# Tools

A number of tools are available from the main XOP window

XOP Pods: Some tools available from the PODS or TABS. Useful to define the Current Directory, among other things.

A number of toolsare available from the Xop menu in the main XOP windows

- Load files

- Load extension: for loading an installing XOP extension

- Load application input file: loads an XOP's application input file (usually *.xop) and starts the corresponding application.

- XOP appearence/environment:

- Show/Edit environment: editor for environment variables used by XOP

- Change Color Table

- Set default color table

- Change Widget Fonts

A number of utilities are available from the Tools menu in the main XOP windows

- Xplot (Plots): XY-data analysis and visualization

- EXODUS (Datasets): Manipulate datasets (from SPEC files and others)

- FuFiFa (Fits): Perform non-linear fits with a user-defined function on a collection of datasets

- Xplot2d (Images): Analysis of scientific images, with applications to x-ray diffraction (visualization, calibration, azimuthal integration, etc.)

- XOP_Macro: edits and runs XOP macros (scripts in IDL syntax with limited functionality).

- IDL iTools: Access to these popular IDL graphic applications

- File Editor: a very simple editor.

- Display File...very simple file viewer and editor

- Calculator

- Shell terminal