self.button=getattr(self.gui.ui,'button_'+self.name)
+
+    def setFloat(self):
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.pa)
+        self.centralWidget().setMinimumSize(self.pa.minimumSize())
+        self.centralWidget().setMaximumSize(self.pa.maximumSize())
+
+class FloatingWidget(FloatingObject):
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        index=min([self.index,self.lay.count()-1])
+        self.lay.insertWidget(index,self.pa)
+        self.close()
+        i=self.gui.FloatingWindows.index(self)
+        self.gui.FloatingWindows.pop(i)
+        #self.gui.undockTabs()
+
+    def __init__(self,parent,tab):
+        super().__init__(parent,tab)
+
+        geo=self.pa.geometry()
+        geoP=self.gui.geometry()
+        x=geoP.x()+int(geoP.width()*0.5)-int(geo.width()*0.5)
+        y=geoP.y()+int(geoP.height()*0.5)-int(geo.height()*0.5)
+        self.setGeometry(x,y,geo.width(),geo.height())
+        self.setFloat()
+        self.show()
+            
+class infoPaIRS(QMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self,gui):
+        super().__init__()
+        ui=Ui_InfoPaiRS()
+        ui.setupUi(self)
+        self.ui=ui
+        setupWid(self)
+        
+        subv=f"(.{subversion})" if int(subversion) else ""
+        infotext=self.ui.info.text().replace('#.#.#',version+subv)
+        infotext=infotext.replace('yyyy',year)
+        infotext=infotext.replace('dddd/dd/dd',__date__)
+        mailString=f'<a href="mailto:{mail}"><span style=" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff; font-size:11pt">{mail}</a>'
+        infotext=infotext.replace('mmmm',mailString)
+        websiteString=f'<a href="{website}"><span style=" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff; font-size:11pt">{website}</a>'
+        infotext=infotext.replace('wwww',websiteString)
+        self.ui.info.setText(infotext)
+        if Flag_ISEXE:
+            #self.ui.tabWidget.removeTab(3)
+            self.ui.tabWidget.setTabText(3,'Packages')
+            self.ui.req.setText(self.distPackages())
+        else:
+            self.ui.tabWidget.setTabText(3,'Requirements')
+            self.ui.req.setText(self.requirements())
+        
+        self.fontPixelSize=gui.GPApar.fontPixelSize
+        self.setFontSizeText()
+
+        self.gui=gui
+        for w in self.findChildren(QObject):
+            if hasattr(w,'keyPressEvent'):
+                def createKeyPressFun(w):
+                    def KeyPressFun(e):
+                        if w.hasFocus():
+                            #pri.Info.yellow(w)
+                            type(w).keyPressEvent(w,e)
+                            #if not e.key() in self.gui.blockedKeys:
+                            #    self.gui.keyPressEvent(e)
+                    return KeyPressFun
+                w.keyPressEvent=createKeyPressFun(w)
+
+    def setFontSizeText(self):
+        fPixSize=self.fontPixelSize
+        setFontPixelSize(self,fPixSize)
+        setFontSizeText(self.ui.info,[fPixSize+6,fPixSize*2])
+        setFontSizeText(self.ui.info_uni,[fPixSize+4])
+        setFontSizeText(self.ui.ger_cv,[fPixSize+1])
+        setFontSizeText(self.ui.tom_cv,[fPixSize+1])
+        setFontSizeText(self.ui.list_ref,[fPixSize+1])
+
+    def distPackages(self):
+        # Read the contents of the file and split by lines
+        with open(rqrdpckgs_filename, 'r') as file:
+            lines = file.readlines()
+
+        # Introductory sentence
+        intro_text = """
+                <p style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
+                    Python packages included in the current executable:
+                </p>
+                <p>
+
+                </p>
+            """
+
+        # Start the HTML table with improved styling
+        html_table = intro_text + """
+        <table border="1" style="width: 100%; align-items: center;">
+                <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Package</th>
+                    <th style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Version</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+        """
+
+        # Iterate over each line in the file
+        for line in lines:
+            # Split each line into package name, min vers11pt max version, and other info
+            package_info = line.strip().split()
+            
+            # Ensure the line has the expected format
+            if len(package_info) >= 3:
+                package_name = package_info[0]
+                if package_name[0]=='#': continue
+                max_version = package_info[2]
+                
+                # Append a row to the HTML table
+                html_table += f"""
+                <tr>
+                    <td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt">{package_name}</td>
+                    <td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt">{max_version}</td>
+                </tr>
+                """
+
+        # Close the table tags
+        html_table += """
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+        """
+        return html_table
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        # Read the contents of the file and split by lines
+        with open(rqrdpckgs_filename, 'r') as file:
+            lines = file.readlines()
+
+        # Introductory sentence
+        intro_text = """
+                <p style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
+                    Required Python packages with their minimum and maximum supported versions:
+                </p>
+                <p>
+
+                </p>
+            """
+
+        # Start the HTML table with improved styling
+        html_table = intro_text + """
+        <table border="1" style="width: 100%; align-items: center;">
+                <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Package</th>
+                    <th style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Minimum version</th>
+                    <th style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Maximum version</th>
+                    <th style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Installed version</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+        """
+
+        # Iterate over each line in the file
+        for line in lines:
+            # Split each line into package name, min vers11pt max version, and other info
+            package_info = line.strip().split()
+            
+            # Ensure the line has the expected format
+            if len(package_info) >= 3:
+                package_name = package_info[0]
+                if package_name[0]=='#': continue
+                min_version = package_info[1]
+                max_version = package_info[2]
+                curr_version = package_info[3]
+                
+                # Append a row to the HTML table
+                html_table += f"""
+                <tr>
+                    <td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt">{package_name}</td>
+                    <td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt">{min_version}</td>
+                    <td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt">{max_version}</td>
+                    <td style="padding: 10px; font-size: 11pt">{curr_version}</td>
+                </tr>
+                """
+
+        # Close the table tags
+        html_table += """
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+        """
+        return html_table
+    
+#********************************************* GPaIRS
+class gPaIRS(QMainWindow):
+
+    def eventFilter(self, obj, event:QKeyEvent):
+        # Check if the event is a KeyPress event
+        if event.type() == QEvent.KeyPress:
+            if event.modifiers() & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier:
+                if event.modifiers() & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier and event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_F:
+                    self.setDefaultSizes()
+                    return True
+                FlagSetFont=False
+                if event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_0:
+                    FlagSetFont=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize!=fontPixelSize
+                    self.GPApar.fontPixelSize=fontPixelSize
+                elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_1 or event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Minus:
+                    if event.modifiers() & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier:
+                        FlagSetFont=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize!=fontPixelSize_lim[0]
+                        self.GPApar.fontPixelSize=fontPixelSize_lim[0]
+                    else:
+                        FlagSetFont=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize>fontPixelSize_lim[0]
+                        if FlagSetFont: self.GPApar.fontPixelSize-=1
+                elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_9 or event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Plus:
+                    if event.modifiers() & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier:
+                         FlagSetFont=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize!=fontPixelSize_lim[1]
+                         self.GPApar.fontPixelSize=fontPixelSize_lim[1]
+                    else:
+                        FlagSetFont=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize<fontPixelSize_lim[1]
+                        if FlagSetFont: self.GPApar.fontPixelSize+=1
+                if FlagSetFont:
+                    self.app.processEvents()
+                    self.setFontPixelSize()
+                    return True
+
+        # Pass the event on to the parent class
+        return super().eventFilter(obj, event)
+
+    def resizeEvent(self,event):
+        if self.FlagGeometryInit:
+            self.FlagGeometryInit=False
+        #self.setFontPixelSize()
+        super().resizeEvent(event)
+        #self.updateGPAparGeom()     
+
+    def showEvent(self, event):
+        super().showEvent(event)
+        if event.type() == QEvent.Show:
+            QTimer.singleShot(0, lambda: self.ui.tabAreaWidget.setSPLlayout())
+            pass
+
+    def closeEvent(self,event):
+        if self.completingTask!=self.correctClose:
+            self.pauseQuestion('quitting',self.correctClose,FlagFirstQuestion=True)
+            event.ignore()
+        return
+    
+    def correctClose(self):
+        if self.pfPool: self.pfPool.closeParPool()
+        print('\nClosing PaIRS...')
+        self.save_last_workspace()
+        self.closeAll()
+        if self.GPApar.FlagOutDated:
+            warningLatestVersion(self,self.app,flagExit=1,flagWarning=self.GPApar.FlagOutDated in (-1,1,-1000))
+        self.close()
+        self.app.processEvents()
+        self.app.SecondaryThreads=self.SecondaryThreads
+        self.app.quit()
+
+    def closeAll(self):
+        if hasattr(self,"FloatingTabs"):
+            for w in self.FloatingTabs:
+                w.close()
+        if hasattr(self,"FloatingWindows"):
+            for w in self.FloatingWindows:
+                w.close()
+    
+    class gPaIRS_signals(QObject):
+        killOrResetParForWorker=Signal(bool)#used to kill or reset he parForWorker
+        progress=Signal(int)
+        indProc=Signal(int)
+        parPoolInit=Signal()
+        guiInit=Signal()
+        setMapVar=Signal()
+        pause_proc=Signal()
+        printOutDated=Signal()
+
+    def __init__(self,flagDebug=False,app=None, standardPalette=None):
+        self.app:QApplication=app
+        self.name='PaIRS'
+        self.flagSimpleFor=False # normally false, True only if you are checking the c library or the parpool therefore I have added a long print at the end of this function
+        #todo gerardo spostare la stampa alla fine di tutto anche se ripetuta
+        activateFlagDebug(flagDebug)
+        self.PIVvers=PaIRS_lib.Version(PaIRS_lib.MOD_PIV).split('\n')[0]
+        pri.Time.blue(2,f'gPaIRS init PaIRS-PIV {self.PIVvers}')
+        super().__init__()
+
+        #------------------------------------- Launching Parallel Pool
+        self.previousPlotTime=time() #previous time for plotting
+        self.FlagGeometryInit=True
+        self.FlagOpenedWorkspace=False
+        
+        self.FlagGuiInit=False
+        self.signals=self.gPaIRS_signals()
+        #self.numUsedThreadsPIV=NUMTHREADS_MAX #now is called numMaxProcs
+        
+        self.numMaxProcs=NUMTHREADS_MAX #number of cores that the user has selected should be larger than numUsedProcs*numPivOmpCores
+        self.numUsedProcs=NUMTHREADS_MAX #number of  really used processor (Threads parfor)
+        self.numPivOmpCores=1 # number of PIV internal cores used by omp
+        
+        self.FlagParPoolInit=False
+        self.launchParPool(NUMTHREADS_MAX)
+        
+        self.procdata:dataTreePar=None
+        self.currind:list=None
+        #self.numProcOrErrTot=0  # at the end should be equal to the number of images to be processed
+        self.numCallBackTotOk=0 # Callbacks that are relative to a normal termination 
+        self.SecondaryThreads=[]
+
+        self.FlagPackIssue=False
+
+        #------------------------------------- Graphical interface: widgets
+        ui=Ui_gPairs()
+        ui.setupUi(self)
+        self.ui=ui
+        self.ui.button_Run.setVisible(False)
+        self.ui.button_Run.setEnabled(False)
+        
+        self.buttonSizeCallbacks=[]
+        def createCallback(k):
+            return lambda: self.setPresetSizes(k)
+        for k in range(6):
+            self.buttonSizeCallbacks.append(createCallback(k))
+        #self.ResizePopup=ResizePopup(self.buttonSizeCallbacks)
+        self.ResizePopup=None
+    
+        self.cfgname=lastcfgname
+        self.FlagHappyLogo=False
+        self.setupLogo()
+        self.startHappyLogoWatcher()
+
+        self.GPApar_old=GPApar()
+        self.GPApar=GPApar()
+        self.GPApar.NumCores=self.numMaxProcs
+        self.TABpar=self.GPApar
+
+        pri.Time.blue(2,f'gPaIRS inizio generazione tabs')
+        self.defineTabs()
+        self.defineMenuActions()
+        self.ui.title_workspace.updateLabel=self.updateWorkspaceTitle
+
+        setupWid(self) #---------------- IMPORTANT
+        self.setFurtherFontPixelSizes(fontPixelSize)
+        
+        pri.Time.blue(2,f'gPaIRS fine generazione tabs')
+
+        #for the keyboard shortcut
+        """
+        self.FlagKeyCallbackExec=False
+        self.blockedKeys=[Qt.Key.Key_Up,Qt.Key.Key_Down,Qt.Key.Key_Left,Qt.Key.Key_Right]
+        for w in self.findChildren(QObject):
+            if hasattr(w,'keyPressEvent'):
+                def createKeyPressFun(w):
+                    def KeyPressFun(e):
+                        if w.hasFocus():
+                            #pri.Info.yellow(w)
+                            if not self.FlagKeyCallbackExec:
+                                self.FlagKeyCallbackExec=True
+                                type(w).keyPressEvent(w,e)
+                            if not e.key() in self.blockedKeys:
+                                self.keyPressEvent(e)
+                            self.FlagKeyCallbackExec=False
+                    return KeyPressFun
+                w.keyPressEvent=createKeyPressFun(w)
+        """
+        self.ui.spin_nworkers.setValue(self.numMaxProcs)
+        self.ui.spin_nworkers.setMinimum(1)
+        self.ui.spin_nworkers.setMaximum(NUMTHREADS_MAX)
+        self.ui.spin_nworkers.valueChanged.connect(self.spin_nworkers_action)
+
+        self.ui.button_pause.hide()
+        self.ui.w_progress_Proc.hide()
+
+        #for positioning and resizing
+        #window=QWindow()
+        #window.showMaximized()
+        #self.maximumGeometry=window.geometry()
+        #window.close()
+        self.maximumGeometry=self.app.primaryScreen().geometry()
+        
+        self.minW=self.minimumWidth()
+        self.maxW=self.maximumGeometry.width()
+        self.ui.Explorer.setMinimumWidth(0)
+        margins=self.ui.centralLayout.contentsMargins()
+        self.minW_ManTabs=self.minimumWidth()-margins.left()-margins.right()
+
+        self.splash=None
+        
+        #------------------------------------- Graphical interface: miscellanea
+        self.flaticon_PaIRS_download=QIcon()
+        self.flaticon_PaIRS_download.addFile(icons_path+'flaticon_PaIRS_download.png')
+        self.flaticon_PaIRS_download_warning=QIcon()
+        self.flaticon_PaIRS_download_warning.addFile(icons_path+'flaticon_PaIRS_download_warning.png')
+        self.flaticon_PaIRS_beta=QIcon()
+        self.flaticon_PaIRS_beta.addFile(icons_path+'flaticon_PaIRS_beta.png')
+
+        self.icon_play=QIcon()
+        self.icon_play.addFile(u""+ icons_path +"play.png", QSize(), QIcon.Normal, QIcon.Off)
+        self.icon_pause=QIcon()
+        self.icon_pause.addFile(u""+ icons_path +"pause.png", QSize(), QIcon.Normal, QIcon.Off)
+        self.icon_save_and_stop=QIcon()
+        self.icon_save_and_stop.addFile(u""+ icons_path +"save_and_stop.png", QSize(), QIcon.Normal, QIcon.Off)
+
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.icon_link=QIcon()
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.icon_link.addFile(u""+ icons_path +"link.png", QSize(), QIcon.Normal, QIcon.Off)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.icon_unlink=QIcon()
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.icon_unlink.addFile(u""+ icons_path +"unlink.png", QSize(), QIcon.Normal, QIcon.Off)
+
+        self.updating_import_gif = QMovie(u""+ icons_path +"updating_import.gif")
+        self.updating_import_gif.setScaledSize(self.ui.label_updating_import.size())
+        #self.ui.label_updating_import.setScaledContents(True)     
+        self.updating_import_gif.start()
+        self.ui.label_updating_import.setMovie(self.updating_import_gif)
+        self.ui.label_updating_import.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.updating_pairs_gif = QMovie(u""+ icons_path +"updating_pairs.gif")
+        self.updating_pairs_gif.setScaledSize(self.ui.label_updating_pairs.size())
+        #self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setScaledContents(True)     
+        self.updating_pairs_gif.start()
+        self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setMovie(self.updating_pairs_gif)
+        self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setVisible(False)
+
+        self.runningMovie = QMovie(icons_path+'running.gif')
+        self.runningMovie.setScaledSize(QSize(StepItemWidget.label_size,StepItemWidget.label_size))
+        self.runningMovie.start()
+
+        self.gearMovie = QMovie(icons_path+'gear.gif')
+        self.gearMovie.setScaledSize(QSize(StepItemWidget.label_size,StepItemWidget.label_size))
+        self.gearMovie.start()
+        
+        self.palettes=[lightPalette(),darkPalette(),standardPalette]
+        self.paletteNames=['Light','Dark','System']
+        #self.ui.logo.contextMenuEvent=self.paletteContextMenuEvent
+        self.ui.button_colormode.mousePressEvent=self.paletteContextMenuEvent
+        self.ui.button_packissue.mousePressEvent=lambda e: checkRequiredPackages(self,FlagDisplay=True)
+        self.ui.logo.setCursor(QCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor))
+        self.ui.logo.mousePressEvent=lambda e: self.about()
+        #self.ui.logo.mousePressEvent=self.paletteContextMenuEvent
+        #cursor_lamp_pixmap=QtGui.QPixmap(''+ icons_path +'cursor_lamp.png').scaled(QSize(24,24), Qt.KeepAspectRatio)
+        #cursor_lamp = QtGui.QCursor(cursor_lamp_pixmap,-1,-1)
+        #self.ui.logo.setCursor(cursor_lamp)
+
+        self.aboutDialog=None
+        self.logChanges:Log_Tab=None
+        self.whatsNew=lambda: whatsNew(self)
+        
+        self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setVisible(False)
+        self.signals.printOutDated.connect(self.setButtonDownload)
+
+        self.fontPixelSize=fontPixelSize
+        self.setDefaultSizes()
+
+        self.ui.title_workspace.bullet=GPApar().saveBullet()
+
+        #------------------------------------- Declaration of parameters 
+        self.PaIRS_threadpool=QThreadPool()
+        if NUMTHREADS_gPaIRS:
+            self.PaIRS_threadpool.setMaxThreadCount(NUMTHREADS_gPaIRS)
+
+        self.FlagRun=0
+        self.procWorkers=[]
+        self.contProc=self.nProc=0
+        self.procdata=None
+        self.FlagResetPlot=False
+        self.FlagProcInit=False
+        self.FlagProcPlot=False
+        self.procFields=['numProcOrErrTot','Log','list_print','list_pim','numCallBackTotOk','numFinalized','flagRun','flagParForCompleted']
+        self.namesPIV=NamesPIV()
+        
+        #self.defineFloatings()
+        self.FloatingTabs=[]
+        self.FloatingWindows=[]
+        
+        self.menuDebug=None
+        self.completingTask=None
+        self.waitingDialog=None
+
+        #------------------------------------- Callbacks 
+        self.ui.Explorer.adjustProcessSelection=self.adjustProcessSelection
+        self.ui.Explorer.projectTree.adjustSelection=self.adjustProjectSelection
+        self.projectTree.editingFinished=self.adjustProcessSelection
+        self.processTree.editingFinished=lambda: self.editingFinished(self.processTree)
+        self.binTree.editingFinished=lambda: self.editingFinished(self.binTree)
+
+        self.ui.button_Run.clicked.connect(self.button_run_pause_action)
+        self.ui.button_pause.clicked.connect(self.button_run_pause_action)
+
+        self.ui.workspace_icon.setCursor(QCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor))
+        self.ui.workspace_icon.pressed.connect(lambda btn=self.ui.workspace_icon: btn.setStyleSheet("border: none; background: #dcdcdc;"))
+        self.ui.workspace_icon.released.connect(lambda btn=self.ui.workspace_icon: btn.setStyleSheet("border: none; background: none;"))
+        pixmap_workspace=QPixmap(icons_path+'workspace.png')
+        self.ui.workspace_icon.clicked.connect(lambda: self.warningDialog(self.GPApar.InfoMessage(),pixmap=pixmap_workspace,title='Workspace information'))
+
+        self.currITEpar=self.TREpar
+        self.ui.title_icon.setCursor(QCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor))
+        self.ui.title_icon.pressed.connect(lambda btn=self.ui.title_icon: btn.setStyleSheet("border: none; background: #dcdcdc;"))
+        self.ui.title_icon.released.connect(lambda btn=self.ui.title_icon: btn.setStyleSheet("border: none; background: none;"))
+        pixmap_workspace=QPixmap(icons_path+'workspace.png')
+        self.ui.title_icon.clicked.connect(lambda: self.warningDialog(self.currITEpar.InfoMessage(),pixmap=TreeIcons.pixmaps[self.currITEpar.icon],title=f"{self.currITEpar.basename} information"))
+
+        class RCLbar:
+            buttons={0: self.ui.button_reset_step,
+                     1: self.ui.button_step_inherit,
+                     2: self.ui.button_copy_step,
+                     3: self.ui.button_link_step}
+            buttonData={0: {'name': 'Reset step'}, 
+                        1: {'name': 'Copy input/output data from...'}, 
+                        2: {'name': 'Copy step from...'}, 
+                        3: {'name': 'Link step to...'}}
+        self.RCLbar=RCLbar()
+        self.ui.Explorer.processActionBar.additionalButtonBars['items'].append(self.RCLbar)
+
+        self.installEventFilter(self)
+
+        #------------------------------------- Initialization
+        from .PaIRS_pypacks import basefold
+        basefold=myStandardPath(basefold)
+        self.initialize()
+
+        #------------------------------------- Debug
+        self.addDebugMenu()
+        self.menuDebug.setFont(self.ui.menuFile.font())
+        self.menuDebug.menuAction().setVisible(Flag_DEBUG)
+        self.userDebugShortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence('Shift+Alt+D'), self)
+        self.userDebugShortcut.activated.connect(self.userDebugMode)
+        self.developerDebugShortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence('Alt+D, Alt+E, Alt+B, Alt+Return'), self)
+        self.developerDebugShortcut.activated.connect(lambda:self.setDebugMode(True))
+        #self.exitDebugShortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence('Shift+Alt+D'), self)
+        #self.exitDebugShortcut.activated.connect(lambda:self.setDebugMode(False))
+        self.setDebugMode(flagDebug)# should be put not upper than here
+        pri.Time.blue(0,'dopo setupUi')
+        self.FlagClosing=[False]
+        #self.setupPathCompleter()
+
+        self.FlagGuiInit=True
+        self.load_gif = QMovie(u""+ icons_path +"loading_2.gif")
+        self.load_gif.start()
+        self.loaded_map=QPixmap(u""+ icons_path + "loaded.png")
+        self.parPoolInitSetup()
+        #todo gerardo spostare questa  stampa alla fine di tutto anche se ripetuta
+        if self.flagSimpleFor:print('\n\n\n\n\n\nflagSimplefor=True \nAre you really working with the c library?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n')
+        pri.Time.blue(0,'fine di tutto init')
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        pri.Info.yellow('||| Initializing gPaIRS |||')
+        if os.path.exists(lastcfgname):
+            self.open_workspace(filename=lastcfgname,FlagSetGeometry=True)
+            self.GPApar_old.copyfrom(self.GPApar)   
+        else:
+            self.adjustProjectSelection()  
+            self.setGPaIRSPalette()          
+        return
+
+    def disableDropping(self,FlagDisableed=True):
+        self.projectTree.setDragEnabled(not FlagDisableed)
+        self.processTree.setDragEnabled(not FlagDisableed)
+
+    def setSwitchEnabled(self,FlagEnabled=True):
+        for k in range(len(self.projectTree.itemList[0])):
+            topLevelItem=self.projectTree.topLevelItem(k)
+            itemWidget=self.projectTree.itemWidget(topLevelItem,1)
+            if itemWidget:
+                switch:ModernSwitch=itemWidget.findChildren(ModernSwitch)[0]
+                if switch:
+                    switch.setEnabled(FlagEnabled)
+        for k in range(self.processTree.topLevelItemCount()):
+            topLevelItem=self.processTree.topLevelItem(k)
+            itemWidget=self.processTree.itemWidget(topLevelItem,1)
+            if itemWidget:
+                switch:ModernSwitch=itemWidget.findChildren(ModernSwitch)[0]
+                if switch: 
+                    switch.setEnabled(FlagEnabled)
+        
+    def setButtonRunVisible(self):
+        FlagButtonRun=any([tre.FlagRunnable and tre.FlagQueue for tre in self.projectTree.itemList[0]])
+        if not FlagButtonRun:
+            self.ui.button_Run.setVisible(False)
+            self.ui.button_pause.setVisible(False)
+            self.ui.w_progress_Proc.setVisible(False)
+            self.ui.progress_Proc.setValue(0)
+            self.ui.time_stamp.setText('Initializing...')
+        else:
+            FlagButtonRun=self.ui.progress_Proc.value() in (0,self.ui.progress_Proc.maximum()) and self.FlagRun==0
+            self.ui.button_Run.setVisible(FlagButtonRun)
+            self.ui.button_pause.setVisible(not FlagButtonRun)
+            self.ui.w_progress_Proc.setVisible(not FlagButtonRun)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.display_controls()
+    
+    def editingFinished(self,tree):
+        self.ui.Explorer.arrangeCurrentProcess(tree)
+        self.adjustProcessSelection()
+
+    def defineFloatings(self):
+        self.FloatingTabs=[]
+        for wid in self.tabWidgets[:-1]:
+            self.FloatingTabs.append(FloatingObject(self,wid))
+        self.GPApar.FloatGeometry.append(self.geometry())
+        self.GPApar.FloatingsVis.append(self.isVisible())
+
+#********************************************* TAB definitions
+    def defineTabs(self):
+        self.w_Input    = Input_Tab(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Input')
+        self.w_Output   = Output_Tab(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Output')
+        self.w_Process  = Process_Tab(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Process')
+        self.w_Log      = Log_Tab(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Log')
+        self.w_Vis      = Vis_Tab(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Vis')
+        self.w_Process_Min    = Process_Tab_Min(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Process_Min')
+        self.w_Process_Disp   = Process_Tab_Disp(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Process_Disp')
+        self.w_Calibration    = Calibration_Tab(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Calibration')
+        self.w_Input_CalVi    = Input_Tab_CalVi(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Input_CalVi')
+        self.w_Process_CalVi  = Process_Tab_CalVi(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Process_CalVi')
+        self.w_Vis_CalVi      = Vis_Tab_CalVi(self,False)
+        pri.Time.magenta('Vis_CalVi')
+        self.tabWidgets=[ self.w_Calibration,
+                          self.w_Input,self.w_Input_CalVi,
+                          self.w_Output,
+                          self.w_Process,self.w_Process_Min,self.w_Process_Disp,self.w_Process_CalVi,
+                          self.w_Log,
+                          self.w_Vis,self.w_Vis_CalVi  ]
+        self.tabTypes=[type(w) for w in self.tabWidgets]
+        pri.Time.blue(2,f'gPaIRS generazione tabs')
+
+        icons=[w.TABname.split('_')[0].lower()+'_logo' for w in self.tabWidgets]
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.setupTabArea(self.tabWidgets,icons)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.gui=self
+        self.tabWidgets=self.tabWidgets+[self.ui.tabAreaWidget]
+        self.tabNames=[tab.TABname for tab in self.tabWidgets]
+
+        self.w_Input.ui.imTreeWidget.disableTab=self.disableTab_ImTree
+
+        self.ui.projectPage.ITEM_HEIGHT=80
+        self.ui.projectPage.title.setText("Select a project")
+        self.ui.projectPage.setupPage(projectPageButtons,self.ui.Explorer.projectPageActions)
+        self.ui.processPage.title.setText("Select a process")
+        self.ui.processPage.setupPage(processData,self.ui.Explorer.processPageActions)
+        self.ui.stepPage.title.setText("Set up each step of the process")
+        self.ui.stepPage.setupPage(stepData,self.ui.Explorer.stepPageActions)
+        self.ui.Explorer.stepPage=self.ui.stepPage
+        
+        self.projectTree=self.ui.Explorer.projectTree
+        self.processTree=self.ui.Explorer.processTree
+        self.binTree=self.ui.Explorer.binTree
+        self.TREpar=self.ui.Explorer.TREpar
+
+        self.ui.Explorer.gui=self
+        self.projectTree.gui=self
+        self.processTree.gui=self
+        self.binTree.gui=self
+
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            w.TABpar_prev=[]
+        self.processTree.itemList=[]
+        self.binTree.itemList=[]
+
+        self.ui.Explorer.widgets=self.tabWidgets
+        self.projectTree.setupWidgets(self.tabWidgets)
+        self.processTree.setupWidgets(self.tabWidgets)
+        self.binTree.setupWidgets(self.tabWidgets)
+
+        self.projectTree.modifyWorkspace=self.modifyWorkspace
+        self.projectTree.adjustSwitches=self.adjustSwitches
+        self.processTree.adjustSwitches=self.adjustSwitches
+        self.projectTree.signals.updateLists.connect(self.updateWorkspace)
+        self.processTree.signals.updateLists.connect(self.updateProjectItemWidget)
+
+        #self.ui.button_back.hide()
+        #self.ui.button_forward.hide()
+
+        self.ui.w_header.layout().removeWidget(self.ui.logo_CalVi)
+        self.ui.w_header.layout().removeWidget(self.ui.button_Run_CalVi)
+        self.ui.w_header.layout().removeWidget(self.ui.button_Abort_CalVi)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.ui.logo_CalVi)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.ui.button_Run_CalVi)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.ui.button_Abort_CalVi)
+        self.ui.button_Run_CalVi.setFixedHeight(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+        self.ui.button_Abort_CalVi.setFixedHeight(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar.setMaximumHeight(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+
+        self.ui.logo_CalVi.setVisible(False)
+        self.ui.button_Run_CalVi.setVisible(False)
+        self.ui.button_Abort_CalVi.setVisible(False)
+        self.ui.button_Run_CalVi.clicked.connect(self.runCalVi)
+        self.ui.button_Abort_CalVi.clicked.connect(self.abortCalVi)
+        self.w_Input_CalVi.setRunCalViButtonText=lambda: self.setRunCalViButtonText(False)
+        setattr(self.w_Calibration,'logo_CalVi',self.ui.logo_CalVi)
+        setattr(self.w_Calibration,'button_Run_CalVi',self.ui.button_Run_CalVi)
+
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            w.FlagDisplayControls=False
+        self.w_Input.ui.w_Mode.layout().removeWidget(self.w_Input.ui.button_back)
+        self.w_Input.ui.w_Mode.layout().removeWidget(self.w_Input.ui.button_forward)
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_back.clicked.disconnect()
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_forward.clicked.disconnect()
+        self.w_Input.display_controls=lambda:None
+
+        self.ui.w_header.layout().removeWidget(self.ui.button_restore_undo)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.ui.button_restore_undo)
+        self.ui.button_restore_undo.setFixedWidth(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+        self.ui.button_restore_undo.setFixedHeight(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+        self.ui.button_restore_undo.clicked.connect(self.fullCallback)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_restore_undo=self.ui.button_restore_undo
+
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.FlagDisplayControls=True
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_back=self.w_Input.ui.button_back
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_back.clicked.connect(lambda: self.button_back_forward_action(-1))
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_back.contextMenuEvent=lambda e: self.bfContextMenu(-1,e)
+
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_forward=self.w_Input.ui.button_forward
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_forward.clicked.connect(lambda: self.button_back_forward_action(+1))
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_forward.contextMenuEvent=lambda e: self.bfContextMenu(+1,e)
+
+        self.onlyReadLabel=QLabel('Read-Only')
+        font=self.onlyReadLabel.font()
+        font.setBold(True)
+        font.setItalic(True)
+        font.setPixelSize(fontPixelSize)
+        self.onlyReadLabel.setFont(font)
+        self.onlyReadLabel.setStyleSheet('color: rgb(51, 102, 255)')  #('color: rgb(255,51,51);')
+        #self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.onlyReadLabel)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.onlyReadLabel=self.onlyReadLabel
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.button_reset_step=self.ui.button_reset_step
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.button_step_inherit=self.ui.button_step_inherit
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.button_copy_step=self.ui.button_copy_step
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.button_link_step=self.ui.button_link_step
+
+        self.w_RCL = QWidget(self)  #CLR: copy, link, reset
+        self.RCL_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.RCL_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.RCL_layout.setSpacing(actionButtonSpacing*2)
+        self.w_RCL.setLayout(self.RCL_layout)
+
+        self.RCL_layout.addSpacerItem(QSpacerItem(projectActionButtonSize[1], projectActionButtonSize[1], QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Minimum))
+        self.RCL_layout.addWidget(self.onlyReadLabel)
+        self.RCL_layout.addSpacerItem(QSpacerItem(5, projectActionButtonSize[1], QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Minimum))
+        for b in [self.ui.button_reset_step,self.ui.button_step_inherit,self.ui.button_copy_step,self.ui.button_link_step]:
+            self.ui.w_header.layout().removeWidget(b)
+            #self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(b)
+            #b.setFixedSize(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1],TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+            #b.setIconSize(QSize(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]-8,TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]-8))
+            self.RCL_layout.addWidget(b)
+            b.setFixedSize(projectActionButtonSize[1],projectActionButtonSize[1])
+            b.setIconSize(QSize(projectActionButtonSize[0],projectActionButtonSize[0]))
+            if hasattr(self,b.objectName()+'_action'):
+                b.clicked.connect(getattr(self,b.objectName()+'_action'))
+        self.ui.Explorer.processTree_layout.addWidget(self.w_RCL)
+
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_back.setFixedSize(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1],TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_back.setIconSize(QSize(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]-2,TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]-2))
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_forward.setFixedSize(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1],TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1])
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_forward.setIconSize(QSize(TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]-2,TabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]-2))
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.w_Input.ui.button_back)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonBar_layout.addWidget(self.w_Input.ui.button_forward)
+        
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.FlagPrevPropagation=FlagPrevPropagationTabSplitter
+        self.ui.Explorer.inheritance=self.inheritance
+
+        self.brush_icon=QIcon(icons_path+"brush_cursor.png")
+        self.w_Vis.ui.icon.addfuncclick['copy_VIS']=lambda: self.copy_link_action(self.w_Vis.ui.name_tab,lambda isl,ima: self.copy_VIS(isl,ima),menuTitle='Copy graphical settings from...',icon=self.brush_icon)
+        self.w_Vis.ui.icon.setCustomCursor()
+
+        self.defineTABbridges()
+
+        for c in self.findChildren(PaIRSTree):
+            c:PaIRSTree
+            c.gui=self
+    
+    def fullCallback(self):
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            TABpar_ind=w.TABpar_at(w.TABpar.ind[:-1]+[-1])
+            if TABpar_ind:
+                if w.TABpar.isDifferentFrom(TABpar_ind,exceptions=w.TABpar.unchecked_fields+['ind']):
+                    w.TABpar.ind[-1]=-1
+                    w.fullCallback('Restored configuration')
+                    break
+        ind=[i for i in w.TABpar.ind]
+        ind[-1]=-1
+        self.setTABpars_at(ind)
+
+    def defineMenuActions(self):
+        self.projectTree.button_open_action=self.open_project
+        self.projectTree.button_save_action=self.save_project
+        self.projectTree.button_saveas_action=self.saveas_project
+        self.projectTree.button_close_action=self.close_project
+        self.projectTree.button_clean_action=self.clean_projects
+        
+        self.processTree.button_delete_action=self.delete_process
+        self.processTree.button_clean_action=self.clean_processes
+
+        self.ui.actionPaIRS_Run.triggered.connect(lambda: runPaIRS(self,))
+        self.ui.actionPaIRS_Clean_run.triggered.connect(lambda: runPaIRS(self,'-c'))
+        self.ui.actionPaIRS_Debug_run.triggered.connect(lambda: runPaIRS(self,'-d'))
+
+        actions=self.ui.menuFile.actions()
+        for a in actions:
+            aName=a.objectName().replace('action','').lower()
+            if hasattr(self,'menu_'+aName+'_action'):
+                a.triggered.connect(getattr(self,'menu_'+aName+'_action'))
+        self.ui.aExit.triggered.connect(lambda: self.close())
+
+        self.showChanges=lambda: changes(self,Log_Tab,fileChanges)
+        self.ui.actionChanges.triggered.connect(self.showChanges)
+        self.ui.actionGuide.triggered.connect(self.guide)
+        self.ui.actionDownload.setVisible(not Flag_ISEXE)
+        if not Flag_ISEXE: 
+            self.ui.menuHelp.insertSeparator(self.ui.actionDownload)
+            self.ui.actionDownload.triggered.connect(self.downloadApp)
+        self.ui.actionAbout.triggered.connect(self.about)
+
+        self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.clicked.connect(lambda: button_download_PaIRS_action(self,self.app))
+
+    def disableTab_ImTree(self,Flag=True):
+        self.ui.w_Managing_Tabs.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            if w!=self.w_Input and w!=self.ui.tabAreaWidget:
+                w.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.w_Input.ui.CollapBox_ImSet.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.w_Input.ui.w_InputFold_Button.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.w_Input.ui.imTreeWidget.setEnabled(True)
+
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_back.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_forward.setEnabled(not Flag)
+
+        self.ui.menubar.setEnabled(not Flag)
+
+        #evita TABpar.FlagSettingPar=Flag così che sai dove FlagSettingPar è settato True o False
+        ImageTreeWidget.disableTab(self.w_Input.ui.imTreeWidget,Flag)    
+
+    def button_back_forward_action(self,step):
+        self.w_Input.FlagSettingPar=True
+        self.setFocus()
+        self.w_Input.FlagSettingPar=False
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            if not w.TABpar.FlagNone:
+                ind=w.TABpar.ind
+                ind[-1]+=step
+                w.TABpar.copyfrom(w.TABpar_at(ind))
+        FlagAdjustPar=w.TABpar.FlagInit==False or w.TABpar.Process==ProcessTypes.cal #w.TABpar.ind[-1]==0
+        FlagBridge=w.TABpar.Process==ProcessTypes.cal #False
+        if FlagAdjustPar or FlagBridge:
+            for w in self.tabWidgets:
+                if not w.TABpar.FlagNone:
+                    w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                    if FlagAdjustPar: 
+                        FlagSettingPar=TABpar.FlagSettingPar
+                        TABpar.FlagSettingPar=True
+                        w.adjustTABpar()
+                        TABpar.FlagSettingPar=FlagSettingPar
+                    if FlagBridge: self.bridge(w.TABname)
+            FlagAdjustPar=False
+            FlagBridge=False
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            if not w.TABpar.FlagNone:
+                w.setTABpar(FlagAdjustPar,FlagBridge) 
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout()
+        return 
+    
+    def bfContextMenu(self,bf,event):
+        ind=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar.ind
+        i=ind[-1]
+        TABpar_prev=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar_prev_at(ind)
+
+        if bf==-1:
+            b=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_back
+            kin=max([0,i-Num_Prevs_back_forw])
+            krange=[k for k in range(i-1,kin,-1)]+[0]
+            icon=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.undo_icon
+            d=1
+        elif bf==1:
+            b=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_forward
+            kfin=min([len(TABpar_prev)-1,i+Num_Prevs_back_forw])
+            krange=[k for k in range(i+1,kfin)]+[len(TABpar_prev)-1]
+            icon=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.redo_icon
+            d=0
+
+        menu=QMenu(b)
+        act=[]
+        nur=len(krange)
+        flag=nur==Num_Prevs_back_forw
+        for j,k in enumerate(krange):
+            if j==nur-1: 
+                if flag: menu.addSeparator()
+                if k==0: s=' (first)'
+                else: s=' (current)'
+            else:
+                if j==nur-2 and flag:
+                    s=' (...)'
+                else:
+                    s=''
+            n=f"{k-i:+d}: "
+            name=n+TABpar_prev[k+d].tip+s
+            act.append(QAction(icon,name,b))
+            menu.addAction(act[-1])  
+
+        action = menu.exec_(b.mapToGlobal(event.pos()))
+        for k,a in zip(krange,act):
+            if a==action: 
+                self.button_back_forward_action(-i+k)
+
+    def defineTABbridges(self):
+        for w in self.tabWidgets: #[:-1] except tabArea
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            self.define_add_TABpar_bridge(w)
+            self.define_setTABpar_bridge(w)
+
+    def setTABpars_at(self,ind,FlagAdjustPar=False,FlagBridge=True,widget:gPaIRS_Tab=None):
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            TABpar_ind:TABpar=w.TABpar_at(ind)
+            if TABpar_ind:
+                if not TABpar_ind.FlagNone: 
+                    w.TABpar.copyfrom(TABpar_ind)  
+        ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind)
+        self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.copyfrom(ITE_ind,exceptions=['procdata'])
+        self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.procdata=dataTreePar(ITE_ind.Process,ITE_ind.Step)
+        self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.procdata.ind=self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.ind
+        self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.procdata.copyfrom(ITE_ind.procdata)
+        if widget is None:
+            self.ui.tabAreaWidget.setTABpar(FlagAdjustPar,FlagBridge)
+        else:
+            widget.setTABpar(FlagAdjustPar,FlagBridge)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.display_controls()
+
+    def define_add_TABpar_bridge(self,tab:gPaIRS_Tab):
+        def add_TABpar_bridge(tip,ind):
+            tab.TABpar.parentTab=tab.TABname
+            for w in self.tabWidgets:
+                w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                if w!=tab:
+                    w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                    w.TABpar.ind=[i for i in ind] 
+                    ind_new=w.add_TABpar_copy(tip,ind)  #setting parameters without bridge
+            ITE:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind)
+            ITE.ind[-1]=ind_new[-1]
+            self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.ind[-1]=ind_new[-1]
+            ITEs:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(ind)
+            ITEs[0].modifiedDate=currentTimeString()
+            ITEs[0].date=f'Modified: {ITE.modifiedDate}'
+            
+            TRE:TREpar=self.projectTree.itemList[0][ITE.ind[0]]
+            TRE.modifiedDate=ITEs[0].modifiedDate
+            TRE.date=ITEs[0].date
+            TRE.FlagSaved=False
+
+            self.GPApar.modifiedDate=ITEs[0].modifiedDate
+            self.GPApar.date=ITEs[0].date
+            self.GPApar.FlagSaved=False
+
+            self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.copyfrom(ITE)
+            self.TREpar.copyfrom(TRE)
+            self.adjustItemWidgets(ind)
+
+            self.inheritance(ind)
+            self.IOVinheritance(ind)
+            self.adjustDependencies(ITE)
+            #self.checkFutureProc()
+        tab.add_TABpar_bridge=add_TABpar_bridge
+
+    def define_setTABpar_bridge(self,tab:gPaIRS_Tab):
+        def setTABpar_bridge(FlagAdjustPar,FlagCallback=False):
+            focusWidget=self.focusWidget()
+            TABname=tab.TABname
+            self.bridge(TABname)
+            if FlagAdjustPar:
+                FlagSettingPar=TABpar.FlagSettingPar
+                TABpar.FlagSettingPar=True
+                for w in self.tabWidgets:
+                    if w.TABpar.FlagNone: continue
+                    w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                    if w!=tab:
+                        w.adjustTABpar()
+                        self.bridge(w.TABname)
+                TABpar.FlagSettingPar=FlagSettingPar
+                FlagAdjustPar=False
+            FlagBridge=False
+            FlagDisplayControls=False
+            for w in self.tabWidgets:
+                w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                if  not w.TABpar.FlagNone and w!=self.w_Log:
+                    if w.TABpar_old.isDifferentFrom(w.TABpar,exceptions=['ind'],FlagStrictDiff=True):
+                        w.setTABpar(FlagAdjustPar,FlagBridge,FlagCallback,FlagDisplayControls)  #setting parameters without bridge
+                    else:
+                        if w==self.w_Vis_CalVi and w.TABpar.plane and w.TABpar.cam: 
+                            self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.show()
+                        w.TABpar_old.copyfrom(w.TABpar,exceptions=['ind'])
+                    if not FlagCallback: 
+                        w.adjustTABparInd()
+            self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.FlagInit=False
+            self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout()
+            if not self.w_Log.TABpar.FlagNone:
+                if self.w_Log.LOGpar.flagRun!=-2:
+                    self.logBridge()
+                    if self.w_Log.TABpar_old.isDifferentFrom(self.w_Log.TABpar,FlagStrictDiff=True):
+                        self.w_Log.setTABpar(FlagAdjustPar,FlagBridge,FlagCallback)
+                    else:
+                        self.w_Log.TABpar_old.copyfrom(self.w_Log.TABpar,exceptions=['ind'])
+                    if not FlagCallback: self.w_Log.adjustTABparInd()
+                else:
+                    self.w_Log.setTABpar(FlagAdjustPar=False,FlagBridge=False,FlagCallback=False)
+            if not FlagCallback: 
+                self.inheritance(tab.TABpar.ind)
+                ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(tab.TABpar.ind)
+                self.adjustDependencies(ITE_ind)
+            self.ui.tabAreaWidget.display_controls()
+
+            if focusWidget:
+                self.app.processEvents()
+                focusWidget.setFocus()
+        tab.setTABpar_bridge=setTABpar_bridge
+
+    def logBridge(self):
+        OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar
+        LOG:LOGpar = self.w_Log.TABpar
+        VIS:VISpar = self.w_Vis.TABpar
+        ITE:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+
+        if ITE.flagRun==0:
+            warningMessages=[]
+            errorMessages=[]
+            for w in self.tabWidgets[:-1]:
+                w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                par:TABpar= w.TABpar
+                if w!=self.w_Log and not par.FlagNone:
+                    if par.OptionDone==0: errorMessages.append('--- '+w.TABname+' ---\n'+par.warningMessage)
+                    elif par.OptionDone!=1: warningMessages.append('--- '+w.TABname+' ---\n'+par.warningMessage)
+            
+            
+            warnigText='\n\n'.join(warningMessages)
+            if warnigText: 
+                warnigText='\n\n'+ITE.procdata.headerSection('WARNINGS',warnigText,'!')  
+            errorText='\n\n'.join(errorMessages)
+            if errorText: 
+                errorText='\n\n'+ITE.procdata.headerSection('CRITICAL ISSUES',errorText,'X')  
+            LOG.text=PaIRS_Header+ITE.procdata.itemname+warnigText+errorText
+            if VIS.FlagView:
+                outPathRoot=myStandardRoot(OUT.path+OUT.subfold+OUT.root)
+                logfile=ITE.procdata.procOutName()+'.log'
+                if ITE.procdata.outPathRoot=='': logfile=outPathRoot+logfile
+                border='o' #·●⦁᛫
+                headerWidth=54
+                result_text = '\n\n\n\n\n'+ITE.procdata.eyeHeaderSection('EXISTING PROCESS LOG',width=headerWidth,border=border) +f"\nLog file: '{os.path.basename(logfile)}'\n\n"
+                if os.path.isfile(logfile):
+                    try:
+                        with open(logfile, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                            log_content = f.read()
+                        result_text += "\n" + log_content
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        result_text += f"\nError reading log file '{os.path.basename(logfile)}:'\n{e}"
+                else:
+                    result_text += f"\nLog file '{os.path.basename(logfile)}' not found!"
+                LOG.text+=result_text+'\n\n'+ITE.procdata.headerSection('END of EXISTING PROCESS LOG',' ',border,headerWidth)  
+        else:
+            LOG.text=ITE.procdata.Log
+
+    def bridge(self,TABname:str,ind:list=None):
+        if ind is None:
+            INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar
+            OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar
+            PRO:PROpar = self.w_Process.TABpar
+            VIS:VISpar = self.w_Vis.TABpar
+
+            PRO_Min:PROpar_Min = self.w_Process_Min.TABpar
+            PRO_Disp:PROpar_Disp = self.w_Process_Disp.TABpar
+
+            CAL:CALpar = self.w_Calibration.TABpar
+            INP_CalVi:INPpar_CalVi = self.w_Input_CalVi.TABpar
+            PRO_CalVi:PROpar_CalVi = self.w_Process_CalVi.TABpar
+            VIS_CalVi:VISpar_CalVi = self.w_Vis_CalVi.TABpar
+
+            ITE:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.TABpar #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+            SPL:SPLpar = self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar
+        else:
+            INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind)
+            OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind)
+            PRO:PROpar = self.w_Process.TABpar_at(ind)
+            VIS:VISpar = self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind)
+
+            PRO_Min:PROpar_Min = self.w_Process_Min.TABpar_at(ind)
+            PRO_Disp:PROpar_Disp = self.w_Process_Disp.TABpar_at(ind)
+
+            CAL:CALpar = self.w_Calibration.TABpar_at(ind)
+            INP_CalVi:INPpar_CalVi = self.w_Input_CalVi.TABpar_at(ind)
+            PRO_CalVi:PROpar_CalVi = self.w_Process_CalVi.TABpar_at(ind)
+            VIS_CalVi:VISpar_CalVi = self.w_Vis_CalVi.TABpar_at(ind)
+
+            ITE:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind) #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+            SPL:SPLpar = self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar_at(ind)
+        
+        if ITE.Step in [StepTypes.min,StepTypes.piv,StepTypes.disp,StepTypes.spiv]:
+            if TABname=='Input':
+                OUT.inputPath=INP.path
+                OUT.imageFile=None
+                if INP.nimg:
+                    for c in range(len(INP.imList)):
+                        for f in range(len(INP.imList[c])):
+                            for k in range(len(INP.imList[c][f])):
+                                if INP.imEx[c][f][k]: 
+                                    OUT.imageFile=INP.imList[c][f][k]
+                                    break                    
+
+                VIS.img=INP.selection[0]
+                VIS.cam=INP.selection[1]
+                VIS.frame=INP.selection[2]
+                VIS.ncam=INP.ncam
+                VIS.path=INP.path
+                VIS.imList=copy.deepcopy(INP.imList)
+                VIS.nimg=INP.nimg
+                VIS.Out.copyfrom(OUT)
+            elif TABname=='Output':
+                if VIS.Out.isDifferentFrom(OUT):
+                    VIS.Out.copyfrom(OUT)
+                    self.w_Vis.FlagResetSizes=True
+                if ITE.Step in [StepTypes.piv,StepTypes.disp,StepTypes.spiv]:
+                    outPathRoot=myStandardRoot(OUT.path+OUT.subfold+OUT.root)
+                    ndig=len(str(VIS.nimg))
+                    outExt=list(outType_dict)[OUT.outType]
+                    VIS.outPathRoot=outPathRoot
+                    VIS.name_proc=ITE.procdata.name_proc
+                    VIS.fres=[outPathRoot+'_', ndig, outExt]   #lambda i: f"{outPathRoot}_{i:0{ndig:d}d}{outExt}"
+                elif ITE.Step == StepTypes.min:
+                    imListMin=[]
+                    outPathRoot=myStandardRoot(OUT.path+OUT.subfold+OUT.root)
+                    for c in range(INP.ncam):
+                        imListMin.append([outPathRoot+f'_cam{c+1}_a_min.png',outPathRoot+f'_cam{c+1}_b_min.png'])
+
+                    INP.FlagMIN = True
+                    INP.FlagTR = PRO_Min.FlagTR
+                    INP.LaserType = PRO_Min.LaserType
+                    INP.imListMin = deep_duplicate(imListMin)      
+
+                    VIS.FlagMIN = ITE.procdata.flagRun>0
+                    VIS.FlagTR = PRO_Min.FlagTR
+                    VIS.LaserType = PRO_Min.LaserType
+                    VIS.imListMin = deep_duplicate(imListMin)       
+            elif TABname=='Process_Min':
+                INP.FlagTR=PRO_Min.FlagTR
+                INP.LaserType=PRO_Min.LaserType
+                VIS.FlagTR=PRO_Min.FlagTR
+                VIS.LaserType=PRO_Min.LaserType
+            elif TABname=='Process_Disp':
+                if VIS.Pro.isDifferentFrom(PRO_Disp,exceptions=['FlagBordo']):
+                    VIS.Pro.copyfrom(PRO_Disp,exceptions=['FlagBordo'])
+                VIS.Nit=PRO_Disp.Nit if VIS.flagRun!=-2 else ITE.procdata.numFinalized
+            elif TABname=='Process':
+                if VIS.Pro.isDifferentFrom(PRO):
+                    VIS.Pro.copyfrom(PRO)
+            elif TABname=='Vis':
+                INP.selection=[VIS.img,VIS.cam,VIS.frame]
+                self.w_Input.InputAdjustSelection(INP)
+                pass                
+        elif ITE.Step in [StepTypes.cal]:
+            INP_CalVi.FlagReadCalib=PRO_CalVi.CalibProcType>=2
+            INP_CalVi.CalibProcType=PRO_CalVi.CalibProcType
+            if TABname=='Calibration':
+                #FlagPrev=CAL.ind[-1]==len(self.w_Calibration.TABpar_prev_at(CAL.ind))-1
+                self.ui.logo_CalVi.setVisible(CAL.FlagCalVi and CAL.flagRun==0 and not CAL.link) #and FlagPrev)
+                self.ui.button_Run_CalVi.setVisible(CAL.FlagCalVi and CAL.flagRun==0 and not CAL.link) #and FlagPrev)
+                if CAL.isDifferentFrom(self.w_Calibration.CALpar_old,fields=['FlagCalVi','flagRun']) or not INP_CalVi.FlagInit:
+                    for w in [self.w_Input_CalVi,self.w_Process_CalVi,self.w_Vis_CalVi]:
+                        k=self.ui.tabAreaWidget.widgets.index(w)
+                        SPL.FlagVisible[k]=CAL.FlagCalVi
+                        w.buttonTab.setVisible(CAL.FlagCalVi)
+                    self.ui.tabAreaWidget.splitterResize(FlagReleased=False)
+                    width=sum([s if f else 0 for s,f in zip(SPL.sizes,SPL.FlagVisible)])
+                    if width<self.ui.tabAreaWidget.width():
+                        SPL.sizes[-1]= self.ui.tabAreaWidget.width()-width
+                    else: SPL.sizes[-1]=0
+                #ITE.ncam=CAL.ncam
+                #ITE.progress=len(CAL.calList)
+            elif TABname=='Input_CalVi':
+                VIS_CalVi.plane=int(INP_CalVi.row)*(1+PRO_CalVi.TargetType)+1
+                VIS_CalVi.FlagResetLevels=INP_CalVi.isDifferentFrom(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar_old,fields=['path']) or len(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar_old.filenames)==0
+                VIS_CalVi.FlagResetZoom=INP_CalVi.isDifferentFrom(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar_old,fields=['x','y','w','h','W','H']) or len(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar_old.filenames)==0
+                pass
+            elif TABname=='Process_CalVi':
+                INP_CalVi.FlagOptPlane=PRO_CalVi.CalibProcType>0
+                if len(INP_CalVi.plapar):
+                    if INP_CalVi.FlagOptPlane:
+                        for k,p in enumerate(INP_CalVi.plapar):
+                            if len(p)==1:
+                                INP_CalVi.plapar[k]=[float(0)]*5+[p[0]]
+                    else:
+                        for k,p in enumerate(INP_CalVi.plapar):
+                            if len(p)>1:
+                                INP_CalVi.plapar[k]=[p[-1]]
+                pass
+            elif TABname=='Vis_CalVi':
+                if VIS_CalVi.plane-1!=INP_CalVi.row:
+                    INP_CalVi.row=int( (VIS_CalVi.plane-1)/(1+PRO_CalVi.TargetType) )
+                    INP_CalVi.rows=[INP_CalVi.row]
+                    #INP_CalVi.col=0
+                    #INP_CalVi.cols=[INP_CalVi.col]
+                pass
+            else:
+                pass
+        return
+
+    def getInheritance(self, ind):
+        indpar=[j for j in ind]
+        for j in range(indpar[-2]):
+            indpar[-2]=j
+            self.inheritance(indpar)
+
+    def inheritance(self,indpar):
+        ITE:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(indpar) #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+        if ITE.FlagNone: return
+        ind=copy.deepcopy(ITE.ind)
+        Process=ITE.Process
+        Step=ITE.Step
+
+        if Process in (ProcessTypes.piv,ProcessTypes.spiv) and Step == StepTypes.min:
+            if ITE.active:
+                FlagMIN=True
+                INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind)
+                OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind)
+                PRO_Min:PROpar_Min = self.w_Process_Min.TABpar_at(ind)
+                FlagTR=PRO_Min.FlagTR
+                LaserType=PRO_Min.LaserType
+                imListMin=[]
+                outPathRoot=myStandardRoot(OUT.path+OUT.subfold+OUT.root)
+                for c in range(INP.ncam):
+                    imListMin.append([outPathRoot+f'_cam{c+1}_a_min.png',outPathRoot+f'_cam{c+1}_b_min.png'])
+                imageFileMin=INP.path
+                FlagImage=False
+                for c in range(len(INP.imList)):
+                    for f in range(len(INP.imList[c])):
+                        if INP.imList[c][f]:
+                            imageFileMin+=INP.imList[c][f][0]
+                            FlagImage=True
+                            break
+                    if FlagImage: break
+            else:
+                FlagMIN=False
+                FlagTR=False
+                LaserType=0 #0 single, 1 double
+                imListMin=[]
+                imageFileMin=None
+            if Process==ProcessTypes.piv:
+                children=[+1] #piv step
+            else:
+                children=[+1,+2]  #disparity, spiv steps
+            for c in children:
+                ind_child=copy.deepcopy(ind)
+                ind_child[-2]+=c
+                TABpar_prev=self.w_Input.TABpar_prev_at(ind_child)
+
+                for d in range(len(TABpar_prev)):
+                    ind_child[-1]=d
+                    INP_child:INPpar=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    INP_child.FlagMIN = FlagMIN
+                    INP_child.FlagTR = FlagTR
+                    INP_child.LaserType = LaserType
+                    INP_child.imListMin = deep_duplicate(imListMin)  
+                    #INP_child.FlagInit  = False
+                    
+                    OUT_child:OUTpar=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    OUT_child.imageFileMin = imageFileMin
+
+                    VIS_child:VISpar=self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    VIS_child.FlagMIN = ITE.procdata.flagRun>0
+                    VIS_child.FlagTR = FlagTR
+                    VIS_child.LaserType = LaserType
+                    VIS_child.imListMin = deep_duplicate(imListMin)
+                    #VIS_child.FlagInit  = False
+
+        elif Process == ProcessTypes.spiv and Step == StepTypes.cal:
+            if ITE.active:
+                CAL:CALpar = self.w_Calibration.TABpar_at(ind)
+                FlagCAL=ITE.procdata.flagRun>0
+                
+                calList=CAL.calList
+                calEx=CAL.calEx
+            else:
+                FlagCAL=False
+                calList=[]
+                calEx=[]
+            children=[+1,+2,+3]  #disparity, spiv steps
+            for c in children:
+                ind_child=copy.deepcopy(ind)
+                ind_child[-2]+=c
+
+                for d in range(len(self.w_Input.TABpar_prev_at(ind_child))):
+                    ind_child[-1]=d
+
+                    INP_child:INPpar=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    INP_child.FlagCAL = FlagCAL
+                    INP_child.calList = copy.deepcopy(calList)
+                    INP_child.calEx   = copy.deepcopy(calEx)
+                    #INP_child.FlagInit = False
+
+                    VIS_child:VISpar=self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    VIS_child.FlagCAL = FlagCAL
+                    VIS_child.calList = copy.deepcopy(calList)
+                    VIS_child.calEx   = copy.deepcopy(calEx)
+                    #VIS_child.FlagInit = False
+
+        elif Process == ProcessTypes.spiv and Step == StepTypes.disp:
+            if ITE.active:
+                FlagDISP=True
+            else:
+                FlagDISP=False
+            children=[+1]  #disparity, spiv steps
+            for c in children:
+                ind_child=copy.deepcopy(ind)
+                ind_child[-2]+=c
+                TABpar_prev=self.w_Input.TABpar_prev_at(ind_child)
+
+                for d in range(len(TABpar_prev)):
+                    ind_child[-1]=d
+                    OUT_child:OUTpar=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    OUT_child.FlagDISP = FlagDISP
+        """
+        elif Process == ProcessTypes.spiv and Step == StepTypes.disp:
+            if ITE.active:
+                FlagDISP=True
+                INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind)
+                OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind)
+                zconst=OUT.zconst
+                xterm=OUT.xterm 
+                yterm=OUT.yterm 
+                outPathRoot=myStandardRoot(OUT.path+OUT.subfold+OUT.root)
+                dispFile=outPathRoot+'.clz'
+            else:
+                FlagDISP=False
+                zconst=0.0
+                xterm=0.0
+                yterm=0.0
+                dispFile=''
+            children=[+1]  #disparity, spiv steps
+            FlagInit=True
+            for c in children:
+                ind_child=copy.deepcopy(ind)
+                ind_child[-2]+=c
+                TABpar_prev=self.w_Input.TABpar_prev_at(ind_child)
+
+                for d in range(len(TABpar_prev)):
+                    ind_child[-1]=d
+
+                    INP_child:INPpar=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    INP_child.FlagDISP = FlagDISP
+                    INP_child.dispFile = dispFile
+                    #INP_child.FlagInit = False
+
+                    OUT_child:OUTpar=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    OUT_child.FlagDISP = FlagDISP
+                    OUT_child.zconst= zconst
+                    OUT_child.xterm = xterm 
+                    OUT_child.yterm = yterm 
+
+                    VIS_child:VISpar=self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    VIS_child.FlagDISP = FlagDISP
+                    VIS_child.dispFile = dispFile
+                    #VIS_child.FlagInit = False
+
+            pass
+        """
+
+        ITEs=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(indpar)
+        #currInd=list(ITEs[0].children).index(ITE.Step)+1
+        for c in range(len(ITEs)):  #range(currInd+1,len(ITEs))
+            ITE_ind:ITEpar=ITEs[c]
+            self.checkProcesses(FlagInit=True,ind=ITE_ind.ind)
+            #self.checkProcesses(FlagInit=False,ind=ITE_ind.ind)
+            self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_ind)
+        return
+
+    def IOVinheritance(self,indpar):
+        ITE:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(indpar) #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+        if ITE.FlagNone: return
+        ind=copy.deepcopy(ITE.ind)
+        Step=ITE.Step
+        #inverse inheritance 
+        if Step not in (StepTypes.cal,) and ITE.active:
+            INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind)
+            OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind)
+            VIS:VISpar = self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind)
+
+            #children=[-2, -1] if Step==StepTypes.spiv else [-1]  #disparity, spiv steps #*
+            for c in range(len(processData[ITE.Process]['children'])): #in children: #*
+                ind_child=copy.deepcopy(ind)
+                #ind_child[-2]+=c #*
+                ind_child[-2]=c
+                TABpar_prev=self.w_Input.TABpar_prev_at(ind_child)
+                if TABpar_prev[0] is None: continue
+
+                FlagInit=len(TABpar_prev)==1 and TABpar_prev[0].flagRun==0
+                if FlagInit:
+                    ind_child[-1]=0
+                    INP_child:INPpar=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    INP_child.copyfrom(INP,exceptions=['Process','Step']+INP_child.parFields)
+
+                    OUT_child:OUTpar=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    OUT_child.copyfrom(OUT,exceptions=['Process','Step']+OUT_child.parFields)
+                    
+                    VIS_child:VISpar=self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+                    VIS_child.copyfrom(VIS,exceptions=['Process','Step']+VIS_child.parFields)
+                    
+                    self.checkProcesses(FlagInit=True,ind=ind_child)
+                    self.checkProcesses(FlagInit=False,ind=ind_child)
+                    ITE_ind:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_child)
+                    self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_ind)
+                    self.inheritance(ind_child)
+
+    def IOVcopy(self,ind_slave,ind_master):
+        ITE:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_master) #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+        if ITE.FlagNone: return
+
+        #Input/Output/Vis inheritance 
+        INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_master)
+        OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind_master)
+        VIS:VISpar = self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(ind_master)
+
+        self.w_Input.INPpar.copyfrom(INP,exceptions=['Process','Step']+INP.parFields)
+        self.w_Output.OUTpar.copyfrom(OUT,exceptions=['Process','Step']+OUT.parFields)
+        self.w_Vis.VISpar.copyfrom(VIS,exceptions=['Process','Step']+VIS.parFields)
+
+        FlagNewPar=self.w_Input.isNewPar() or self.w_Output.isNewPar()
+        ind_slave=self.w_Input.add_TABpar('Copy input/output data from step',FlagNewPar)
+        self.setTABpars_at(ind_slave,FlagAdjustPar=True,FlagBridge=True,widget=self.w_Input)
+
+        ITE_slave:ITEpar = self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_slave) #self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_slave)
+        return
+
+#*************************************************** Update workspace and projects
+    def updateWorkspace(self):
+        self.GPApar.modifiedDate=currentTimeString()
+        self.GPApar.date=f'Modified: {self.GPApar.modifiedDate}'
+        self.GPApar.FlagSaved=False
+        
+        self.adjustWorkspaceHeader()
+
+    def adjustWorkspaceHeader(self):
+        if self.GPApar.outName and self.GPApar.outName!=lastcfgname:
+            title=self.GPApar.name+self.GPApar.saveBullet()
+            subtitle=self.GPApar.date
+            icon=self.GPApar.icon
+            FlagVisible=True
+        else:
+            title=''
+            subtitle=''
+            icon=None
+            FlagVisible=False
+        self.ui.title_workspace.setVisible(FlagVisible)
+        self.ui.subtitle_workspace.setVisible(FlagVisible)
+        self.ui.title_workspace.setText(title)
+        self.ui.subtitle_workspace.setText(subtitle)
+        
+        InfoMessage=self.GPApar.InfoMessage()
+        self.ui.title_workspace.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+        self.ui.title_workspace.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+        self.ui.subtitle_workspace.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+        self.ui.subtitle_workspace.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+
+        self.ui.workspace_icon.setVisible(icon is not None)
+        self.adjustMenuFile()
+
+        self.setGPaIRSTitle()
+
+    def adjustMenuFile(self):
+        self.ui.actionSave.setEnabled(not self.GPApar.FlagSaved)
+        self.ui.actionClose.setEnabled(self.GPApar.outName not in ('',lastcfgname))
+
+    def updateProjectItemWidget(self):
+        TRE:TREpar=self.projectTree.itemList[0][self.TREpar.project]
+        TRE.modifiedDate=currentTimeString()
+        TRE.date=f'Modified: {TRE.modifiedDate}'
+        TRE.FlagSaved=False
+        self.TREpar.copyfrom(TRE)
+
+        self.GPApar.modifiedDate=TRE.modifiedDate
+        self.GPApar.date=TRE.date
+        self.GPApar.FlagSaved=False
+
+        self.adjustItemWidgets()
+
+    def adjustItemWidgets(self,ind=None):
+        if ind is None: ind=[self.TREpar.project, self.TREpar.tree, self.TREpar.process, self.TREpar.step, -1]
+        TRE:TREpar=self.projectTree.itemList[0][ind[0]]
+        topLevelItem=self.projectTree.topLevelItem(ind[0])
+        itemWidget=self.projectTree.itemWidget(topLevelItem,1)
+        if itemWidget:
+            title:QLabel=itemWidget.findChildren(QLabel,'title_project')[0]
+            title.setText(TRE.name+TRE.saveBullet())
+            subtitle:QLabel=itemWidget.findChildren(QLabel,'subtitle_project')[0]
+            subtitle.setText(TRE.date)
+            InfoMessage=TRE.InfoMessage()
+            title.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+            title.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+            subtitle.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+            subtitle.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+        if self.TREpar.project==ind[0] and self.TREpar.tree==ind[1] and self.TREpar.process is not None:
+            self.adjustTitleHeader()
+            self.projectTree.actionBar.button_save.setEnabled(not self.TREpar.FlagSaved)
+            topLevelItem=self.processTree.topLevelItem(ind[2])
+            itemWidget=self.processTree.itemWidget(topLevelItem,1)
+            if itemWidget:
+                title:QLabel=itemWidget.findChildren(QLabel,'title_process')[0]
+                subtitle:QLabel=itemWidget.findChildren(QLabel,'subtitle_process')[0]
+                subtitle.setText(TRE.date)
+                ITE:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromTRE(TRE)
+                InfoMessage=ITE.InfoMessage()
+                title.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+                title.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+                subtitle.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+                subtitle.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+            self.adjustTitleHeader()
+        self.adjustWorkspaceHeader()
+
+    def adjustTitleHeader(self):
+        if self.TREpar.project is None:
+            title='Welcome to PaIRS'
+            subtitle='Particle Image Reconstruction Software'
+            icon=None
+            self.currITEpar=None
+        else:
+            title=self.TREpar.name+self.TREpar.saveBullet()
+            if self.TREpar.process is None or self.TREpar.step is None:
+                subtitle=self.TREpar.date
+                icon=self.TREpar.icon
+                self.currITEpar=self.TREpar
+            else:
+                ITEs:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromTRE(self.TREpar)
+                title+=': '+ITEs[0].name
+                subtitle=self.TREpar.date
+                icon=ITEs[self.TREpar.step].icon
+                self.currITEpar=ITEs[self.TREpar.step]
+        self.ui.title.setText(title)
+        self.ui.subtitle.setText(subtitle)
+
+        if self.currITEpar:
+            InfoMessage=self.currITEpar.InfoMessage()
+        else:
+            InfoMessage=''
+        self.ui.title.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+        self.ui.title.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+        self.ui.subtitle.setToolTip(InfoMessage)
+        self.ui.subtitle.setStatusTip(InfoMessage)
+
+        self.ui.title_icon.setVisible(icon is not None)
+        self.ui.title_icon.setIcon(TreeIcons.icons[icon])
+    
+    def adjustProcessSelection(self):
+        FlagVisible=[False,False,False,False]
+        if self.TREpar.project is None:
+            FlagVisible[0]=True
+            self.ui.Explorer.hideStepButtons()
+        else:
+            if self.TREpar.process is None:
+                FlagVisible[1]=True
+                self.ui.Explorer.hideStepButtons()
+            else:
+                if self.TREpar.step is None or self.TREpar.step==0:
+                    FlagVisible[2]=True
+                else:
+                    FlagVisible[3]=True            
+        self.ui.projectPage.setVisible(FlagVisible[0])
+        self.ui.processPage.setVisible(FlagVisible[1])
+        self.ui.stepPage.setVisible(FlagVisible[2])
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.setVisible(FlagVisible[3])
+        self.w_RCL.setVisible(FlagVisible[3])
+        #if FlagVisible[3]:
+        #    self.ui.tabAreaWidget.scrollArea.splitter.splitterResize()
+        
+        self.adjustWorkspaceHeader()
+        self.adjustTitleHeader()
+        self.adjustSwitches()
+
+        self.ui.Explorer.cancelUndo()
+
+    def adjustProjectSelection(self):
+        self.adjustProcessSelection()
+        self.ui.Explorer.adjustProjectSelection()
+        
+    def adjustSwitches(self):
+        for k in range(len(self.projectTree.itemList[0])):
+            topLevelItem=self.projectTree.topLevelItem(k)
+            itemWidget=self.projectTree.itemWidget(topLevelItem,1)
+            if itemWidget:
+                switch:ModernSwitch=itemWidget.findChildren(ModernSwitch)[0]
+                if switch:
+                    FlagVisible=any([i[0].flagRun<=0 and i[0].Process!=ProcessTypes.cal for i in self.projectTree.itemList[1][k][0]])
+                    self.projectTree.itemList[0][k].FlagRunnable=FlagVisible
+                    if not self.FlagRun:
+                        FlagQueue=len(self.projectTree.itemList[1][k][0])==0 or not FlagVisible or any([i[0].flagRun<=0 and i[0].Process!=ProcessTypes.cal and i[0].FlagQueue for i in self.projectTree.itemList[1][k][0]])
+                    else:
+                        FlagQueue=switch._checked
+
+                    switch.setVisible(FlagVisible)
+                    switch.setSwitch(FlagQueue)
+                    self.projectTree.itemList[0][k].FlagQueue=FlagQueue
+                    if self.TREpar.project==k:
+                        self.TREpar.FlagQueue=FlagQueue
+                    #switch.setEnabled(self.FlagRun==0)
+        if len(self.processTree.itemList):
+            for k,i in enumerate(self.processTree.itemList[0]):
+                topLevelItem=self.processTree.topLevelItem(k)
+                itemWidget=self.processTree.itemWidget(topLevelItem,1)
+                if itemWidget:
+                    switch:ModernSwitch=itemWidget.findChildren(ModernSwitch)[0]
+                    if switch:
+                        ITE:ITEpar=i[0]
+                        switch.setVisible(ITE.flagRun<=0 and ITE.Process!=ProcessTypes.cal and any([j.active and len(j.link)==0 for j in i[1:]]))
+        #self.swithcEnabled(self.FlagRun==0)
+        self.setButtonRunVisible()
+
+#*************************************************** Link and copy
+    def adjustDependencies(self,ITE:ITEpar):
+        for ind_slave in ITE.dependencies:
+            self.copy_pars(ind_slave,ITE.ind)
+            #self.inheritance(ind_slave) #useless, already performed in copy_pars
+            self.setLinks(ind_slave,ITE.ind)
+
+    def button_reset_step_action(self):
+        if self.questionDialog('Are you sure you want to reset the current process step? This operation will affect all the subsequent steps in the process and it is irreversible!'):
+            self.reset_step(self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.ind)
+        return
+
+    def reset_step(self,ind):
+        FlagSettingPar=TABpar.FlagSettingPar
+        TABpar.FlagSettingPar=True
+        ITEs_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(ind)
+        ind_child=copy.deepcopy(ind)
+        for j in range(ind[-2],0,-1):
+            ind_child[-2]=j-1
+            ITE_ind:ITEpar=ITEs_ind[j]
+            if not ITE_ind.active and ITE_ind.flagRun<0:
+                ITE_ind.procdata=data=dataTreePar(ITE_ind.Process,ITE_ind.Step)
+                ITE_ind.procdata.ind=ITE_ind.ind
+                ITE_ind.progress=0
+                self.setFlagRun(data,0,flagPrev=True)
+            else:
+                break
+        for j in range(len(ITEs_ind)-1,ind[-2],-1):
+            ind_child[-2]=j-1
+            ITE_ind:ITEpar=ITEs_ind[j]
+            ITE_ind.procdata=data=dataTreePar(ITE_ind.Process,ITE_ind.Step)
+            ITE_ind.procdata.ind=ITE_ind.ind
+            ITE_ind.progress=0
+            self.setFlagRun(data,0,flagPrev=True)
+            self.adjustDependencies(ITE_ind)
+            self.inheritance(ind_child)
+            ind_child[-1]=-1
+            LOG_ind:LOGpar=self.w_Log.TABpar_at(ind_child)
+            if LOG_ind: 
+                LOG_ind.progress=0
+                if self.w_Log.LOGpar.ind[:-1]==LOG_ind.ind[:-1]:
+                    self.w_Log.setLOGlayout()
+        self.ui.progress_Proc.setValue(0)
+        self.setTABpars_at(ITE_ind.ind,FlagAdjustPar=True,widget=self.w_Calibration if ITE_ind.Step==StepTypes.cal else self.w_Vis)
+        if data.ind[:-2]==self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar.ind[:-2]:
+            self.ui.Explorer.arrangeCurrentProcess(self.processTree)
+        
+        self.adjustSwitches()
+
+        TABpar.FlagSettingPar=FlagSettingPar
+    
+    def IOVheritableSteps(self):
+        ITE=self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar
+        stepList={}
+        if len(self.processTree.itemList) and ITE.ind[2]<len(self.processTree.itemList[0]):
+            for step in self.processTree.itemList[0][ITE.ind[2]]:
+                step:ITEpar
+                if step.active and ITE.ind[:-1]!=step.ind[:-1]:
+                    INP:INPpar = self.w_Input.TABpar_at(step.ind)
+                    OUT:OUTpar = self.w_Output.TABpar_at(step.ind)
+                    VIS:VISpar = self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(step.ind)
+                    if INP is not None and OUT is not None and VIS is not None:
+                        stepList[step.name]={'ind': step.ind, 'icon': step.icon}
+        return stepList
+    
+    def linkableSteps(self,FlagExcludeLinked=False):
+        ITE=self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar
+        stepList={}
+        if len(self.processTree.itemList):
+            for process in self.processTree.itemList[0]:
+                ITE0:ITEpar=process[0]
+                for step in process[1:]:
+                    step:ITEpar
+                    FlagNoOverLink=True if not FlagExcludeLinked else len(step.link)==0
+                    if step.active and step.Step==ITE.Step and ITE.ind[:-2]!=ITE0.ind[:-2] and FlagNoOverLink:
+                        stepList[f'{step.ind[-3]+1}: '+ITE0.name]={'ind': step.ind, 'icon': ITE0.icon}
+        return stepList
+
+    def copy_link_action(self,button:QPushButton, fun=lambda ind_slave, ind_master:None, FlagExcludeLinked=False, menuTitle='Copy step from...',icon=None,message='No process step available!', stepListType=0):
+        if stepListType==1:
+            stepList=self.IOVheritableSteps()
+        else:
+            stepList=self.linkableSteps(FlagExcludeLinked=FlagExcludeLinked)
+        ITE=self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar
+        if len(stepList)==0:
+            showTip(self,message)
+            return None
+        menu = QMenu(self)
+        title_action = QAction(menuTitle, self)
+        if icon: title_action.setIcon(icon)
+        title_action.setDisabled(True)  # Disabilita l'azione per evitare l'interazione
+        menu.addAction(title_action)
+        menu.addSeparator()
+        for key, item in stepList.items():
+            #for colormap in VIS_ColorMaps[colorMapClass]:
+            nameItem=' '+key
+            action:QAction = menu.addAction(TreeIcons.icons[item['icon']], nameItem)
+            action.triggered.connect(lambda _, name=key: fun(ITE.ind,stepList[name]['ind']))   
+        return menu.exec(QCursor.pos()) #menu.exec(button.mapToGlobal(button.rect().bottomLeft()))
+
+    def button_step_inherit_action(self):
+        self.copy_link_action(self.ui.button_step_inherit,lambda isl,ima: self.IOVcopy(isl,ima),menuTitle='Copy input/output data from...', message='No process step available!', stepListType=1)
+
+    def button_copy_step_action(self):
+        self.copy_link_action(self.ui.button_copy_step,lambda isl,ima: self.copy_pars_proc(isl,ima,FlagNew=True))
+    
+    def checkCamCompatibility(self,ind_slave,ind_master):
+        ITE_slave:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_slave)
+        isCompatible=True
+        if ITE_slave.Step==StepTypes.min:
+            INP_slave:INPpar=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_slave)
+            ncam_slave=INP_slave.ncam
+            INP_master:INPpar=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind_master)
+            ncam_master=INP_master.ncam
+            isCompatible=ncam_slave==ncam_master
+        elif ITE_slave.Step==StepTypes.cal:
+            CAL_slave:CALpar=self.w_Calibration.TABpar_at(ind_slave)
+            ncam_slave=CAL_slave.ncam
+            CAL_master:CALpar=self.w_Calibration.TABpar_at(ind_master)
+            ncam_master=CAL_master.ncam
+            isCompatible=ncam_slave==ncam_master
+        if not isCompatible:
+            warningMessage=f'The number of cameras in the current step (={ncam_slave}) is different from that in the selected step (={ncam_master}). Please, select a different step or modify the number of cameras in the selected step before proceeding!'
+            self.warningDialog(warningMessage)
+        return isCompatible
+    
+    def copy_pars(self,ind_slave,ind_master,FlagNew=False):
+        ind_new=[i for i in ind_slave]
+        if FlagNew: ind_new[-1]+=1
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            TAB_slave_curr:TABpar=w.TABpar_at(ind_slave)
+            if TAB_slave_curr: 
+                if FlagNew: w.gen_TABpar(ind_new,Process=TAB_slave_curr.Process,Step=TAB_slave_curr.Step)
+                TAB_slave:TABpar=w.TABpar_at(ind_new)
+                TAB_slave.copyfrom(w.TABpar_at(ind_master),exceptions=['ind','link','Process'])
+        ITE_master:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_master)
+        ITE_slave:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_new)
+        ITE_slave.ind=[i for i in ind_new]
+        ITE_slave.copyfrom(ITE_master,exceptions=['procdata','ind','link','Process','dependencies'])
+        ITE_slave.procdata.copyfrom(ITE_master.procdata,exceptions=['ind','link','Process'])
+        self.getInheritance(ind_slave)
+        self.ui.Explorer.undoInd=None
+        self.inheritance(ind_slave)
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_slave)
+        self.adjustSwitches()   #useless?
+        return ind_new
+    
+    def copy_pars_proc(self,ind_slave,ind_master,FlagNew=False,FlagSet=True):
+        if not self.checkCamCompatibility(ind_slave,ind_master): return
+        ITEs_slave=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(ind_slave)
+        ITEs_master=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(ind_master)
+        for c in range(ind_slave[-2]+1):
+            ind_slave=ITEs_slave[c+1].ind
+            ind_master=ITEs_master[c+1].ind
+            ind_new=self.copy_pars(ind_slave,ind_master,FlagNew=True)
+
+        if FlagSet:
+            self.ui.Explorer.arrangeCurrentProcess(self.ui.Explorer.processTree)
+            self.ui.Explorer.selectStep()
+        self.adjustSwitches()
+        return ind_new
+    
+    def copy_VIS(self,ind_slave,ind_master):
+        ind_new=[i for i in ind_slave]
+        w=self.w_Vis
+        w:gPaIRS_Tab
+        TAB_slave_curr:VISpar=w.TABpar_at(ind_slave)
+        if TAB_slave_curr: 
+            TAB_slave:VISpar=w.TABpar_at(ind_new)
+            TAB_slave.copyfromfields(w.TABpar_at(ind_master),fields=TAB_slave.graphics_fields)
+        self.w_Vis.setTABpar_at(ind_new,FlagAdjustPar=True,FlagBridge=True)
+        return ind_new
+        
+    def button_link_step_action(self):
+        if self.ui.button_link_step.isChecked():
+           result=self.copy_link_action(self.ui.button_link_step,self.link_pars,FlagExcludeLinked=True,menuTitle='Link step to...')
+           FlagUnlink=result is None
+        else:
+            FlagUnlink=True
+        if FlagUnlink:
+            ITE=self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar
+            self.unlink_pars(ITE.ind)
+            self.ui.button_link_step.setChecked(False)
+           
+    def link_pars(self,ind_slave,ind_master,FlagSet=True):
+        if not self.checkCamCompatibility(ind_slave,ind_master): return
+        ITEs_slave=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(ind_slave)
+        ITEs_master=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(ind_master)
+        for c in range(ind_slave[-2]+1):
+            ind_slave=ITEs_slave[c+1].ind
+            ind_master=ITEs_master[c+1].ind
+            ind_new=self.copy_pars(ind_slave,ind_master,FlagNew=True)
+            self.setLinks(ind_new,ind_master)
+        #item=self.processTree.topLevelItem(ind_new[2])
+        #child=item.child(ind_new[3])
+        #child.setIcon(0,self.processTree.linkedIcon)
+
+        #self.setTABpars_at(ind_new)
+        if FlagSet:
+            self.ui.Explorer.arrangeCurrentProcess(self.ui.Explorer.processTree)
+            self.ui.Explorer.selectStep()
+        self.adjustSwitches()
+        return ind_new
+
+    def setLinks(self,ind_slave,ind_master,FlagUnlink=False,ind_slave_new=None,ind_master_new=None):
+        if ind_slave_new is None: ind_slave_new=copy.deepcopy(ind_slave)
+        if ind_master_new is None: ind_master_new=copy.deepcopy(ind_master)
+        ITE_master:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_master_new)
+        if FlagUnlink and ind_slave in ITE_master.dependencies:
+            ITE_master.dependencies.remove(ind_slave)
+        elif not FlagUnlink and ind_slave not in ITE_master.dependencies:
+            ITE_master.dependencies.append(copy.deepcopy(ind_slave))
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            TABpar_ind:TABpar=w.TABpar_at(ind_slave_new)
+            if TABpar_ind: 
+                if FlagUnlink: 
+                    TABpar_ind.link=[]
+                    TABpar_ind.linkInfo=''
+                else: 
+                    TABpar_ind.link=copy.deepcopy(ind_master)
+        ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_slave_new)
+        if FlagUnlink:
+            ITE_ind.link=[]
+            ITE_ind.procdata.link=[]
+        else: 
+            ITE_ind.link=copy.deepcopy(ind_master)
+            ITE_ind.procdata.link=copy.deepcopy(ind_master)
+    
+    def unlink_pars(self,ind_slave):
+        ITE_slave:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind_slave)
+        ind_master=ITE_slave.link
+        if ind_master:
+            self.setLinks(ind_slave,ind_master,FlagUnlink=True)
+            #item=self.processTree.topLevelItem(ind_slave[2])
+            #child=item.child(ind_slave[3])
+            #child.setIcon(0,QIcon())
+            self.setTABpars_at(ind_slave)
+            self.adjustSwitches()
+
+#*************************************************** PROCESS
+#********************************** Launching
+    def button_run_pause_action(self):
+        # FlagRun = 0 no procWorkers (all workers have been closed or never launched)
+        # FlagRun = 1 procWorkers working
+        # FlagRun = 2 pause pressed, waiting for procWorkers to be completed
+        pri.Process.magenta(f'button_RunPause_callback self.FlagRun={self.FlagRun}  ')
+        self.ui.button_pause.setEnabled(False) #ta disabilitato sempre lo riabilita il worker prima di iniziare
+
+        if self.FlagRun==0: 
+            self.FlagRun=1 
+            self.setButtonPause(False)
+            self.run()
+        elif self.FlagRun==1:
+            self.FlagRun=2 
+            self.signals.killOrResetParForWorker.emit(True)
+            self.setButtonPause(True)
+    
+    def setButtonPause(self,flagPlay):
+        if flagPlay:
+            self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setVisible(False)
+            self.ui.button_pause.setIcon(self.icon_play)
+            stringa='Restart'
+        else:
+            self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setVisible(True)
+            self.ui.button_pause.setIcon(self.icon_pause)
+            stringa='Pause'
+        tip=f'{stringa} process queue'+' ('+self.ui.button_pause.shortcut().toString(QKeySequence.NativeText)+')'
+        self.ui.button_pause.setToolTip(tip)
+        self.ui.button_pause.setStatusTip(tip)
+        self.setButtonRunVisible()
+        self.processTree.setProcessActionButtonLayout()
+        """
+        FlagButtonRun=self.ui.progress_Proc.value()==0
+        self.ui.button_Run.setVisible(FlagButtonRun)
+        self.ui.button_pause.setVisible(not FlagButtonRun)
+        self.ui.w_progress_Proc.setVisible(not FlagButtonRun)
+        """
+        
+    def run(self):
+        self.setSwitchEnabled(False)
+        self.disableDropping(True)
+        if self.initializeWorkers():
+            self.indProc=-1
+            self.updateIndProc()
+        else:
+            self.FlagRun=0
+            self.setButtonPause(True)
+            #self.button_run_pause_action()
+            self.stopProcs()
+    
+    def updateIndProc(self):
+        self.indWorker+=1
+        data=self.dataQueue[self.indWorker]
+        self.initialize_proc(data)  
+        ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_ind)
+
+        self.indProc+=1
+        data:dataTreePar
+        self.ui.Explorer.updateSwitchMovies(self.currind,FlagStart=False)
+        self.procdata=None
+        self.procdata=data=self.dataQueue[self.indProc]
+        self.currind=data.ind
+        self.checkProcesses(FlagInit=True,ind=self.currind)
+        ITE:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE)
+        if ITE.OptionDone==0:
+            self.stopProcs()
+            self.nextProc()
+            return
+
+        self.procdata.uncopied_fields+=self.procFields
+        self.ui.Explorer.updateSwitchMovies(self.currind,FlagStart=True)
+
+        self.resetProc(data)
+        self.setProgressBar(data)
+        data.resetLog()
+        try:
+            with open(data.stepOutName()+'.log', 'w') as file:
+                file.write(data.Log)
+        except:
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while trying to save the process log file: {data.stepOutName()}.log.\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n') 
+
+        self.FlagResetPlot=True
+        self.setFlagRun(data,-2)
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE)
+        ITEs_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEsfromInd(self.currind)
+        ind_child=copy.deepcopy(self.currind)
+        for j in range(1,self.currind[-2]+1):
+            ind_child[-2]=j-1
+            ITE_child:ITEpar=ITEs_ind[j]
+            data_child=ITE_child.procdata
+            if data_child.flagRun==0:
+                self.setFlagRun(data_child,-1)
+                self.checkProcesses(FlagInit=True,ind=ind_child)
+                self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_child)
+                if data_child.ind==self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar.ind:
+                    self.w_Log.LOGpar.text=data_child.Log
+                    self.setTABpars_at(data_child.ind,FlagAdjustPar=True)    
+
+        FlagCurrent=data.ind==self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar.ind
+        if FlagCurrent: 
+            self.w_Log.LOGpar.text=data.Log
+            self.setTABpars_at(data.ind,FlagAdjustPar=True)    
+            self.w_Log.buttonAction()
+        self.FlagProcInit=True
+        self.signals.indProc.emit(self.indProc)
+        if  data.flagRun==0:#not launched
+          data.resetTimeStat() 
+        data.onStartTimeStat()
+
+    def setFlagRun(self,data:dataTreePar,flagRun,flagPrev=False):
+        data.flagRun=flagRun  #come ultimo o comunque dopo resetProc    
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            if flagPrev:
+                TABpar_prev=w.TABpar_prev_at(data.ind)
+                for TABpar_ind in TABpar_prev: 
+                    if TABpar_ind: TABpar_ind.flagRun=flagRun
+            else:
+                TABpar_ind:TABpar=w.TABpar_at(data.ind)
+                if TABpar_ind: TABpar_ind.flagRun=flagRun
+        ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+        ITE_ind.flagRun=flagRun
+        
+        self.ui.Explorer.setProcessFlagRun(data.ind)
+        return
+    
+    def nextProc(self):
+        self.UpdatingImage=True
+
+        if self.indProc<self.nProc-1 and self.FlagRun==1:
+            try:
+                self.updateIndProc()
+            except:
+                errMessage=f"{traceback.format_exc()}"
+                self.procdata.warnings[0]+='\n\n'+self.procdata.headerSection('CRITICAL ERROR',errMessage,'X') 
+                self.store_proc(self.procdata)
+                self.stopProcs()
+                self.nextProc()
+        else:
+            self.ui.button_pause.setEnabled(False) 
+
+    def resetProc(self,data:dataTreePar):
+        data.warnings[0]=data.warnings[1]
+        data.warnings[1]=''
+        data.flagParForCompleted=False
+        data.numCallBackTotOk=data.numFinalized
+        self.signals.progress.emit(data.numFinalized)
+        data.numProcOrErrTot=0
+        self.procWorkers[self.indProc].data=data
+        self.ui.time_stamp.hide()
+        return
+
+    def setProgressBar(self,data:dataTreePar):
+        self.ui.progress_Proc.setMinimum(0)
+        self.ui.progress_Proc.setMaximum(data.nsteps)
+        self.ui.progress_Proc.setValue(data.numFinalized) 
+        self.w_Log.TABpar_at(data.ind).nimg=data.nsteps
+        #ITE:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+        return
+        
+    def setLogProgressBar(self,data:dataTreePar):
+        self.w_Log.ui.progress_Proc.setMinimum(0)
+        self.w_Log.ui.progress_Proc.setMaximum(data.nsteps)
+        self.w_Log.ui.progress_Proc.setValue(data.numFinalized) 
+        return
+    
+#********************************** Initialization of workers
+    def initializeWorkers(self):
+        self.indWorker=-1
+        self.indProc=-1
+        while self.pfPool is None:
+          #TBD  serve lo sleep? Se non ci sono errori cancellare
+          pri.Error.white('****************\n****************\n****************\nwhile self.pfPool is None\n****************\n****************\n******************\n')
+          if Flag_DEBUG: 1/0
+          sleep(0.5)
+        self.procWorkers=[]
+        self.nProc=0
+        nError=0
+        nValid=0
+        nTot=0
+        self.dataQueue=[]
+        for project in self.projectTree.itemList[1]:
+            for process in project[0]:
+                for step in process[1:]:
+                    step:ITEpar
+                    self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(step)
+                    nTot+=int(process[0].FlagQueue and step.active)
+                    nError+=int(process[0].FlagQueue and step.active and step.flagRun<=0 and step.Step!=StepTypes.cal and step.OptionDone==0)
+                    nValid+=int((process[0].FlagQueue and step.active and step.flagRun>0) or step.Step==StepTypes.cal)
+                    if process[0].FlagQueue and step.active and step.flagRun<=0 and step.Step!=StepTypes.cal and step.OptionDone!=0 and len(step.link)==0: 
+                        self.nProc+=1
+                        data=step.procdata
+                        data.ind=step.ind
+                        self.dataQueue.append(data)
+                    elif step.Process!=ProcessTypes.cal and step.Step==StepTypes.cal and step.OptionDone==1:
+                        data=step.procdata
+                        data.ind=step.ind
+                        self.setFlagRun(data,2)
+                        CAL:CALpar=self.w_Calibration.TABpar_at(step.ind)
+                        CAL.FlagCalVi=False
+        if self.nProc==0 and nValid==0:
+            self.warningDialog('No valid process found in the present projects!\nPlease, check for critical issues related to each step of the defined processes.',pixmap=icons_path+'issue.png')
+        elif self.nProc==0 and nError>0:
+            self.warningDialog(f'{nError} process step{"s" if nError>1 else ""} present{"" if nError>1 else "s"} critical issues!\nNo further valid process found in the present projects.\nPlease, check before running again.',pixmap=icons_path+'issue.png')
+        elif self.nProc>0 and nError>0:
+            if not self.questionDialog(f'{nError} process step{"s" if nError>1 else ""} present{"" if nError>1 else "s"} critical issues!\n{"They" if nError>1 else "It"} will not be executed. Do you want to proceed with processing?'): 
+                self.contProc=self.nProc-1 #necessario per far funzionare stopProc in run quando il risultato di questa funzione è False
+                return False
+        elif self.nProc==0:
+            self.warningDialog(f'All the processes found in the present projects have been already executed!',pixmap=icons_path+'completed.png')
+        FlagQueue=len(self.dataQueue)!=0
+        self.contProc=-1 if not FlagQueue else 0  
+        self.putStepsInQueue()
+        """
+        for data in self.dataQueue:
+            data:dataTreePar
+            self.indWorker+=1
+            self.initialize_proc(data)  
+            ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+            self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_ind)
+        """
+        return FlagQueue
+    
+    def initialize_proc(self,data:dataTreePar):
+        self.set_proc(data)            
+        self.setFlagRun(data,-1)
+
+        if data.ind[:-2]==self.ui.tabAreaWidget.TABpar.ind[:-2]:
+            self.ui.Explorer.arrangeCurrentProcess(self.processTree)
+
+        currpath=data.outPath
+        if not os.path.exists(currpath): 
+            try:
+                os.mkdir(currpath)
+            except Exception as inst:
+                pri.Error.red(f'It was not possible to make the directory {currpath}:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n\n{inst}')
+        pfPool = None if self.flagSimpleFor else self.pfPool
+        if data.Step==StepTypes.min:
+            self.numUsedProcs=self.numMaxProcs
+            data.numPivOmpCores=1
+            data.numUsedProcs=self.numMaxProcs
+            procWorker=MIN_ParFor_Worker(data,self.indWorker,self.indProc,self.numMaxProcs,pfPool,self.parForMul)
+        elif data.Step ==StepTypes.piv or  data.Step ==StepTypes.spiv:
+            data.numPivOmpCores,data.numUsedProcs=optimalPivCores(self.numMaxProcs,data.nimg,penCore=0.95)
+            #data.numUsedProcs=3 # data.numUsedProcs is used for output should be the number of parfor threads used 
+            #data.numPivOmpCores=7#self.numMaxProcs   
+            self.numUsedProcs=data.numUsedProcs
+            procWorker=PIV_ParFor_Worker(data,self.indWorker,self.indProc,self.numMaxProcs,pfPool,self.parForMul)
+        elif data.Step ==StepTypes.disp:
+            data.numPivOmpCores=NUMTHREADS_MAX
+            data.numUsedProcs=1
+            procWorker=StereoDisparity_ParFor_Worker(data,self.indWorker,self.indProc,self.numMaxProcs,pfPool,self.parForMul)
+        
+
+        procWorker.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_proc)
+        self.signals.progress.connect(procWorker.setNumCallBackTot)
+        procWorker.signals.finished.connect(self.pause_proc)
+        procWorker.signals.initialized.connect(self.buttonPauseHideShow)
+        procWorker.signals.completed.connect(self.stopProcs)
+        self.signals.pause_proc.connect(procWorker.storeCompleted) 
+        #self.ui.button_pause.clicked.connect(MIN_worker.die)
+        self.signals.killOrResetParForWorker.connect(procWorker.killOrReset)
+        self.signals.indProc.connect(procWorker.updateIndProc) 
+        self.FlagInitialized=True
+        self.procWorkers.append(procWorker)
+        self.PaIRS_threadpool.start(procWorker)
+        
+    def set_proc(self,data:dataTreePar,ind=None,FlagLog=True):
+        if ind is None: ind=data.ind
+        k=self.dataQueue.index(data)
+        if self.dataFlagRuns[k]==0:  
+            self.getInheritance(ind)
+            data.namesPIV=NamesPIV(Process=data.Process,Step=data.Step)
+            INP_ind=self.w_Input.TABpar_at(ind)
+            OUT_ind=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(ind)
+            PRO_ind=self.w_Process.TABpar_at(ind)
+            PRO_Min_ind=self.w_Process_Min.TABpar_at(ind)
+            PRO_Disp_ind=self.w_Process_Disp.TABpar_at(ind)
+            data.setProc(INP_ind,OUT_ind,PRO_ind,PRO_Min_ind,PRO_Disp_ind)
+            data.assignDataName()
+
+            if FlagLog:
+                ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind)
+                data.warnings[1]=ITE_ind.warningMessage
+                data.setCompleteLog()
+
+                LOG_ind=self.w_Log.TABpar_at(ind)
+                if LOG_ind:
+                    LOG_ind.text=data.Log
+
+#********************************** Progress
+    @Slot(int,int,int,list,str)
+    def progress_proc(self,procId,i,pim,Var,stampa):
+        ''' E' la funzione chiamata alla fine di ogni elaborazione dai vari threads in parfor è chiamata wrapUp CallBack'''
+        data=self.procdata
+        pri.Info.yellow(f'[progress_proc] {data.ind} {self.procdata is self.dataQueue[self.indProc]} {self.currind}')
+        #******************** Updating total number of tasks passed to the pool
+        data.numProcOrErrTot+=1
+        #pri.Time.blue(0,f'progress_proc start i={i} pim={hex(pim)} {"*"*25}   {procId}  FlagRun={self.FlagRun}')
+        
+        if i<0:  return  #When restarting a process return  immediately if the images have been already processed
+        #******************** Updating Log
+        data.Log+=stampa+'\n'
+        self.w_Log.TABpar_at(data.ind).text=data.Log
+
+        data.list_print[i]=stampa
+        data.list_pim[i]=pim
+
+        if not pim&FLAG_CALLBACK_INTERNAL: return   #c'è un errore prima della fine di tutti i processi relativi ad i
+        #******************** Updating Progress Bar
+        data.numCallBackTotOk+=1 #Always at the end the progress bar will go back to the correct value
+        self.signals.progress.emit(data.numCallBackTotOk) #fundamental in multithreading
+
+        ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+        LOG_ind:LOGpar=self.w_Log.TABpar_at(data.ind)
+        if self.FlagRun==1: 
+            self.ui.progress_Proc.setValue(data.numProcOrErrTot)
+            LOG_ind.progress=data.numProcOrErrTot
+            ITE_ind.progress=data.numProcOrErrTot
+        else:
+            self.ui.progress_Proc.setValue(data.numFinalized)
+            LOG_ind.progress=data.numFinalized
+            ITE_ind.progress=data.numFinalized
+        LOG_ind.nimg=data.nsteps
+        self.ui.Explorer.updateItemWidget(ITE_ind)
+        self.adjustDependencies(ITE_ind)
+
+        flagSelected=data.hasIndexOf(self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar)
+        if flagSelected:
+            self.w_Log.LOGpar.progress=LOG_ind.progress
+            self.w_Log.LOGpar.nimg=data.nimg
+            self.w_Log.setProgressProc()
+            
+        if data.Step==StepTypes.min:
+            flagFinalized=(pim&FLAG_FINALIZED[0]) and (pim&FLAG_FINALIZED[1])
+        elif data.Step in (StepTypes.piv,StepTypes.disp,StepTypes.spiv):
+            flagFinalized=pim&FLAG_FINALIZED[0]
+        
+        if not flagFinalized: return   
+        #******************** Updating numFinalized
+        data.numFinalized+=1
+          
+        if data.flagParForCompleted: return
+        #******************** updating log
+        if flagSelected: 
+          self.w_Log.LOGpar.text=data.Log
+          self.w_Log.setLogText(FlagMoveToBottom=True)
+        
+        pri.Process.green(f'progress_proc {i} data.numProcOrErrTot={data.numProcOrErrTot} self.numFinalized={data.numFinalized}')
+        # prLock ha smesso di funzionare perchè?
+        #prLock(f'progress_proc {i} data.numProcOrErrTot={data.numProcOrErrTot}  self.numCallBackTotOk={self.numCallBackTotOk}')
+
+        if self.FlagRun==0 or (procId%self.numUsedProcs and data.Step!=StepTypes.disp): return   #evitare aggiornamento tempo
+        #if self.FlagRun==0: return   #evitare aggiornamento tempo
+        #******************** Updating time counter and stats
+        actualTime=time()
+        self.showTimeToEnd(data,time=actualTime)
+
+        if not Flag_GRAPHICS and not self.w_Vis.VISpar.FlagVis: return 
+        if actualTime<self.previousPlotTime+deltaTimePlot: return 
+        if not flagSelected: return 
+        # fra l'altro mi sembra che queata funzione sia abbastanza onerosa
+        #updating plot
+        pri.Time.green(f'plotting the field {i} over {data.numProcOrErrTot} ')
+
+        self.plotCurrent(data,i,Var)
+        self.previousPlotTime=time()
+        return 
+        #pri.Time.green(0,f'progress_proc end   i={i} pim={hex(pim)} {"-"*25}   {procId}   FlagRun={self.FlagRun}')
+
+    def plotCurrent(self,data=None,i=-1,Var=None,FlagBridge=False):
+        if Var==[]: return
+        if data is None:
+            data=self.procdata
+        try:
+            FlagCurrent=data.hasIndexOf(self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar)
+            VIS_ind:VISpar=self.w_Vis.TABpar_at(data.ind)
+            if data.Step==StepTypes.min:
+                if i>-1: 
+                    VIS_ind.image_file_Current=data.inpPath+data.list_Image_Files[i]
+                    self.w_Vis.image_Current_raw=Var
+                else:
+                    VIS_ind.FlagMIN = True
+                    VIS_ind.image_file_Current=''
+                    self.w_Vis.image_Current_raw=None
+                    #if Var: #todo GP: per i==-1 Var deve essere l'immagine giusta
+                    #    self.w_Vis.getImageInfo(Var,data.ind)
+                    #    self.w_Vis.resetAllLevels(data.ind)
+                    #    self.w_Vis.resetAllXYLims(data.ind)
+
+                if self.FlagResetPlot:
+                    VIS_ind.img=0
+                    VIS_ind.type=0
+                    VIS_ind.variable=self.namesPIV.combo_dict[self.namesPIV.img]
+                    VIS_ind.variableKey=self.namesPIV.combo_dict_keys[VIS_ind.variable]
+                    VIS_ind.FlagResetLevels=VIS_ind.FlagResetSizes=True
+                    self.FlagResetPlot=False                   
+                pass
+            elif data.Step in (StepTypes.piv,StepTypes.disp,StepTypes.spiv): 
+                if i>-1: 
+                    if data.Step==StepTypes.disp:
+                        VIS_ind.result_file_Current=VIS_ind.resF(f'it{i+1}')
+                        VIS_ind.Nit=i+1
+                        VIS_ind.it=i+1
+                    else:
+                        VIS_ind.result_file_Current=VIS_ind.resF(i)
+                    fields=data.namesPIV.instVel
+                    result={}
+                    for f,v in zip(fields,Var):
+                        result[f]=v
+                    result=self.w_Vis.calcMagnitude(result)
+                    FlagUnit=VIS_ind.Out.xres!=1.0 or VIS_ind.Out.pixAR!=1.0
+                    result=self.w_Vis.calcZVorticity(result,FlagUnit)
+                    self.w_Vis.result_Current=result
+                else:
+                    VIS_ind.result_file_Current=''
+                    self.w_Vis.result_Current=None
+                    #if Var: #todo GP: per i==-1 Var deve essere result
+                    #    self.w_Vis.getResultInfo(result,data.ind)
+                    #    self.w_Vis.resetAllLevels(data.ind)
+                    #    self.w_Vis.resetAllXYLims(data.ind)
+
+                if self.FlagResetPlot:
+                    VIS_ind.img=0
+                    VIS_ind.type=1
+                    if data.Step==StepTypes.disp:
+                        VIS_ind.variable=self.namesPIV.combo_dict[self.namesPIV.z]
+                    else:
+                        VIS_ind.variable=self.namesPIV.combo_dict[self.namesPIV.Mod]
+                    VIS_ind.variableKey=self.namesPIV.combo_dict_keys[VIS_ind.variable]
+                    VIS_ind.FlagResetLevels=VIS_ind.FlagResetSizes=True
+                    self.FlagResetPlot=False
+                pass
+            else: 
+                pri.Info.red(f'Current process type ({data.Step}) has no plot function available!')
+                return
+            if FlagCurrent:
+                self.w_Vis.FlagReset=i==-1
+                self.setTABpars_at(data.ind,FlagAdjustPar=True,widget=self.w_Vis)
+                pri.Process.yellow(f'{"*"*50} Result plotted!')
+        except Exception as inst:
+            pri.Error.red('Error Plotting in progress_proc',color=PrintTA.red)
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            if Flag_fullDEBUG: pri.Error.red(f'\n{inst}')
+
+    def showTimeToEnd(self,data:dataTreePar,time=0):
+        if data.numCallBackTotOk:
+            eta=data.deltaTime2String(data.eta) if time==0 else data.calcTimeStat(time,data.numCallBackTotOk)
+        else:
+            eta='no info'
+        self.ui.time_stamp.show()
+        self.ui.time_stamp.setText(f'Time to the end: {eta}')
+
+#********************************** Pause
+    @Slot(dataTreePar)
+    def pause_proc(self,data:dataTreePar,errMessage=''):
+        ''' pause_proc also when ends '''
+        pri.Time.red(f'pause_proc Begin ')
+        if errMessage: 
+            self.procdata.warnings[0]+='\n\n'+data.headerSection('CRITICAL ERROR',errMessage,'X') 
+        self.store_proc(data)
+
+        if data.FlagFinished or errMessage!='': #save and continue 
+            if self.FlagRun==0: # bug noto se uno mette in pausa mentre sta finendo di salvare (al 100%) da errore, basta ripremere play oppure eliminare il check
+                pri.Process.red('**************************** pause_proc Error ****************************')
+            else:
+                self.nextProc()
+        else:
+            """
+            if data.hasIndexOf(self.w_Tree.TABpar):
+                self.w_Tree.selectFuture(0)
+            if data.flagRun==-1:
+                i:QTreeWidgetItem=self.w_Tree.TREpar.future[0]
+                data.icon_type=self.Tree_icons.icontype('paused')
+                i.setIcon(0,self.Tree_icons.paused)
+            self.setButtons(data)
+            """
+       
+        pri.Time.red(f'pause_proc END')
+        self.signals.pause_proc.emit()       
+
+    def store_proc(self,data_worker:dataTreePar):
+        data=self.procdata #self.w_Tree.TABpar_prev[idata.indTree][idata.indItem][-1]
+        for f in self.procFields:
+            if f in self.procdata.uncopied_fields:
+                i=self.procdata.uncopied_fields.index(f)
+                self.procdata.uncopied_fields.pop(i)
+        #Aggiusto ciò che deve essere aggiornato
+        #if not data.numFinalized:  return
+        pri.Time.yellow(f'{"-"*100} store PROC')
+
+        data.onPauseTimeStat()
+
+        #Copio ciò che è stato modificato nel worker
+        #siccome data_worker sarà distrutto non faccio una deepcopy con copyfrom
+        data.compMin=data_worker.compMin
+        data.mediaPIV=data_worker.mediaPIV
+        data.FlagFinished=data_worker.FlagFinished
+
+        if data.Step == StepTypes.disp:
+            data.res=data_worker.res
+            data.laserConst=[const for const in data_worker.laserConst]
+            indpar=[i for i in data.ind]
+            OUT_ind:OUTpar=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(indpar)
+            OUT_ind.res=data.res
+            if OUT_ind.unit==0: 
+                OUT_ind.xres=data.res
+            if 'zconst' in data.OUT_dict and 'xterm' in data.OUT_dict and 'yterm' in data.OUT_dict:
+                OUT_ind.zconst=data.OUT_dict['zconst']
+                OUT_ind.xterm=data.OUT_dict['xterm']
+                OUT_ind.yterm=data.OUT_dict['yterm']
+            indpar[-2]+=1
+            indpar[-1]=-1
+            OUT_ind:OUTpar=self.w_Output.TABpar_at(indpar)
+            OUT_ind.res=data.res
+            if OUT_ind.unit==0: 
+                OUT_ind.xres=data.res
+            if 'zconst' in data.OUT_dict and 'xterm' in data.OUT_dict and 'yterm' in data.OUT_dict:
+                OUT_ind.zconst=data.OUT_dict['zconst']
+                OUT_ind.xterm=data.OUT_dict['xterm']
+                OUT_ind.yterm=data.OUT_dict['yterm']
+            ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(indpar)
+            ITE_ind.procdata.res=data.res
+            ITE_ind.procdata.laserConst=[const for const in data_worker.laserConst]
+            if 'zconst' in data.OUT_dict and 'xterm' in data.OUT_dict and 'yterm' in data.OUT_dict:
+                ITE_ind.procdata.OUT_dict['zconst']=data.OUT_dict['zconst']
+                ITE_ind.procdata.OUT_dict['xterm']=data.OUT_dict['xterm']
+                ITE_ind.procdata.OUT_dict['yterm']=data.OUT_dict['yterm']
+
+        #Aggiusto ciò che deve essere aggiornato
+        if data.nsteps==data.numCallBackTotOk: #data.FlagFinished:   #todo TA da GP: secondo te è corretto?
+            flagRun=int(data.numFinalized==data.nsteps)+1
+        else: 
+            flagRun=-1  
+        self.setFlagRun(data,flagRun)
+        data.warnings[1]=''
+        data.setCompleteLog()
+        self.adjustSwitches()
+
+        Process=[]
+        for l in self.projectTree.itemList[1:]:
+            Process.append([ l[data.ind[0]][data.ind[1]][data.ind[2]] ])
+        filename=data.procOutName()
+        try:
+            saveList(Process,filename)
+        except Exception as inst:
+            #warningDialog(self,f'Error while saving the configuration file {filename}!')
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while saving the configuration file {filename}!\n{inst}')
+
+        try:
+            with open(data.outPathRoot+'.log', 'a') as file:
+                file.write(data.Log)
+        except:
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while trying to save the process log file: {data.outPathRoot}.log.\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')
+        try:
+            with open(data.stepOutName()+'.log', 'w') as file:
+                file.write(data.Log)
+        except:
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while trying to save the process log file: {data.stepOutName()}.log.\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n') 
+        if data.Step in (StepTypes.piv,StepTypes.spiv):
+            data.writeCfgProcPiv()
+          
+        LOG_ind:LOGpar=self.w_Log.TABpar_at(data.ind)
+        LOG_ind.text=data.Log
+        self.w_Log.setLogText(FlagMoveToBottom=True)
+        self.plotCurrent(data,-1,None,FlagBridge=True)
+        
+        #if not data.hasIndexOf(self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar):
+        ITE:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+        self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE)
+        self.inheritance(data.ind)
+        self.adjustDependencies(ITE)
+        self.ui.time_stamp.setText('')
+        
+        self.adjustSwitches()
+
+        pri.Time.yellow(f'{"-"*100} store PROC  END')
+
+    @Slot()
+    def buttonPauseHideShow(self):
+        #pr ('buttonPauseHideShow')
+        self.ui.button_pause.setEnabled(True) #.show()
+
+    @Slot()
+    def stopProcs(self):
+        self.contProc+=1
+        if self.procdata:
+            pri.Time.red(f'stopProcs     self.contProc={self.contProc}/{self.nProc}   self.numCallBackTotOk={self.numCallBackTotOk}  numFinalized={self.procdata.numFinalized}  {self.FlagRun}')
+        
+        FlagEnd = self.contProc==self.indProc+1 if self.FlagRun==2 else self.contProc==self.nProc
+        if FlagEnd: 
+            self.ui.Explorer.updateSwitchMovies(self.currind,FlagStart=False)
+            self.setSwitchEnabled(True)
+            self.disableDropping(False)
+            self.procdata=None
+            self.currind=None
+
+            self.setEnabled(True)
+            self.procWorkers=[]
+            self.FlagRun=0
+            self.putStepsInQueue()
+            self.ui.button_pause.setEnabled(True)
+            self.ui.button_Run.setEnabled(True)
+            self.setButtonPause(True)
+           
+            self.closeIfRequested()
+
+    def putStepsInQueue(self):
+        if self.FlagRun:
+            self.dataFlagRuns=[]
+        for k,data in enumerate(self.dataQueue):
+            if self.FlagRun:
+                self.dataFlagRuns.append(data.flagRun)
+                self.setFlagRun(data,-10)
+            elif data.flagRun==-10:
+                self.setFlagRun(data,self.dataFlagRuns[k])
+            else:
+                continue
+            ITE_ind:ITEpar=self.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(data.ind)
+            self.ui.Explorer.setITElayout(ITE_ind)
+        self.ui.Explorer.arrangeCurrentProcess(self.processTree)
+        
+    def closeIfRequested(self):
+        self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setVisible(False)
+        if self.waitingDialog:
+            self.waitingDialog.done(0)
+            self.waitingDialog=None
+        if self.completingTask:
+            self.completingTask()
+            self.completingTask=None
+        """
+        if self.FlagClosing[0]:
+            self.correctClose()
+        """
+
+#********************************************* CalVi
+    def runCalVi(self):
+        self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning=not self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning
+        if self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning:
+            """
+            prev=self.w_Vis_CalVi.TABpar_prev_at(self.w_Vis_CalVi.TABpar.ind)
+            step=len(prev)-1-self.w_Vis_CalVi.TABpar.ind[-1]
+            self.button_back_forward_action(step)
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning=True
+            """
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning=False
+            self.w_Calibration.fullCallback()
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning=True
+
+            self.disableTab_Vis(self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning)
+
+            self.initDataAndSetImgFromGui(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar,self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar)
+            FlagResume=self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume
+            def removeQuestion():
+                if FlagResume!=1: return
+                camString=''
+                cams=self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.cams
+                if self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.FlagCam:
+                    if len(cams)==1: camString=f'_cam{cams[0]}'
+                else:
+                    cams=[-1]
+                data=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.data
+                varName=f'{data.percorsoOut}{data.NomeFileOut}{camString}{outExt.calvi}'
+                questionMessage=f'The calibration result file:\n{varName}\nalready exists in the current output path. The above error could arise from the attempt of loading such a file.\n\nDo you want to remove the file from the disk?\n\n(Please, consider to choose a different output name root for your process)'
+                if questionDialog(self,questionMessage):
+                    os.remove(varName)
+            if self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.errorMessage:
+                warningDialog(self,self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.errorMessage)
+                self.abortCalVi()
+                return removeQuestion()
+            if self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.errorMessage:
+                warningDialog(self,self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.errorMessage)
+                self.abortCalVi()
+                return removeQuestion()
+            if not all([all(imExc) for imExc in self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.imEx]):
+                imageFile=''
+                for k in range(len(self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.imEx)):
+                    for j in range(len(self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.imEx[k])):
+                        if not self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.imEx[k][j]:
+                            imageFile=self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.imList[k][j]
+                            break
+                    if imageFile: break
+                Message=f'No valid image files found!\n[{imageFile},...]'
+                warningDialog(self,Message)
+                self.abortCalVi()
+                return removeQuestion()
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.buttonAction()
+            pri.Info.cyan(f'Running calibration   FlagRestart={self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume}')
+            if self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume>-1:
+                self.w_Vis_CalVi.runCalVi(flagMod=bool(self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume))
+            else:
+                flagYes=self.questionDialog('A calibration result file already exists in the current output path. Do you want to overwrite it?')
+                if flagYes: 
+                    self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume=0
+                    self.w_Vis_CalVi.runCalVi(flagMod=False)
+                else: 
+                    self.runCalVi()
+        else:
+            self.disableTab_Vis(self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning)
+            
+            if self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume>-1: 
+                self.saveCal()
+                if self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.FlagCalibration and ( (self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.FlagPlane and not self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.CalibProcType==0) or self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.CamMod==4 ):
+                    if self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.FlagOptPlane: self.savePlanePar()
+                    self.updateINPpar()
+                    self.saveCal('_Mod')
+                if self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.FlagCalibration:
+                    self.appendCalibration()
+            #indTree,indItem,ind=self.w_Import.INPpar.indexes()
+            #self.actualBridge('Import',indTree,indItem,ind)
+            self.initDataAndSetImgFromGui(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar,self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar)
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.stopCalVi()
+
+            self.closeIfRequested()
+            
+    def abortCalVi(self):
+        self.w_Vis_CalVi.FlagResume=-1
+        self.runCalVi()
+
+    def updateINPpar(self):
+        if self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.FlagPlane:
+            costPlanes=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.vect.costPlanes
+            for i in range(len(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.filenames)):
+                self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.plapar[i]=[round(p,3) for p in costPlanes[i]]
+        if self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.CamMod==4:
+            cost=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.vect.cost[0]
+            self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.CylRad=cost[21]
+            self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.CylThick=cost[22]
+            self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar.CylNRatio=cost[23]
+        self.w_Input_CalVi.fullCallback()
+
+    def appendCalibration(self):
+        INP=self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar
+        data=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.data
+        if INP.FlagCam:
+            outFiles=[f'{data.percorsoOut}{data.NomeFileOut}{c}.cal' for c in INP.cams]
+        else:
+            outFiles=[f'{data.percorsoOut}{data.NomeFileOut}{1}.cal']
+        appendedFiles=[f for f in outFiles if f not in self.w_Calibration.CALpar.calList]
+        self.w_Calibration.buttonAction()
+        if len(appendedFiles)==0: return
+        if self.w_Calibration.CALpar.ncam==len(self.w_Calibration.CALpar.calList):
+            warningDialog(self,f'The calibration file list already contains a number of files equal to the number of cameras specified ({self.w_Calibration.CALpar.ncam}). The results of the current CalVi process will not be appended to the list.')
+        else:
+            self.w_Calibration.ui.calTree.importLists(appendedFiles)
+            self.w_Calibration.copyListsFromTree()
+            #self.w_Calibration.nullCallback()
+            self.w_Calibration.adjustTABparInd()
+
+    def saveCal(self,add_str=''):
+        VIS=self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar
+        data=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.data
+        calVect=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.vect
+        VIS.orPosAndShift=[]
+        VIS.angAndMask=[]
+        VIS.spotDistAndRemoval=[]
+        for c in range(data.NCam):
+            for p1 in range(data.Numpiani_PerCam):
+                p=p1+c*data.Numpiani_PerCam
+                VIS.orPosAndShift.append([])
+                VIS.angAndMask.append([])
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval.append([])
+
+                VIS.orPosAndShift[p].append(float(calVect.XOr[p] - data.ColPart))
+                VIS.orPosAndShift[p].append(float(calVect.YOr[p] - data.RigaPart))
+                VIS.orPosAndShift[p].append(float(calVect.xOrShift[p]))
+                VIS.orPosAndShift[p].append(float(calVect.yOrShift[p]))
+                
+                VIS.angAndMask[p].append(float(calVect.angCol[p]))
+                VIS.angAndMask[p].append(float(calVect.angRow[p]))
+                for i in self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.getPuTrovaCC(p):
+                    VIS.angAndMask[p].append(float(i))
+
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval[p].append(float(calVect.dColPix[p]))
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval[p].append(float(calVect.dRigPix[p]))
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval[p].append(float(calVect.remPointsUp[p]))
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval[p].append(float(calVect.remPointsDo[p]))
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval[p].append(float(calVect.remPointsLe[p]))
+                VIS.spotDistAndRemoval[p].append(float(calVect.remPointsRi[p]))
+        
+        INP=self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar
+        camString=''
+        if INP.FlagCam: 
+            if len(INP.cams)==1: camString=f'_cam{INP.cams[0]}'
+        varName=f'{data.percorsoOut}{data.NomeFileOut}{camString}{add_str}{outExt.calvi}'
+        var=[INP,self.w_Process_CalVi.PROpar,VIS,myStandardPath(os.path.dirname(varName))]
+        try:
+            with open(varName,'wb') as file:
+                pickle.dump(var,file)
+                pri.Info.blue(f'>>> Saving calibration process file {varName}')    
+        except:
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while trying to save the calibration process file: {varName}.\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')   
+
+        self.w_Input_CalVi.adjustTABparInd()
+        self.w_Process_CalVi.adjustTABparInd()
+        self.w_Vis_CalVi.adjustTABparInd()     
+        Process=[]
+        for l in self.projectTree.itemList[1:]:
+            Process.append([ l[INP.ind[0]][INP.ind[1]][INP.ind[2]] ])
+        filename=f'{data.percorsoOut}{data.NomeFileOut}{camString}{add_str}{outExt.cal}'
+        try:
+            saveList(Process,filename)
+        except Exception as inst:
+            #warningDialog(self,f'Error while saving the configuration file {filename}!')
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while saving the configuration file {filename}!\n{inst}')
+        return
+    
+    def savePlanePar(self):
+        data=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.data
+        calVect=self.w_Vis_CalVi.calibView.calib.cal.vect
+        INP=self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar
+        if len(INP.cams)==1: camString=f'_cam{INP.cams[0]}'
+        else: camString=''
+        plaparRad=f'{data.percorsoOut}{data.NomeFileOut}{camString}_plane'
+        plapar_names=['beta  (°)','alpha (°)','gamma (°)','x (mm)','y (mm)','z (mm)']
+        for i,c in enumerate(calVect.costPlanes):
+            dp={}
+            for p,v in zip(plapar_names,c):
+                dp[p]=v
+            plaparName=plaparRad+f"{i+1:d}_z{dp['z (mm)']:.2f}{outExt.pla}"
+            try:
+                with open(plaparName,'w') as file:
+                    file.write(str(dp).replace('{','{\n ').replace(',',',\n').replace('}','\n}'))
+            except:
+                pri.Error.red(f'Error while trying to save the plane parameter file: {plaparName}.\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')  
+            pri.Info.blue(f'    Saving plane data file {plaparName}')
+
+    def setRunCalViButtonText(self,FlagRunning=True):
+        button=self.ui.button_Run_CalVi
+        if not FlagRunning:
+            flag=bool(self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.errorMessage) or bool(self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.errorMessage) 
+            if flag:
+                fPixSize=button.font().pixelSize()
+                s=f'<sup><span style=" font-size:{fPixSize-2}px"> ⚠</span></sup>'
+            else:
+                s=''
+            text='Run'
+            button.setIcon(self.icon_play)
+            tooltip=f'Run CalVi{" (some issues detected!)" if flag else ""}'
+        else:
+            s=''
+            text='Save'
+            button.setIcon(self.icon_save_and_stop)
+            tooltip='Quit CalVi and save results'
+        button.setText(text+s)
+        tooltip+=' ('+button.shortcut().toString(QKeySequence.NativeText)+')'
+        button.setToolTip(tooltip)
+        button.setStatusTip(tooltip)
+
+    def disableTab_Vis(self,Flag=True):
+        self.ui.w_Managing_Tabs.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        for w in self.tabWidgets:
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            if w!=self.w_Vis_CalVi and w!=self.ui.tabAreaWidget:
+                w.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_back.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.w_Input.ui.button_forward.setEnabled(not Flag)
+        self.ui.button_Run_CalVi.setVisible(not Flag)
+        self.ui.button_Abort_CalVi.setVisible(Flag)
+        self.setRunCalViButtonText(FlagRunning=Flag)
+
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.FlagDisplayControls=not Flag
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_restore_undo.setVisible(not Flag)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_back.setVisible(not Flag)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.ui.button_forward.setVisible(not Flag)
+        self.ui.tabAreaWidget.display_controls()
+
+        self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setVisible(Flag) 
+
+    def initDataAndSetImgFromGui(self,INP,PRO):
+        self.w_Vis_CalVi.initDataFromGui(INP,PRO)
+        inddel=self.w_Vis_CalVi.setImgFromGui()
+        if len(inddel): #todo GP: migliorare? (setto due volte le immagini e faccio in calib il check)
+            Message=f'The following image files encountered issues while importing (they may have incompatible sizes with the first image file of the list "{self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.filenames[0]}" or be not in grayscale format):\n'
+            for k in inddel:
+                if k==inddel[-1]: colon='.'
+                else: colon=';'
+                Message+=f'- {self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.filenames[k]}{colon}\n'
+            Message+='They will not be added to the list.'
+            self.warningDialog(Message)
+            for i in range(len(inddel)-1,-1,-1):
+                k=inddel[i]
+                self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.filenames.pop(k)
+                self.w_Input_CalVi.INPpar.plapar.pop(k)
+            self.w_Input_CalVi.adjust_list_images()
+            #self.w_Input_CalVi.nullCallback()
+            self.w_Input_CalVi.adjustTABparInd()
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.initDataFromGui(INP,PRO)
+            self.w_Vis_CalVi.setImgFromGui()
+
+#********************************************* LEGACY
+    def setUpdatingState(self,flagUpdating):
+        if Flag_DISABLE_onUpdate: 
+            for tname in self.TABnames:
+                w: gPaIRS_Tab
+                wname='w_'+tname
+                w=getattr(self,wname)
+                if tname=='Vis':
+                    w.ui.w_plot.setEnabled(not flagUpdating)
+                else:
+                    w.ui.scrollArea.setEnabled(not flagUpdating)
+            #w.setVisible(not flag)
+        self.ui.label_updating_import.setVisible(flagUpdating)
+        pass
+
+#*************************************************** Parallel Pool
+    def launchParPool(self,nworkers):
+        # TA ho deciso di utilizzare concurrent.futures per lanciare il processo in parallelo perchè non ho capito bene come usare 
+        # quello di QT
+        # Avevo provato anche Thread ma non sono stato capace di capire come lanciare 
+        # Ho provato a lanciare le due operazioni all'interno di initParForAsync in parallelo ma mi sembra che sia molto lento
+        # Alla fine ho adottato una configurazione mista con initParForAsync scritta in mod asincrono
+        # Quando initParForAsync termina chiama initParForComplete che effettua le ultime cose 
+
+        if hasattr(self, 'pfPool'):#this function should be called only once but just in case we check and close the parPool
+          self.pfPool.closeParPool()
+        else:
+          self.pfPool=None
+          self.parForMul=None
+        self.FlagParPoolInit=False
+        self.signals.parPoolInit.connect(self.parPoolInitSetup)
+        executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2)
+        f3=executor.submit(asyncio.run,initParForAsync(nworkers))
+        def initParForComplete(_f3):
+          pri.Time.blue(0,'fine initParFor1')
+          (pfPool,parForMul)=f3.result()
+          #timesleep(5)
+          pri.Time.blue(0,'PIV_ParFor_Worker dopo ParForMul')
+          parForMul.sleepTime=ParFor_sleepTime #time between calls of callBack
+          self.pfPool=pfPool
+          self.parForMul=parForMul
+          self.parForMul.numUsedCores=self.numMaxProcs # =NUMTHREADS_MAX#potrebbe essere minore di NUMTHREADS_PIV_MAX con cui è stato impostato
+          self.FlagParPoolInit=True
+          self.signals.parPoolInit.emit()
+        f3.add_done_callback(initParForComplete)
+
+    @Slot(int)
+    def parPoolInitSetup(self):
+        if self.FlagGuiInit:
+            if not self.FlagParPoolInit:
+                self.FlagParPoolInit=False
+        
+                self.ui.label_gif.setPixmap(QPixmap())
+                self.ui.label_gif.setMovie(self.load_gif)
+                
+                self.ui.label_loading.setText('Starting parallel pool with') 
+                self.ui.spin_nworkers.setEnabled(False)
+                self.ui.label_loading_2.setText('workers...') 
+            else:
+                self.ui.button_Run.setEnabled(True)
+
+                self.ui.label_gif.setMovie(QMovie())
+                self.ui.label_gif.setPixmap(self.loaded_map)
+                
+                self.ui.label_loading.setText('Parallel pool with')
+                self.ui.spin_nworkers.setEnabled(True)
+                self.ui.label_loading_2.setText('workers started!')   
+                #self.repaint()                
+
+    def spin_nworkers_action(self):
+        val=self.ui.spin_nworkers.value() 
+        self.GPApar.NumCores=val
+        if val <=NUMTHREADS_MAX:
+            self.numMaxProcs=val 
+
+#*************************************************** Warnings
+    def warningDialog(self,Message,time_milliseconds=0,flagScreenCenter=False,icon=QIcon(),palette=None,pixmap=None,title='Warning!',flagRichText=False,flagNoButtons=False,addButton:dict=None):
+        return warningDialog(self,Message,time_milliseconds,flagScreenCenter,icon,palette,pixmap,title,flagRichText,flagNoButtons,addButton)
+
+    def questionDialog(self,Message):
+        flagYes=questionDialog(self,Message)
+        return flagYes
+
+#*************************************************** Checking
+    def checkProcesses(self,FlagInit=False,ind=None):
+        FlagCheck=ind is None
+        if ind is not None: projects=self.projectTree.itemList[1][ind[0]:ind[0]+1]
+        else: projects=self.projectTree.itemList[1]
+        for ITEs_project in projects:
+            if ind is not None: ITEs_project_ind=ITEs_project[ind[1]:ind[1]+1]
+            else: ITEs_project_ind=ITEs_project
+            for ITEs_tree in ITEs_project_ind:
+                if ind is not None: ITEs_tree_ind=ITEs_tree[ind[2]:ind[2]+1]
+                else: ITEs_tree_ind=ITEs_tree
+                for ITEs in ITEs_tree_ind:
+                    if ind is not None: ITEs_ind=ITEs[ind[3]+1:ind[3]+2]
+                    else: ITEs_ind=ITEs
+                    for ITE in ITEs_ind:
+                        ITE:ITEpar
+                        ITE.FlagInit=FlagInit
+                        indITE=ITE.ind
+                        if  ind is not None: FlagCheck=True
+                        for w in self.tabWidgets: 
+                            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+                            TABpar_ind:TABpar=w.TABpar_at(indITE)
+                            if TABpar_ind:
+                                if FlagInit:
+                                    w.checkTABpar(indITE)
+                                    w.setTABwarn(indITE)
+                                    TABpar_ind.FlagInit=True
+                                else:
+                                    TABpar_ind.FlagInit=False
+        return FlagCheck
+    
+#*************************************************** Projects
+    def pauseQuestion(self,taskDescription='continuing',task=lambda:None,FlagFirstQuestion=False):
+        if FlagFirstQuestion:
+            if not self.questionDialog(f'Are you sure you want to proceed with {taskDescription}?'): 
+                return
+        if self.FlagRun or self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning:
+            if self.FlagRun: currentTaskDescription='PaIRS is currently executing the processes in the current workspace. '
+            elif self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning: currentTaskDescription='CalVi is currently running. '
+            if self.questionDialog(f'{currentTaskDescription}Do you want to pause them before {taskDescription}?'): 
+                if self.FlagRun: self.button_run_pause_action()
+                self.setEnabled(False)
+                self.completingTask=task
+                self.waitingDialog=self.warningDialog('Please, wait while stopping the running processes!',pixmap=''+ icons_path +'sandglass.png',flagNoButtons=True)
+                if self.w_Vis_CalVi.VISpar.FlagRunning: self.abortCalVi()
+        else:
+            task()
+        return
+
+    def open_project(self):
+        filename, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self,\
+            "Select a PaIRS project file", filter=f'*{outExt.proj}',\
+                #dir=self.w_Input.INPpar.path,\
+                options=optionNativeDialog)
+        if not filename: return
+        errorString=''
+        try:
+            data, errorMessage=loadList(filename)
+            errorString+=errorMessage
+        except:
+            errorString+=traceback.format_exc()
+        if errorString:
+            WarningMessage=f'Error with loading the file: {filename}\n'
+            warningDialog(self,WarningMessage)
+            pri.Error.red(f'{WarningMessage}\n{errorString}\n')
+        try:
+            ind=self.projectTree.topLevelItemCount()
+            insert_at_depth(self.projectTree.itemList,self.projectTree.listDepth,ind,data)
+            self.modifyWorkspace()
+            TRE:TREpar=self.projectTree.itemList[0][ind]
+            TRE.project=ind
+            self.projectTree.createProjectItem(ind,FlagNewItem=False)
+            item=self.projectTree.topLevelItem(ind)
+            self.projectTree.setCurrentItem(item)
+            item.setSelected(True)  
+            self.adjustItemWidgets()
+        except Exception as inst:
+            WarningMessage=f'Error while retrieving the project "{data[0][0].name}" from the file: {filename}\n'
+            warningDialog(self,WarningMessage)
+            pri.Error.red(f'{WarningMessage}\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')
+        return
+
+    def saveas_current_structure(self,name:str='',ext='',saveList=lambda f:None,par:TABpar=None,FlagSave=True):
+        Title=f"Select location and name of the {name} file to save"
+        filename, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self,Title, 
+                dir=par.name.replace(' ','_'),  #self.w_Input.INPpar.path+par.name.replace(' ','_'), 
+                filter=f'*{ext}',\
+                options=optionNativeDialog)
+        if not filename: return
+        if len(filename)>=len(ext):
+            if filename[-len(ext):]==ext: filename=filename[:-len(ext)]  #per adattarlo al mac
+        filename=myStandardRoot('{}'.format(str(filename)))
+        if not outExt.cfg in filename:
+            filename=filename+ext
+        if FlagSave:saveList(filename)
+        return filename
+
+    def updateWorkspaceTitle(self):
+        self.GPApar.name=self.ui.title_workspace.label.text().replace(self.GPApar.saveBullet(),'')
+        self.GPApar.FlagSaved=False
+        self.adjustWorkspaceHeader()
+        
+    def save_current_project(self,filename):
+        Project=[]
+        FlagSaved=False
+        for l in self.projectTree.itemList:
+            Project.append([l[self.TREpar.project]])
+        try:
+            TRE:TREpar=self.projectTree.itemList[0][self.TREpar.project]
+            TRE.outName=filename
+            TRE.savedDate=currentTimeString()
+            TRE.FlagSaved=True
+            saveList(Project,filename)
+        except Exception as inst:
+            warningDialog(self,f'Error while saving the file {filename}!\nPlease, retry.')
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while saving the file {filename}!\n{inst}')
+        else:
+            self.TREpar.copyfrom(TRE)
+            self.adjustItemWidgets()
+            FlagSaved=True
+        return FlagSaved
+    
+    def saveas_current_project(self):
+        self.saveas_current_structure(name='project',ext=outExt.proj,saveList=lambda f: self.save_current_project(f),par=self.TREpar)
+    
+    def save_project(self):
+        FlagSaved=False
+        if self.TREpar.outName:
+            filename=self.TREpar.outName
+            if self.TREpar.FlagRunnable and self.TREpar.FlagQueue:
+                self.pauseQuestion('saving the selected project',lambda: self.save_current_project(filename),FlagFirstQuestion=self.FlagRun!=0)
+            else:
+                FlagSaved=self.save_current_project(filename)
+        else:
+            FlagSaved=self.saveas_project()
+        return FlagSaved
+
+    def saveas_project(self):
+        FlagSaved=False
+        if self.TREpar.FlagRunnable and self.TREpar.FlagQueue:
+            self.pauseQuestion('saving the selected project',self.saveas_current_project)
+        else:
+            FlagSaved=self.saveas_current_project()
+        return FlagSaved
+
+    def close_project(self):
+        self.pauseQuestion('closing the selected project',lambda: ProjectTree.button_close_action(self.projectTree))
+
+    def clean_projects(self):
+        self.pauseQuestion('closing all the projects',lambda: ProjectTree.button_clean_action(self.projectTree))
+
+    def copy_process(self):
+        if self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.FlagQueue and self.ui.Explorer.currentTree==self.processTree:
+            self.pauseQuestion('copying the selected process',lambda: ProcessTree.button_copy_action(self.processTree))
+
+    def delete_process(self):
+        if self.ui.Explorer.currentTree==self.processTree:
+            #if self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.FlagQueue: self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.FlagQueue=False
+            self.pauseQuestion('deleting the selected process',lambda: ProcessTree.button_delete_action(self.processTree))
+    
+    def clean_processes(self):
+        if self.ui.Explorer.currentTree==self.processTree:
+            self.pauseQuestion('cleaning the whole process list',lambda: ProcessTree.button_clean_action(self.processTree))
+
+#*************************************************** Sizes, font & layout
+    def updateGPAparGeometry(self):
+        self.GPApar.Geometry=self.saveGeometry().toBase64().data().decode()
+        self.GPApar.WindowState=self.saveState().toBase64().data().decode()
+        #g=self.geometry()
+        #self.GPApar.Geometry=[g.x(), g.y(), g.width(), g.height()]
+        #self.GPApar.WindowState=[self.windowState().value,self.windowState().name]
+        splitterSizes={}
+        for s in self.ui.Explorer.findChildren(QSplitter)+[self.ui.main_splitter,self.ui.Operating_Tabs_splitter]:
+            s:QSplitter
+            pri.Coding.green(f'splitterSizes: {s.objectName()}')
+            splitterSizes[s.objectName()]=s.sizes()
+        self.GPApar.SplitterSizes=splitterSizes
+        scrollAreaValues={}
+        for a in self.ui.Explorer.findChildren(QScrollArea):
+            a:QScrollArea
+            pri.Coding.blue(f'scrollArea: {a.objectName()}')
+            scrollAreaValues[a.objectName()]=[a.horizontalScrollBar().value(),a.verticalScrollBar().value()]
+        self.GPApar.ScrollAreaValues=scrollAreaValues
+        return
+        
+    def setFontPixelSize(self):
+        if self.fontPixelSize==self.GPApar.fontPixelSize: return
+        fPixSize=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize
+        font=QFont()
+        font.setFamily(fontName)
+        font.setPixelSize(fPixSize)
+        if self.app: self.app.setFont(font)
+        setFontPixelSize(self,fPixSize)
+        self.setFurtherFontPixelSizes(fPixSize)
+        if self.aboutDialog:
+            self.aboutDialog.fontPixelSize=self.GPApar.fontPixelSize
+            self.aboutDialog.setFontSizeText()
+        if self.logChanges: self.logChanges.setFontPixelSize(fPixSize)
+        if self.menuDebug: self.menuDebug.setFont(self.ui.menuFile.font())
+        self.fontPixelSize=fPixSize
+    
+    def setFurtherFontPixelSizes(self,fPixSize):
+        self.setTabFontPixelSize(fPixSize)
+
+        lab:QLabel=self.ui.title
+        fPixSize_TabNames=min([fPixSize*2,30])
+        font=lab.font()
+        font.setFamily(fontName)
+        font.setPixelSize(fPixSize_TabNames)
+        lab.setFont(font)
+        self.ui.title_workspace.setFont(font)
+        
+        lab:QLabel=self.ui.subtitle
+        font=lab.font()
+        font.setFamily(fontName)
+        font.setPixelSize(fPixSize+4)
+        lab.setFont(font)
+        self.ui.subtitle_workspace.setFont(font)
+
+        lab:QLabel=self.onlyReadLabel
+        font=lab.font()
+        font.setFamily(fontName)
+        font.setPixelSize(fPixSize+1)
+        lab.setFont(font)
+
+        self.ui.projectPage.setFontPixelSize(fPixSize)
+        self.ui.processPage.setFontPixelSize(fPixSize)
+        self.ui.stepPage.setFontPixelSize(fPixSize)
+
+        self.w_Log.setLogFont(fontPixelSize-dfontLog)
+        self.w_Vis_CalVi.setLogFont(fontPixelSize-dfontLog)
+
+    def setTabFontPixelSize(self,fPixSize):
+        fPixSize_TabNames=min([fPixSize*2,30])
+        for w in self.ui.tabAreaWidget.widgets:
+            setFontPixelSize(w,fPixSize)
+            w:gPaIRS_Tab
+            for lab in w.findChildren(QLabel):
+                lab:QLabel
+                if 'name_tab' in lab.objectName():
+                    #lab:QLabel=w.ui.name_tab
+                    font=lab.font()
+                    font.setPixelSize(fPixSize_TabNames)
+                    lab.setFont(font)
+
+    def falseShow(self):
+        FlagHidden=not self.isVisible()
+        total_rect = QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
+        for screen in QGuiApplication.screens():
+            total_rect = total_rect.united(screen.geometry())
+        self.move(total_rect.right() + 100, total_rect.bottom() + 100)
+        self.updateGeometry()
+        self.show()
+        self.repaint()
+        return FlagHidden
+    
+    def setDefaultSizes(self):
+        margins=self.ui.centralLayout.contentsMargins()
+        main_splitter_sizes=[self.ui.w_Managing_Tabs.baseSize().width(),self.ui.tabAreaWidget.widgetMinimumWidth*2+self.ui.tabAreaWidget.margin*2+self.ui.tabAreaWidget.handleWidth*2] #processTree, main_sep, tabAreaWidget
+        w=margins.left()+self.ui.main_splitter.handleWidth()*2+sum(main_splitter_sizes)+margins.right()
+        h=margins.top()+self.ui.w_header.minimumHeight()+self.ui.tabAreaWidget.tabAreaHeight+self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonSize[1]+self.ui.tabAreaWidget.buttonSpacing+self.ui.tabAreaWidget.margin*2+self.ui.w_Operating_Tabs.layout().spacing()+self.ui.statusbar.minimumHeight()+margins.bottom()
+        self.resize(w,h)
+        self.ui.main_splitter.setSizes(main_splitter_sizes)
+        self.updateGeometry()
+        x=(self.maximumGeometry.width()-w)*0.5
+        y=(self.maximumGeometry.height()-h)*0.5
+        if self.falseShow(): self.hide()
+        self.move(x,y)
+        self.app.processEvents()
+        self.updateGPAparGeometry()
+        
+    def setGPaIRSTitle(self):
+        cfgString=f': {self.GPApar.outName}' if self.GPApar.outName and self.GPApar.outName!=lastcfgname else ''
+        if not self.GPApar.FlagSaved: cfgString+='*'
+        if Flag_DEBUG:#TA per non incasinarmi
+            windowTitle=f'PaIRS (v{version}.{__subversion__} - {__date__}) -- cfg v{uicfg_version} -- PIV {self.PIVvers} -- {platform.system()} -- Python {platform.python_version()}'
+        else:
+            windowTitle=f'PaIRS (v{version})'
+        windowTitle+=cfgString
+        self.setWindowTitle(windowTitle)
+
+#*************************************************** Menus
+#********************* File
+    def setGPAlayout(self):
+        self.setFontPixelSize()
+        self.setGPaIRSPalette()
+    
+        geometry=QByteArray.fromBase64(self.GPApar.Geometry.encode())
+        self.restoreGeometry(geometry)
+        #if isinstance(self.GPApar.Geometry,list) and len(self.GPApar.Geometry)==4:
+        #    g=self.GPApar.Geometry
+        #    try:
+        #        self.setGeometry(g[0],g[1],g[2],g[3])
+        #    except:
+        #        pri.Info.yellow(f'Error while restoring geometry:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n\nDefault sizes will be set!\n\n')
+        #       self.setDefaultSizes()
+        #else:
+        #    self.setDefaultSizes()
+        
+        windowState = QByteArray.fromBase64(self.GPApar.WindowState.encode())
+        self.restoreState(windowState)
+        #try:
+        #    s=self.GPApar.WindowState
+        #    self.setWindowState(Qt.WindowState(s[0]))
+        #except:
+        #    pri.Info.yellow(f'Error while restoring window state:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n\nDefault window state will be set!\n\n')
+            
+        for s in self.ui.Explorer.findChildren(QSplitter)+[self.ui.main_splitter,self.ui.Operating_Tabs_splitter]:
+            s:QSplitter
+            if s.objectName() in self.GPApar.SplitterSizes:
+                s.setSizes(self.GPApar.SplitterSizes[s.objectName()])
+        for a in self.ui.Explorer.findChildren(QScrollArea):
+            a:QScrollArea
+            if a.objectName() in self.GPApar.ScrollAreaValues:
+                scrollAreaValues=self.GPApar.ScrollAreaValues[a.objectName()]
+                a.horizontalScrollBar().setValue(scrollAreaValues[0])
+                a.verticalScrollBar().setValue(scrollAreaValues[1])
+        self.setNumCores()
+
+    def setNumCores(self):
+        if self.GPApar.NumCores >NUMTHREADS_MAX:
+            self.GPApar.NumCores=NUMTHREADS_MAX
+        self.numTotUsedThreads=self.GPApar.NumCores  
+        self.ui.spin_nworkers.setValue(self.GPApar.NumCores) 
+
+    def modifyWorkspace(self):
+        self.GPApar.modifiedDate=currentTimeString()
+        self.GPApar.date=f'Modified : {self.GPApar.modifiedDate}'
+        self.GPApar.FlagSaved=False
+
+    def new_workspace(self):
+        filename=self.saveas_current_structure(name='workspace',ext=outExt.wksp,saveList=lambda f: self.save_current_workspace(f),par=self.GPApar,FlagSave=False)
+        self.GPApar.copyfrom(GPApar(),exceptions=self.GPApar.stateFields)
+        self.GPApar.outName=filename
+        self.GPApar.createdDate=currentTimeString()
+        self.GPApar.modifiedDate=self.GPApar.createdDate
+        self.GPApar.date=f'Modified : {self.GPApar.modifiedDate}'
+        self.projectTree.clean_workspace()
+        self.adjustProjectSelection()
+
+    def new_workspace_debug(self):
+        self.GPApar.copyfrom(GPApar(),exceptions=self.GPApar.stateFields)
+        self.projectTree.clean_workspace()
+        self.adjustProjectSelection()
+
+    def menu_new_action(self):
+        taskDescription='creating a new workspace'
+        if not self.GPApar.FlagSaved:
+            if self.questionDialog(f'The current workspace is unsaved. Do you want to save it before {taskDescription}?'):
+                self.menu_save_action()
+        self.pauseQuestion(taskDescription,self.new_workspace,FlagFirstQuestion=True)
+
+    def open_workspace(self,filename='',FlagSetGeometry=False):
+        pri.Time.cyan('Open workspace: init')
+        if filename=='':
+            filename, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self,\
+                "Select a PaIRS workspace file", filter=f'*{outExt.wksp}',\
+                    #dir=self.w_Input.INPpar.path,\
+                    options=optionNativeDialog)
+        if not filename: return
+        waitingWindow=warningDialog(self,'Please, wait while retrieving previous workspace!\n(If this action takes too much time, please consider to close the workspace before quitting PaIRS next time.)',pixmap=''+ icons_path +'sandglass.png',flagNoButtons=True,flagScreenCenter=True)
+        self.app.processEvents()
+        errorString=''
+        try:
+            data, errorMessage=loadList(filename)
+            errorString+=errorMessage
+            pri.Time.cyan('Open workspace: load')
+        except:
+            errorString+=traceback.format_exc()
+        if errorString:
+            WarningMessage=f'Error with loading the file: {filename}\n'
+            warningDialog(self,WarningMessage)
+            pri.Error.red(f'{WarningMessage}\n{errorString}\n')
+        try:
+            self.projectTree.clean_action()
+            #all_indexes=[i for i in range(len(data[2]))]
+            insert_at_depth(self.projectTree.itemList,self.projectTree.listDepth,0,data[2])
+            self.checkProcesses()
+            self.ui.Explorer.ITEpar.FlagInit=False
+            for _ in range(len(self.projectTree.itemList[0])):
+                self.projectTree.createProjectItem(FlagNewItem=False)
+            """
+            item=self.projectTree.topLevelItem(0)
+            self.projectTree.setCurrentItem(item)
+            item.setSelected(True)
+            """
+            self.GPApar.copyfrom(data[0])
+            self.TREpar.copyfrom(data[1])
+
+            #FlagHidden=not self.isVisible()
+            #if FlagHidden:
+            #    self.move(0, -1e6) #todo: capire come aggiornare la geometria senza lo show
+            #    self.show()
+            pri.Time.cyan('Open workspace: set data')
+            #self.TREpar.step=None
+            #FlagShown=self.falseShow()
+            if FlagSetGeometry: self.setGPAlayout()
+            self.adjustProjectSelection()
+            #if FlagShown: self.hide()
+            pri.Time.cyan('Open workspace: selection')
+            pri.Time.cyan('Open workspace: geometry (end)')
+        except Exception as inst:
+            if filename==lastcfgname:
+                WarningMessage='Error with loading the last configuration file.\n'
+                os.remove(lastcfgname)
+            else:
+                WarningMessage=f'Error while retrieving the workspace "{data[0].name}" from the file: {filename}\n'
+            warningDialog(self,WarningMessage)
+            pri.Error.red(f'{WarningMessage}\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')
+            self.new_workspace_debug()
+            self.setGPAlayout()
+        return waitingWindow.done(0)
+
+    def menu_open_action(self):
+        taskDescription='loading a previous workspace'
+        if not self.GPApar.FlagSaved:
+            if self.questionDialog(f'The current workspace is unsaved. Do you want to save it before {taskDescription}?'):
+                self.menu_save_action()
+        self.pauseQuestion(taskDescription,self.open_workspace,FlagFirstQuestion=True)
+
+    def save_current_workspace(self,filename,FlagAdjustHeader=True):
+        self.updateGPAparGeometry()
+        if filename!=lastcfgname: 
+            if not self.GPApar.outName:
+                self.GPApar.name=os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+            self.GPApar.outName=filename
+        self.GPApar.savedDate=currentTimeString()
+        self.GPApar.FlagSaved=True
+        Workspace=[self.GPApar.duplicate(),self.TREpar.duplicate(),self.projectTree.itemList]
+        try:
+            saveList(Workspace,filename)
+        except Exception as inst:
+            warningDialog(self,f'Error while saving the file {filename}!\nPlease, retry.')
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while saving the file {filename}!\n{inst}')
+        else:
+            if FlagAdjustHeader: self.adjustWorkspaceHeader()
+            FlagSaved=True
+        return FlagSaved
+    
+    def save_last_workspace(self):
+        self.save_current_workspace(lastcfgname,FlagAdjustHeader=False)
+        pri.Info.white(f'    >>>>> Saving last ui configuration to file:\t{lastcfgname}')
+
+    def saveas_current_workspace(self):
+        self.saveas_current_structure(name='workspace',ext=outExt.wksp,saveList=lambda f: self.save_current_workspace(f),par=self.GPApar)
+    
+    def menu_save_action(self):
+        if self.GPApar.outName:
+            filename=self.GPApar.outName
+            self.pauseQuestion('saving the current workspace',lambda: self.save_current_workspace(filename),FlagFirstQuestion=False)
+        else:
+            self.menu_saveas_action()
+        return False
+
+    def menu_saveas_action(self):
+        self.pauseQuestion('saving the current workspace',self.saveas_current_workspace,FlagFirstQuestion=False)
+        return False
+    
+    def close_workspace(self):
+        self.GPApar.copyfrom(GPApar(),exceptions=self.GPApar.stateFields)
+        self.projectTree.clean_workspace()
+    
+    def menu_close_action(self):
+        taskDescription='closing the current workspace'
+        if not self.GPApar.FlagSaved:
+            if self.questionDialog(f'The current workspace is unsaved. Do you want to save it before {taskDescription}?'):
+                self.menu_save_action()
+        self.pauseQuestion(taskDescription,self.close_workspace,FlagFirstQuestion=True)
+       
+#********************* Help    
+    def guide(self):
+        #url = QUrl("http://wpage.unina.it/etfd/PaIRS/PaIRS-UniNa-Guide.pdf")
+        url = QUrl("https://www.pairs.unina.it/web/PaIRS-UniNa-v020-Guide.pdf")
+        QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
+
+    def downloadApp(self):
+        #url = QUrl("http://wpage.unina.it/etfd/PaIRS/PaIRS-UniNa-Guide.pdf")
+        url = QUrl(EXEurl)
+        QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
+
+    def about(self):
+        if self.aboutDialog:
+            self.aboutDialog.hide()
+            self.aboutDialog.show()
+        else:
+            self.aboutDialog=infoPaIRS(self)
+            self.aboutDialog.show()
+
+#********************* Debug
+    def addDebugMenu(self):
+        global Flag_fullDEBUG, pri
+        menubar=self.ui.menubar
+        self.menuDebug=menubar.addMenu("Debug")
+
+        #--------------------------- new ui cfg
+        self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+        self.ui.aNew = self.menuDebug.addAction("New")
+        self.ui.aNew.triggered.connect(self.new_workspace_debug)
+
+        #--------------------------- last ui cfg
+        self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+        self.ui.aSaveLastCfg = self.menuDebug.addAction("Save lastWorkspace"+outExt.cfg)
+        self.ui.aSaveLastCfg.triggered.connect(self.save_last_workspace)
+
+        self.ui.aDeleteLastCfg = self.menuDebug.addAction("Delete lastWorkspace"+outExt.cfg)
+        def delete_lastcfg():
+            if os.path.exists(lastcfgname):
+                os.remove(lastcfgname)
+                pri.Info.white(f'    xxxxx Deleting last ui configuration file:\t{lastcfgname}')
+            else:
+                 pri.Info.white(f'    xxxxx Last ui configuration file:\t{lastcfgname}\t already deleted!')
+        self.delete_lastcfg=delete_lastcfg
+        self.ui.aDeleteLastCfg.triggered.connect(delete_lastcfg)
+
+        self.ui.aReloadLastCfg = self.menuDebug.addAction("Reload lastWorkspace"+outExt.cfg)
+        def reloadLastCfg():
+            if os.path.exists(lastcfgname): self.initialize()
+            else: self.new_workspace_debug()
+        self.ui.aReloadLastCfg.triggered.connect(reloadLastCfg)
+
+        #--------------------------- printings
+        self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+        self.ui.printMenu=self.menuDebug.addMenu('Print')
+        printTypes_list=list(self.GPApar.printTypes)
+        printActions=[]
+        printCallbacks=[]
+        def setPrint(name,act,k):
+            flag=act.isChecked()
+            self.GPApar.printTypes[name]=flag
+            flagTime=getattr(getattr(pri,name),'flagTime')
+            faceStd=getattr(getattr(pri,name),'faceStd')
+            if flag:
+                setattr(pri,name,ColorPrint(flagTime=flagTime,prio=PrintTAPriority.medium,faceStd=faceStd))
+            else:
+                setattr(pri,name,ColorPrint(flagTime=flagTime,prio=PrintTAPriority.never,faceStd=faceStd))
+            #print(f'{name}  {flag}')
+            #pri.Callback.white(f'pri.Callback.white(): setPrint')
+            return
+        def genCallback(name,act,k):
+            n=name
+            a=act
+            j=k
+            def callback():
+                setPrint(n,a,j)
+                self.menuDebug.popup(self.menuDebug.pos())
+                self.ui.printMenu.exec_()
+            return callback
+        for k,name in enumerate(printTypes_list):
+            if not hasattr(pri,name): continue
+            flagFullDebug=getattr(getattr(pri,name),'flagFullDebug')
+            if flagFullDebug and not Flag_fullDEBUG: continue
+            act=self.ui.printMenu.addAction(name)
+            printActions.append(act)
+            act.setCheckable(True)
+            flag=self.GPApar.printTypes[name]
+            act.setChecked(flag)
+            setPrint(name,act,k)
+            printCallbacks.append(genCallback(name,act,k))
+            act.triggered.connect(printCallbacks[-1])
+        self.ui.printMenu.addSeparator()
+        allPrintsAct=self.ui.printMenu.addAction('All printings')
+        allPrintsAct.setCheckable(True)
+        def setAllPrints():
+            flag=allPrintsAct.isChecked()
+            for a in printActions:
+                a:QAction
+                a.setChecked(flag)
+                setPrint(a.text(),a,None)   
+            self.menuDebug.popup(self.menuDebug.pos())
+            self.ui.printMenu.exec_()
+            return  
+        allPrintsAct.triggered.connect(setAllPrints)
+        
+        #--------------------------- operation
+        if Flag_fullDEBUG:
+            self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+            self.ui.simpleFor = self.menuDebug.addAction("Dummy it will be change after")
+            def changeFlagSingleFor():
+                self.flagSimpleFor=not self.flagSimpleFor
+                if self.flagSimpleFor:
+                    self.ui.simpleFor.setText("reactivate multi processor")
+                else:
+                    self.ui.simpleFor.setText("Simple For (no Multi processor usefull to debug c code)")
+            self.flagSimpleFor=not self.flagSimpleFor
+            changeFlagSingleFor()
+            self.ui.simpleFor.triggered.connect(changeFlagSingleFor)
+
+            self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+            self.ui.aShowDownload = self.menuDebug.addAction("Show/hide download button")
+            def aShowDownload():
+                self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setVisible(not self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.isVisible())
+            self.ui.aShowDownload.triggered.connect(aShowDownload)
+
+            self.ui.aBetaDownload = self.menuDebug.addAction("Change download button icon")
+            def aBetaDownload():
+                b=self.ui.button_PaIRS_download
+                if  b.icon().pixmap(b.size()).toImage()==self.flaticon_PaIRS_download.pixmap(b.size()).toImage():
+                    b.setIcon(self.flaticon_PaIRS_beta)
+                else:
+                    b.setIcon(self.flaticon_PaIRS_download)
+            self.ui.aBetaDownload.triggered.connect(aBetaDownload)
+
+            self.ui.aResetFlagOutDated = self.menuDebug.addAction("Reset FlagOutDated")
+            def aResetFlagOutDated():
+                self.GPApar.FlagOutDated=0 if self.GPApar.currentVersion==self.GPApar.latestVersion else 1 if self.GPApar.FlagOutDated>0 else -1
+                packageName='PaIRS-UniNa'
+                currentVersion=self.GPApar.currentVersion
+                latestVersion=self.GPApar.latestVersion
+                if self.GPApar.FlagOutDated==1:
+                    sOut=f'{packageName} the current version ({currentVersion}) of {packageName} is obsolete! Please, install the latest version: {latestVersion} by using:\npython -m pip install --upgrade {packageName}'
+                elif self.GPApar.FlagOutDated==1:
+                    sOut=f'The version of the current instance of {packageName} ({currentVersion}) is newer than the latest official releas ({latestVersion})!\nYou should contact Tommaso and Gerardo if you are a developer and some relevant change is made by yourself!\nIf you are a user, enjoy this beta version and please report any issue!'
+                else:
+                    sOut=f'{packageName} The current version ({currentVersion}) of {packageName} is up-to-date! Enjoy it!'
+                pri.Info.yellow(f'[{self.GPApar.FlagOutDated}] '+sOut) 
+            self.ui.aResetFlagOutDated.triggered.connect(aResetFlagOutDated)
+
+            self.ui.aCheckOutDated = self.menuDebug.addAction("Check for new packages")
+            def aCheckOutDated():
+                self.GPApar.FlagOutDated=0
+                self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.hide()
+                checkLatestVersion(self,__version__,self.app,splash=None)
+            self.ui.aCheckOutDated.triggered.connect(aCheckOutDated)
+
+            self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+            self.ui.aResetWhatsNew = self.menuDebug.addAction("Reset whatsnew.txt")
+            def aResetWhatsNew():
+                if os.path.exists(fileWhatsNew[1]):
+                    try:
+                        os.rename(fileWhatsNew[1],fileWhatsNew[0])
+                    except Exception as inst:
+                        pri.Error.red(f'There was a problem while renaming the file {fileWhatsNew[1]}:\n{inst}')
+            self.ui.aResetWhatsNew.triggered.connect(aResetWhatsNew)
+
+            self.ui.aShowWhatsNew = self.menuDebug.addAction("Show What's new window")
+            def aShowWhatsNew():
+                self.whatsNew()
+            self.ui.aShowWhatsNew.triggered.connect(aShowWhatsNew)
+
+            self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+            self.ui.aKill = self.menuDebug.addAction("Stop processes and close")
+            def aKill():
+                self.FlagClosing[0]=True
+                self.signals.killOrResetParForWorker.emit(True)
+            self.aKill=aKill
+            self.ui.aKill.triggered.connect(aKill)
+
+            self.ui.aFocusWid = self.menuDebug.addAction("Print widget with focus")
+            def aFocusWid():
+                pri.Info.yellow(f"The widget with focus is:   {self.focusWidget()}")
+            self.aCheckConnections=aFocusWid
+            self.ui.aFocusWid.triggered.connect(aFocusWid)
+
+            if not Flag_ISEXE:
+                self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+                self.ui.aResetRequiredPackagesFile = self.menuDebug.addAction("Reset rqrdpckgs.txt file")
+                def aResetRequiredPackagesFile():
+                    resetRequiredPackagesFile()
+                self.ui.aResetRequiredPackagesFile.triggered.connect(aResetRequiredPackagesFile)
+                
+                self.ui.aCheckRequiredPackages = self.menuDebug.addAction("Requirements' version check")
+                def aCheckRequiredPackages():
+                    checkRequiredPackages(self,FlagDisplay=True)
+                self.ui.aCheckRequiredPackages.triggered.connect(aCheckRequiredPackages)
+
+                self.ui.aShowPackIssue = self.menuDebug.addAction("Show/hide version check button")
+                def aShowPackIssue():
+                    self.FlagPackIssue=not self.FlagPackIssue
+                    self.ui.button_packissue.setVisible(self.FlagPackIssue)
+                self.ui.aShowPackIssue.triggered.connect(aShowPackIssue)
+
+                self.ui.aTryCheckRequiredPackages = self.menuDebug.addAction("Try requirements' version check")
+                def aTryCheckRequiredPackages():
+                    checkRequiredPackages(self,FlagDisplay=True,FlagForcePrint=True)
+                self.ui.aTryCheckRequiredPackages.triggered.connect(aTryCheckRequiredPackages)
+        
+        #--------------------------- graphics
+        if Flag_fullDEBUG:
+            self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+
+            self.ui.aDefSizes = self.menuDebug.addAction("Set default sizes")
+            self.ui.aDefSizes.triggered.connect(self.setDefaultSizes)
+
+            self.ui.aUndock = self.menuDebug.addAction("Undock a widget")
+            self.ui.aUndock.triggered.connect(self.extractWidget)
+
+            self.ui.aLogo = self.menuDebug.addAction("Change PaIRS logo")
+            self.ui.aLogo.triggered.connect(self.happyLogo)
+
+            self.ui.aGifs = self.menuDebug.addAction("Show/hide gifs")
+            def showGifs():
+                flag=not self.ui.label_updating_import.isVisible()
+                self.ui.label_updating_import.setVisible(flag)
+                self.ui.label_updating_pairs.setVisible(flag)
+            self.ui.aGifs.triggered.connect(showGifs)
+
+        #--------------------------- exit
+        self.menuDebug.addSeparator()
+
+        self.ui.aExitDebug = self.menuDebug.addAction("Exit debug mode")
+        self.ui.aExitDebug.triggered.connect(lambda:self.setDebugMode(False))
+
+    def extractWidget(self):
+        title="Undock a widget"
+        label="Enter the widget name:"
+        words = ["self.w_Input", 
+        "self.w_Input.ui.CollapBox_ImSet",
+        "self.w_Output", 
+        "self.w_Process", 
+        "self.w_Process.ui.CollapBox_IntWind",
+        "self.w_Process.ui.CollapBox_FinIt",
+        "self.w_Process.ui.CollapBox_top",
+        "self.w_Process.ui.CollapBox_Interp",
+        "self.w_Process.ui.CollapBox_Validation",
+        "self.w_Process.ui.CollapBox_Windowing",
+        "self.w_Vis", "self.w_Vis.ui.CollapBox_PlotTools", 
+        "self.w_Process", "self.w_Log",
+        "self.w_Process_Min","self.w_Process_Disp",
+        "self.w_Calibration",
+         "self.w_Input_CalVi", "self.w_Process_CalVi", "self.w_Vis_CalVi",
+        "self.ui.w_Managing_Tabs",
+        ]
+        
+        ok,text=inputDialog(self,title,label,completer_list=words,width=500)
+        if ok:
+            try:                    
+                ts=text.split('.')
+                parent=".".join(ts[:-1])
+                child=ts[-1]
+                tab=getattr(eval(parent),child)
+                self.FloatingWindows.append(FloatingWidget(self,tab))
+                pass
+            except Exception as inst:
+                pri.Error.red(f'Error while undocking the widget <{tab}>\n{inst}')
+                pass
+    
+    def userDebugMode(self):
+        if not Flag_DEBUG:
+            self.inputDebugMode()
+        else:
+            self.setDebugMode(False)
+
+    def inputDebugMode(self):
+        _,text=inputDialog(self,'Debug','Insert password for debug mode:',width=300,flagScreenCenter=not self.isVisible())
+        if text==pwddbg:
+            self.setDebugMode(True)
+        else:
+            warningDialog(self,'Password for debug mode is wrong!\nPaIRS will stay in normal mode.',time_milliseconds=5000)
+            self.setDebugMode(False)
+    
+    def setDebugMode(self,Flag):
+        global Flag_DEBUG
+        Flag_DEBUG=Flag
+        activateFlagDebug(Flag_DEBUG)
+        self.setGPaIRSTitle()
+        self.menuDebug.menuAction().setVisible(Flag)
+
+    def setButtonDownload(self,):
+        self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setVisible(self.GPApar.FlagOutDated!=0)
+        if self.GPApar.FlagOutDated>0:
+            self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setIcon(self.flaticon_PaIRS_download)
+            self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setToolTip("Download the latest version of PaIRS-UniNa.")
+        elif self.GPApar.FlagOutDated==-1000:
+            self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setIcon(self.flaticon_PaIRS_download_warning)
+            self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setToolTip("Issue with verifying the latest release!")
+        else:
+            self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setIcon(self.flaticon_PaIRS_beta)
+            self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setToolTip("A beta version is currently used!")
+        self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setStatusTip(self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.toolTip())
+
+#*************************************************** Greetings
+    def setupLogo(self):
+        today = datetime.date.today()
+        d=today.strftime("%d/%m/%Y")
+        happy_days=[
+            #[d, 'Happy birthday to PaIRS! 🎈🎂🍾'], #to test
+            ['20/12/1991', 'Happy birthday to Gerardo! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['05/02/1969', 'Happy birthday to Tommaso! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['11/07/1987', 'Happy birthday to Carlo! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['19/09/1963', 'Happy birthday to Gennaro! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['27/11/1940', 'Happy birthday to prof. Carlomagno! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['01/12/1969', 'Happy birthday to Giuseppe S.! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['28/02/1981', 'Happy birthday to Rosaria! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['18/10/1985', 'Happy birthday to Stefano! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['13/08/1985', 'Happy birthday to Andrea! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['22/12/1988', 'Happy birthday to Jack! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['03/09/1991', 'Happy birthday to Giusy! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['03/11/1989', 'Happy birthday to Massimo! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['15/06/1991', 'Happy birthday to Mattia! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['14/07/1993', 'Happy birthday to Mirko! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['13/03/1997', 'Happy birthday to Giosuè! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['24/09/1998', 'Happy birthday to Piergiorgio! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['15/01/1999', 'Happy birthday to Alessandro! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['20/02/1999', 'Happy birthday to Cristina! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['20/09/2000', 'Happy birthday to Antonio M.! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['21/09/2000', 'Happy birthday to Gabriele! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['16/11/2000', 'Happy birthday to Antonio D.! 🎈🎂🍾'],
+            ['01/01', 'Happy New Year! 🎊🧨'],
+            ['25/12', 'Merry Christmas! 🎄✨'],
+            ['31/10', 'Happy Halloween! 🎃👻'],
+            ['22/06', 'Hello, Summer! 🌞🌊'],
+        ]
+
+        i=-1
+        for j,l in enumerate(happy_days):
+            if l[0][:6]==d[:6]:
+                i=j
+                break
+
+        if i>-1:
+            self.FlagHappyLogo=True
+            self.ui.logo.setPixmap(QPixmap(u""+ icons_path +"logo_PaIRS_party_rect.png"))
+            self.ui.lab_happy_days.show()
+            self.ui.lab_happy_days.setText(happy_days[i][1])
+        else:
+            self.FlagHappyLogo=False
+            self.ui.logo.setPixmap(QPixmap(u""+ icons_path +"logo_PaIRS_rect.png"))
+            self.ui.lab_happy_days.hide()
+
+    def startHappyLogoWatcher(self):
+        """Re-check date at next midnight and periodically as keep-alive."""
+        # one-shot timer to just-after-midnight (00:01)
+        def _schedule_midnight():
+            now=QDateTime.currentDateTime()
+            next_day = now.date().addDays(1)
+            next_midnight = QDateTime(next_day, QTime(0, 0))        
+            msec=now.msecsTo(next_midnight.addSecs(60))     # 00:01
+            if msec<60_000: msec=60_000                    # safety minimum
+            self._happy_midnight=QTimer(self)
+            self._happy_midnight.setSingleShot(True)
+            self._happy_midnight.timeout.connect(_on_tick)
+            self._happy_midnight.start(msec)
+
+        def _on_tick():
+            # Re-apply logo state and reschedule
+            self.setupLogo()
+            _schedule_midnight()
+
+        # keep-alive each few hours (handles sleep/wake or clock drift)
+        self._happy_keepalive=QTimer(self)
+        self._happy_keepalive.setInterval(3*60*60*1000)     # 3h
+        self._happy_keepalive.timeout.connect(self.setupLogo)
+        self._happy_keepalive.start()
+
+        # initial schedule
+        _schedule_midnight()
+
+    def happyLogo(self):
+        self.FlagHappyLogo=not self.FlagHappyLogo
+        if self.FlagHappyLogo:
+            self.ui.logo.setPixmap(QPixmap(u""+ icons_path +"logo_PaIRS_party_rect.png"))
+            self.ui.lab_happy_days.show()
+            self.ui.lab_happy_days.setText('Greetings! Today is a great day! 🎈🎉')
+        else:
+            self.ui.logo.setPixmap(QPixmap(u""+ icons_path +"logo_PaIRS_rect.png"))
+            self.ui.lab_happy_days.hide()
+    
+#*************************************************** Palette
+    def setGPaIRSPalette(self):
+        setAppGuiPalette(self,self.palettes[self.GPApar.paletteType])
+
+    def paletteContextMenuEvent(self, event):   
+        contextMenu = QMenu(self)
+        act=[]
+        for n in self.paletteNames:
+            act.append(contextMenu.addAction(f"{n} mode"))
+        act[self.GPApar.paletteType].setCheckable(True)
+        act[self.GPApar.paletteType].setChecked(True)
+        #userAct = contextMenu.exec(self.mapToGlobal(event.pos()))
+        userAct = contextMenu.exec(self.ui.button_colormode.mapToGlobal(self.ui.button_colormode.rect().center()))
+        for k,a in enumerate(act):
+            if a==userAct:
+                self.GPApar.paletteType=k
+                self.setGPaIRSPalette()
+
+def launchPaIRS(flagDebug=False,flagInputDebug=False):
+    print('\n'+PaIRS_Header+'Starting the interface...')
+    app=PaIRSApp.instance()
+    if not app:app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    app.setStyle('Fusion')
+    font=QFont()
+    font.setFamily(fontName)
+    font.setPixelSize(fontPixelSize)
+    app.setFont(font)
+    app.pyicon=app.windowIcon()
+    icon=QIcon()
+    icon.addFile(''+ icons_path +'icon_PaIRS.png',QSize(), QIcon.Normal, QIcon.Off)
+    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
+    try:
+        if (platform.system() == "Windows"):
+            import ctypes
+            ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID('PaIRS')
+    except:
+        pri.Info.red('It was not possible to set the application icon')
+
+    if not flagDebug or Flag_SHOWSPLASH:
+        splash=showSplash()
+        app.processEvents()
+    else:
+        splash=None
+    
+    standardPalette=app.style().standardPalette()
+    global Flag_fullDEBUG
+    Flag_fullDEBUG=flagDebug
+    for n in printTypes:
+        p:ColorPrint=getattr(pri,n)
+        if p.flagFullDebug and not Flag_fullDEBUG:
+            p.prio=PrintTAPriority.never
+            p.setPrints()
+    
+    if FlagAddMotherBoard and Flag_fullDEBUG:
+        pri.Info.yellow(f"{'-'*50}\nHi, developer!\nMaybe it could be useful for you to add the current computer identifier:\n{currentID}\nto the 'developerIDs' dictionary in PaIRS_pypacks.py!\n{'-'*50}\n")
+        
+    if flagInputDebug:
+        _,text=inputDialog(None,'Debug','Insert password for debug mode:',icon=icon,palette=standardPalette,width=300)
+        flagDebug=text==pwddbg
+        if not flagDebug:
+            warningDialog(None,'Password for debug mode is wrong!\nPaIRS will be started in normal mode.',icon=icon,time_milliseconds=5000)
+    gui=gPaIRS(flagDebug,app, standardPalette)
+
+    currentVersion=__version__ #if __subversion__=='0' else  __version__+'.'+__subversion__
+    flagStopAndDownload=checkLatestVersion(gui,currentVersion,app,splash)
+    if flagStopAndDownload:
+        gui.correctClose()
+        runPaIRS(gui,flagQuestion=False)
+        return [app,gui,False]
+    
+    gui.splash=splash
+    #warningDlg.setModal(True)
+    if splash:
+        splash.setWindowFlags(splash.windowFlags()|Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
+        splash.show()
+        app.processEvents()
+        
+    if splash:
+        gui.ui.logo.hide()
+    #gui.adjustGeometry()
+    gui.show()
+    gui.setFontPixelSize()
+    if splash: 
+        splashAnimation(splash,gui.ui.logo)
+        #QTimer.singleShot(time_showSplashOnTop,splash.hide)
+    print('\nWelcome to PaIRS!\nEnjoy it!')
+    if not getattr(sys, 'frozen', False): #made by pyInstaller
+        checkRequiredPackages(gui)
+    else:
+        gui.FlagPackIssue=False
+    gui.ui.button_packissue.setVisible(gui.FlagPackIssue)
+    if os.path.exists(fileWhatsNew[0]): gui.whatsNew()
+    app.exec()
+    return [app,gui,True]
+
+def splashAnimation(self:QLabel,logo:QLabel):
+    margin=23
+    ml=logo.width()/self.width()*margin
+    wl=logo.width()+2*ml
+    hl=wl/self.width()*self.height()
+    
+    self.anim = QPropertyAnimation(self, b"pos")
+    pos=logo.mapToGlobal(logo.geometry().topLeft())
+    pos.setX(pos.x()-ml)
+    self.anim.setEndValue(pos)
+    self.anim.setDuration(time_showSplashOnTop)
+    self.anim_2 = QPropertyAnimation(self, b"size")
+    
+    self.anim_2.setEndValue(QSize(wl, hl))
+    self.anim_2.setDuration(time_showSplashOnTop)
+    self.anim_group = QParallelAnimationGroup()
+    self.anim_group.addAnimation(self.anim)
+    self.anim_group.addAnimation(self.anim_2)
+    self.anim_group.finished.connect(self.hide)
+    self.anim_group.finished.connect(logo.show)
+    self.anim_group.start()
+
+def quitPaIRS(app:QApplication,flagPrint=True):
+    app.setWindowIcon(app.pyicon)
+    app.quit()
+    if flagPrint: print('\nPaIRS closed.\nSee you soon!')
+    if hasattr(app,'SecondaryThreads'):
+        if len(app.SecondaryThreads):
+            while any([s.isRunning for s in app.SecondaryThreads]):
+                timesleep(.1)
+                pass
+    app=None
+    return
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app,gui,flagPrint=launchPaIRS(True)
+    quitPaIRS(app,flagPrint)