Menu reference

The installed GaussView 6.0.16 menu bar is addressed through Session.menus(), action(*path) and invoke(*path). Paths include every submenu component. ModelView.menus() and invoke() first select that molecule group, so availability belongs to the intended model.

Menu descriptors expose the following state:

• enabled includes disabled ancestors; native_enabled records the item’s own flag.

• checked is true or false for recognized toggles and radio choices, and None for ordinary commands without a native mark.

• kind is action, submenu, toggle or radio.

• shortcut preserves the native character, modifier mask, glyph and virtual key where exposed.

• mark preserves the native selection mark.

set_menu(*path, checked=True) verifies the resulting state. Radio choices are changed by selecting another item.

Selection, loaded data, current dialog and installed Gaussian/Ampac capabilities determine which commands are enabled. Recent files, services, molecule groups and window names are read dynamically. The Apple menu is a macOS menu outside this application’s default catalog; it can be inspected explicitly with menus("Apple").

A successful menu dispatch does not establish that every control in the resulting dialog is automated:

• Dialog.controls() reports native controls, values, writable attributes and supported actions.

• perform() and set_value() reject unavailable native operations.

• Dialog.labels() reads rendered text separately. An OCR label does not prove a control’s enabled state, type or value.

• GaussView’s custom Qt panels often expose only an AXUnknown region rather than their internal widgets.

The menu names below were checked against the running application and its bundled help/gvmenu.htm. Dynamic entries are represented by their parent, and remain available through the live API.

GaussView

Path within menu	Item type
About GaussView	action
Settings…	action
Services	submenu
Hide GaussView	action
Hide Others	action
Show All	action
Quit GaussView	action

File

Path within menu	Item type
New Molecule Group	action
Add to Molecule Group	action
Open…	action
Recent Files	submenu
Related Files	submenu
Refresh	action
Save…	action
Save Temp Files…	action
Convert Files…	action
Directory…	action
Print…	action
Save Image…	action
Save Movie	submenu
Save Movie / Save Movie File…	action
Save Movie / Save Movie Frame Files…	action
Save Movie / Save Both…	action

Edit

Path within menu	Item type
Undo	action
Redo	action
Cut	action
Copy	action
Paste	submenu
Paste / Add to Molecule Group	action
Paste / Replace Molecule	action
Paste / Append Molecule	action
Delete	action
Image Capture	action
Standardize Z-Matrix	action
Symmetrize	action
Reorient	action
Rebond	action
Remove Weak Bonds	action
Clean	action
Mirror Invert	action

Tools

Path within menu	Item type
Atom List…	action
Redundant Coordinates…	action
Connection…	action
Select Layer…	action
Atom Groups…	action
Atom Selection…	action
PDB Residues…	action
PDB Secondary Structure…	action
Point Group…	action
PBC…	action
MOs…	action
Custom Bonding Parameters…	action

Builder

Path within menu	Item type
Element Fragment…	action
Ring Fragment…	action
R-Group Fragment…	action
Biological Fragment…	action
Custom Fragment…	action
Fragment	submenu
Place Fragment at Centroid of Selected Atoms	action
Modify Bond…	action
Modify Angle…	action
Modify Dihedral…	action
Inquire…	radio
Add Valence	radio
Delete Atom	radio
Invert Atom	radio
Select Atoms by Clicking	radio
Select Atoms by Rubberband	radio
Select Atoms by Brush	radio
Deselect All Atoms	action
Select All Atoms	action

View

Path within menu	Item type
Show Tab Bar	action
Show All Tabs	action
Add View	action
Center	action
Builder	toggle
Hydrogens	toggle
Dummies	toggle
Labels	toggle
Symbols	toggle
Bonds	toggle
Synchronize	toggle
Cartesian Axes	toggle
Stereochemistry	toggle
Positioning Tools	toggle
Display Format…	action
Enter Full Screen	action

Calculate

Path within menu	Item type
Gaussian Calculation Setup…	action
Gaussian Quick Launch	submenu
Gaussian Quick Launch / Temp File	action
Gaussian Quick Launch / Save File…	action
Gaussian Quick Launch / Save and Edit File…	action
Gaussian Quick Launch / Current Input File…	action
Gaussian Calculation Scheme	submenu
Gaussian Calculation Scheme / (Unnamed Scheme)	action
Gaussian Calculation Scheme / (Default Scheme)	action
Gaussian Calculation Scheme / (More Schemes…)	action
GMMX Conformer Dialog…	action
Ampac Calculation Setup…	action
Ampac Quick Launch	submenu
Ampac Quick Launch / Temp File	action
Ampac Quick Launch / Save File…	action
Ampac Quick Launch / Save and Edit File…	action
Ampac Quick Launch / Current Input File…	action
Ampac Calculation Scheme	submenu
Ampac Calculation Scheme / (Unnamed Scheme)	action
Ampac Calculation Scheme / (Default Scheme)	action
Ampac Calculation Scheme / Codessa/AM1	action
Ampac Calculation Scheme / Codessa/AM1-FS2	action
Ampac Calculation Scheme / Codessa/PM6	action
Ampac Calculation Scheme / (More Schemes…)	action
Current Jobs…	action
SC Job Manager…	action

Results

Path within menu	Item type
Summary…	action
Charge Distribution…	action
PCM Solvation Cavity…	action
Atom Properties…	action
Bond Properties…	action
Surfaces/Contours…	action
Vibrations…	action
NMR…	action
UV-Vis…	action
ORD…	action
Vibronic…	action
Molecule Group Table…	action
Scan…	action
IRC/Path…	action
Trajectory…	action
Optimization…	action
Energy Plot…	action
Ampac	submenu
Ampac / Reaction Path…	action
Ampac / Reaction Grid…	action
Ampac / Annealing…	action
Ampac / Chain…	action
Ampac / IRC/Path…	action
View / Edit File	action
Stream Output File	action

Windows

Path within menu	Item type
Show Molecule Groups	submenu
Minimize All	action
Restore	action
Restore All	action
Close	action
Close All	action
Previous	action
Next	action
Cascade	action
Tile	action

Help

Path within menu	Item type
GaussView Help…	action
Menus and Icons	action
How Do I…?	action
Tutorials	action
Gaussian Help…	action
Ampac Help…	action
GaussView Tips…	action

Preferences

Session.settings() discovers the application settings command and opens GaussView Preferences:

• pages() indexes all 17 categories below.

• page(name) requires a visible content change and reports ActionUnavailable if navigation cannot be verified.

• cancel() closes without applying.

• apply() selects Ok and verifies closure.

The current live check verified opening, category discovery and native closure. Page navigation through the rendered list failed its content-change check; individual settings fields and applying changed values are not verified. Treat them as incomplete automation until tested, rather than inferring full support from the menu entry.

• Ampac Setup

• Building

• Charge Distribution

• Clean Controls

• Custom Bonding Parameters

• Colors

• Display Format

• File/Directory

• Font

• Gaussian Setup

• Icons

• Image

• Job Setup

• Movie, Animation

• Print

• Vibrations

• Window Behavior