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There are different options for capturing states. The capture type (light and heavy) refers to the kind of configurations that are saved. The difference between light and heavy is largely program specific, however a light configuration generally does not contain GUI layout information. In this case, the different types of configurations have little or no bearing on the usage, and it is recommended to use heavy configurations.
There are two buttons used in capturing, 'Capture' and 'Capture All'. The latter will capture all active programs. In most cases this is unnecessary, and some users find that it leads to confusion. A typical best practice suggestion is to only capture those programs whose states you are interested in setting for the given hotswitch (i.e., ephys, acquirer, loopGui, stimulator; as above).
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