update docs for config saving from GUI

ajjackson · Mar 16, 2016 · a3ef83f · a3ef83f
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diff --git a/docs/GUI.rst b/docs/GUI.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Graphical user interface
 
 A simple graphical user interface (GUI) is available, including a "preview" window.
 At this time a useful subset of features is implemented.
+User configuration files can be saved and loaded using the File menu.
+As shown below, on Mac OSX this is located at the top of the screen;
+on other Unix-like systems and Windows the menu is part of the floating GUI window.
+When a config file is loaded with "Read config", it is combined with the existing configuration
+so, for example, the user can  a new colour scheme over an existing set of colour parameters.
+If this behaviour is not desired, use "Reset config" before "Read config".
 
 .. figure:: ../images/gui.png
    :align: center

diff --git a/images/gui.png b/images/gui.png
diff --git a/scripts/ascii-phonons-gui b/scripts/ascii-phonons-gui
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class Application(tk.Frame):
     def add_montage_row(self):
         self.montage = tk.BooleanVar(value=False)
         tk.Checkbutton(self.LeftFrame, text="Show all modes as montage",
-                           variable=self.montage).pack(side="top", fill="x")
+                           variable=self.montage).pack(side="top")
 
     def add_frame_row(self):
         self.start_frame = tk.IntVar(value=0)