.. currentmodule:: taurus.qt.qtgui.panel .. _modelchooser: =================================== TaurusModelChooser User's Interface =================================== The :class:`TaurusModelChooser` is a tree based widget used by Taurus applications for prompting the user to choose one or more attribute/device names of the control system. .. figure:: /_static/taurusmodelchooser01.png :align: center To select the attributes using :class:`TaurusModelChooser`, you typically do the following: 1. Browse the tree to locate the devices and/or attributes you are interested in. 2. Now select one or more device/attributes (tip: you can use the CTRL key for multiple selection) 3. Add them to the `Chosen models` list (the bottom part of the widget) by using the `Add` button (the "+" icon). 4. Repeat previous steps if you want to add other models or use the `Remove` button (the "-" icon) to remove models from the `Chosen models` list. 5. Click the `Update Models` button to apply the changes when satisfied. **Important**: The tree can be quite dense. You can filter it by typing part of the device name in the `Filter` box (#4 in the figure).