rewrite based on suggestions from @simongravelle

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Axel Kohlmeyer
2025-07-03 09:17:24 -04:00
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@ -370,18 +370,18 @@ fourth order polynomial is fitted to the data in the window.
.. admonition:: Slowdown of Simulations from Charts Window
:class: warning
Using frequent thermo output or having smoothing enabled during long
simulations creating many data points for the chart window can result
in a significant slowdown of that simulation as it progresses. This
can be confirmed when an increasing percentage of the total run time
is spent in the "Output" or "Other" sections of the "MPI task timing
breakdown". It is thus recommended to use a large enough value as
argument for the :doc:`thermo command <thermo>` and to select
plotting only the "Raw" data in the *Charts Window* during such
simulations. It is always possible to switch between the different
display styles for charts during the simulation or after the
simulation has finished.
Using frequent thermo output during long simulations can result in a
significant slowdown of that simulation since it is accumulating many
data points for the chart window to be redrawn with every update.
The updates are consuming additional CPU time when smoothing enabled.
This slowdown can be confirmed when an increasing percentage of the
total run time is spent in the "Output" or "Other" sections of the
:doc:`MPI task timing breakdown <Run_output>`. It is thus
recommended to use a large enough value as argument `N` for the
:doc:`thermo command <thermo>` and to select plotting only the "Raw"
data in the *Charts Window* during such simulations. It is always
possible to switch between the different display styles for charts
during the simulation and after it has finished.
The "Title:" and "Y:" input boxes allow to edit the text shown as the
plot title and the y-axis label, respectively. The text entered in the