Difference between revisions of "Developing Plugin Programs"

*[[Developing plug-in programs| "Developing plug-in programs"]]

*[[Developing plug-in programs| "Developing plug-in programs"]]

*[[Creating a self-contained plug-in frame|"Creating a self-contained plug-in frame" ]]

*[[Creating a self-contained plug-in frame|"Creating a self-contained plug-in frame" ]]

Users who know how to program in Java can write a <span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">''<font color="#000000">plug-in program</font>''</span> that adds support for a new file format, creates a new view, or applies a new algorithm to an image. <span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">''<font color="#000000">This chapter does not intended to explain how to write a Java program; rather it presents information to help users who are writing plug-in programs to customize MIPAV. </font>''</span>You can find in this chapter how to:

Users who know how to program in Java can write a <span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">''<font color="#000000">plug-in program</font>''</span> that adds support for a new file format, creates a new view, or applies a new algorithm to an image. <span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">''<font color="#000000">This chapter does not intended to explain how to write a Java program; rather it presents information to help users who are writing plug-in programs to customize MIPAV. </font>''</span>You can find in this chapter how to:

<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Gain access to and use the online MIPAV application programming interface (API) documentation<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Determine which version of Java to use<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Select one of the three plug-in types<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Include mandatory lines of code in plug-in programs so that they interface correctly with MIPAV <br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Install plug-in programs<br /></font></div>

<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Gain access to and use the online MIPAV application programming interface (API) documentation<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Determine which version of Java to use<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Select one of the three plug-in types<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Include mandatory lines of code in plug-in programs so that they interface correctly with MIPAV <br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 24pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -24pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000">  Install plug-in programs<br /></font></div>