add checkbox to automatically open tutorial website, if available

tools/lammps-gui/lammps-gui.appdata.xml

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
         Change working directory to user's home dir if initial directory is "/" or the Application folder
         Add preferences option to set https proxy, if not already set via environment variable
         Add option to visualize molecules defined through the molecule command
+        Add text fields for editing plot title and axis labels for charts
+        Add option to automatically open tutorial websites (enabled by default)
       </description>
     </release>
      <release version="1.6.12" timestamp="1734890080">

tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.cpp

@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ QWizardPage *LammpsGui::tutorial_directory(const int ntutorial)
                 "created if necessary and LAMMPS-GUI will download the files required for the "
                 "tutorial.  If selected, an existing directory may be cleared from old "
                 "files.</p>\n<p>Available files of the tutorial solution may be downloaded to a "
-                "sub-folder \"solution\", if requested.</p>\n")
+                "sub-folder called \"solution\", if requested.</p>\n")
             .arg(ntutorial));
     label->setWordWrap(true);
 
@@ -1657,6 +1657,7 @@ QWizardPage *LammpsGui::tutorial_directory(const int ntutorial)
     auto *solval     = new QCheckBox;
     auto *purgelabel = new QLabel("Remove existing files from directory");
     auto *sollabel   = new QLabel("Download solutions");
+
     purgeval->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
     purgeval->setObjectName("t_dirpurge");
     solval->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
@@ -1668,6 +1669,18 @@ QWizardPage *LammpsGui::tutorial_directory(const int ntutorial)
     grid->setColumnStretch(0, 0);
     grid->setColumnStretch(1, 100);
 
+    // we have tutorials 1 to 7 currently available online
+
+    QCheckBox *webval = nullptr;
+    if ((ntutorial > 0) && (ntutorial < 8)) {
+        grid->addWidget(new QLabel, 2, 0, 1, 2, Qt::AlignVCenter);
+        webval = new QCheckBox;
+        webval->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+        webval->setObjectName("t_webopen");
+        grid->addWidget(webval, 3, 0, Qt::AlignVCenter);
+        grid->addWidget(new QLabel("Open tutorial webpage in web browser"), 3, 1, Qt::AlignVCenter);
+    }
+
     auto *label2 = new QLabel(
         QString("<hr width=\"33%\">\n<p align=\"center\">Click on "
                 "the \"Finish\" button to complete the setup and start the download.</p>"));
@@ -2008,7 +2021,8 @@ static const QString geturl =
     "geturl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lammpstutorials/"
     "lammpstutorials-article/refs/heads/main/files/tutorial%1/%2 output %2 verify no";
 
-void LammpsGui::setup_tutorial(int tutno, const QString &dir, bool purgedir, bool getsolution)
+void LammpsGui::setup_tutorial(int tutno, const QString &dir, bool purgedir, bool getsolution,
+                               bool openwebpage)
 {
     constexpr int BUFLEN = 1024;
     char errorbuf[BUFLEN];
@@ -2023,6 +2037,36 @@ void LammpsGui::setup_tutorial(int tutno, const QString &dir, bool purgedir, boo
     QDir directory(dir);
     directory.cd(dir);
 
+    if (openwebpage) {
+        QString weburl = "https://lammpstutorials.github.io/sphinx/build/html/tutorial%1/%2.html";
+        switch (tutno) {
+        case 1:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("lennard-jones-fluid");
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("breaking-a-carbon-nanotube");
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("polymer-in-water");
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("nanosheard-electrolyte");
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("reactive-silicon-dioxide");
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("water-adsorption-in-silica");
+            break;
+        case 7:
+            weburl = weburl.arg(tutno).arg("free-energy-calculation");
+            break;
+        default:
+            weburl = "https://lammpstutorials.github.io/";
+        }
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(weburl));
+    }
+
     if (purgedir) purge_directory(dir);
     if (getsolution) directory.mkpath("solution");
 
@@ -2138,10 +2182,14 @@ void TutorialWizard::accept()
     auto *dirname    = findChild<QLineEdit *>("t_directory");
     auto *dirpurge   = findChild<QCheckBox *>("t_dirpurge");
     auto *getsol     = findChild<QCheckBox *>("t_getsolution");
+    auto *webopen    = findChild<QCheckBox *>("t_webopen");
     bool purgedir    = false;
     bool getsolution = false;
+    bool openwebpage = false;
     QString curdir;
 
+    if (webopen) openwebpage = (webopen->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
+
     // create and populate directory.
     if (dirname) {
         QDir directory;
@@ -2165,7 +2213,7 @@ void TutorialWizard::accept()
         LammpsGui *main = nullptr;
         for (QWidget *widget : QApplication::topLevelWidgets())
             if (widget->objectName() == "LammpsGui") main = dynamic_cast<LammpsGui *>(widget);
-        if (main) main->setup_tutorial(_ntutorial, curdir, purgedir, getsolution);
+        if (main) main->setup_tutorial(_ntutorial, curdir, purgedir, getsolution, openwebpage);
     }
 }
 

tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.h

@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ protected:
     void setFont(const QFont &newfont);
     QWizardPage *tutorial_intro(const int ntutorial, const QString &infotext);
     QWizardPage *tutorial_directory(const int ntutorial);
-    void setup_tutorial(int ntutorial, const QString &dir, bool purgedir, bool getsolution);
+    void setup_tutorial(int ntutorial, const QString &dir, bool purgedir, bool getsolution,
+                        bool openwebpage);
     void purge_inspect_list();
     bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;