FAQ
Here are listed the answers to some of the most common questions you might have when using EntraPT
EntraPT is supported only on these browsers: Google Chrome™, Safari®, Firefox®, Microsoft Edge®. Some browsers may prompt a warning regarding the security of the certificates, which you have to accept to see EntraPT. Do not worry, your data are secure! EntraPT uses a secure SSL connection, and it will not ask for personal data apart from your name and email address.
If you still cannot load the web app, delete the chronology of your browser including all the cookies and refresh the page. If this does not solve the issue, try a different browser. If you cannot open EntraPT still, please let us know at software@mineralogylab.com specifying the operating system of your computer, the web browser you are using and its version number.
When you open a new EntraPT session, some resources (CPU, RAM, space on disk) of our server will be reserved for your session. If many users are using EntraPT at the same time, the available resources may not be sufficient to set up your session. In this case please try to connect to EntraPT later. If you see this message often, please let us know at software@mineralogylab.com since this may be a consequence of a malicious attack to our server.
This might be due to the speed in the connection between your browser and the server. When the connection is unstable or slow, the time required for a calculation, to refresh a plot or to display the data becomes longer. In this case the app might seem unresponsive for a few seconds.
This is usually a problem of communication between your browser and the server. Press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the page. This will refresh the app without losing your work. The issue with the input-box should be solved. Do the check again: set a number in the text box, then double-click on that box. You should see the number that you set.
It may be a problem of connection between your browser and the server. If you set a parameter in an input-box, and this value is not acquired correctly by the server, the calculation will give wrong results. Press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the page. This will refresh the app without losing your work. Set the parameters again, checking that they are acquired correctly, and run the calculation again. If you still find that the results of the calculation look wrong, the reason might be a bug in the code. Even if EntraPT is regularly and extensively tested and validated by our team, unspotted bugs or inconsistencies might happen in complex codes. In this case, please go to Report bug under the Help menu in the app. A report will be sent to us with a summary of your last actions on the app. No personal information is stored in the report (e.g. Username, IP number). If you have further comments on this bug, you can contact us at software@mineralogylab.com, specifying the code of the bug report generated by the app. Please give us as many details as you can on why you think the calculation is not correct.
It may be a problem of connection between your browser and the server. If you set a parameter in an input-box, and this value is not acquired correctly by the server, the plot is not updated correctly. Press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the page. This will refresh the app without losing your work. Set again the range values of the axes, checking that they are acquired correctly, and apply your changes.
Even if EntraPT is regularly and extensively tested and validated by our team, unspotted bugs or inconsistencies might happen in complex codes. Please go to Report bug under the Help menu in the app. A report will be sent to us with a summary of your last actions on the app. No personal information is stored in the report (e.g. Username, IP number). If you have further comments on this bug, you can contact us at software@mineralogylab.com, specifying the code of the bug report generated by the app. Please specify in the email any other detail you think might be relevant.
Open EntraPT and go to Help (in the top menu bar) > Download template files. This will download a zip folder with several template files for specific crystallographic symmetries of the inclusion. In most cases (quartz and zircon as inclusion) you will need the Template_uniaxial_inclusion.dat file.
You can open the template file and modify it with any spreadsheet editor. Please save the file keeping the .dat extension, or it will not be accepted by EntraPT.
The upload might be slow because of the speed of the connection between your browser and the server. If the file is not loaded even after waiting a few minutes, this may be an issue at the browser level. Delete the history of your browser including all the cookies, and load the input file again. If this does not fix the problem, please go to Report bug under the Help menu in the app. A report will be sent to us with a summary of your last actions on the app. No personal information is stored in the report (e.g. Username, IP number). If you have further comments on this bug, you can contact us at software@mineralogylab.com, specifying the code of the bug report generated by the app. Please specify in the email any other detail you think might be relevant.
Check that the security settings of your browser are not preventing the download. Depending on your settings, the file might be downloaded automatically to the default folder of the downloads or to another folder. If you cannot solve the issue, delete the history and all the related data (cookies, settings) and try to download the file again.
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