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MIPAV ordinarily does not use the Macintosh standard file selector; instead, it shows a more traditionally UNIX way of looking at the file system on the Apple Macintosh.
 
MIPAV ordinarily does not use the Macintosh standard file selector; instead, it shows a more traditionally UNIX way of looking at the file system on the Apple Macintosh.
  
<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">'''<font color="#000000"> To view the CD that is loaded into the Mac's disk drive using the MIPAV file selector<br /></font>'''</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000"> 1 Select the name of the drive from the directory bar.<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000"> 2 Select the Volumes directory.<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000"> 3 Select the name of the loaded CD. Selecting the CD lets you browse its contents.<br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">'''<font color="#000000"> To make MIPAV use the Macintosh standard file selector<br /></font>'''</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000"> 1 Select Help &gt; Program Options in the MIPAV main window. The Program Options dialog box opens. <br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -18pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"><font color="#000000"> 2 Select Use Platform-style File dialog boxes. MIPAV then uses the Macintosh default file chooser. <br /></font></div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0pt; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">'''<font color="#000000"> Why is MIPAV's default file selector not standard on the platform? <br /></font>'''</div>
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==== To view the CD that is loaded into the Mac's disk drive using the MIPAV file selector ====
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<li> Select the name of the drive from the directory bar.</li>
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<li>Select the Volumes directory.</li>
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<li>Select the name of the loaded CD. Selecting the CD lets you browse its contents.</li>
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The MIPAV default file selector allows you to save shortcuts to directories where you keep image files. These shortcuts can save time in finding image sets that are kept in different directories.
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==== Why is MIPAV's default file selector not standard on the platform? ====
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The MIPAV [[Opening and loading image files | default file selector]] allows you to [[Customizing MIPAV#DefaultFileTypes | save shortcuts]] to directories where you keep image files. These shortcuts can save time in finding image sets that are kept in different directories.  
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See also:
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*[[Opening and loading image files]]
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*[[Displaying images]]
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*[[Creating new images]]
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*[[Saving and printing images]]
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*[[Supported Formats]]
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**[[Supported Formats | Graphical and file formats supported by MIPAV]]
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**[[Image formats descriptions | Image formats' descriptions]]
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**[[FAQ: Understanding Image Basics#FilesExtensions | Image files supported by MIPAV]]
  
 
=== How do I set up default file types to display or save? ===
 
=== How do I set up default file types to display or save? ===

Revision as of 14:21, 26 April 2012

Customizing MIPAV

How do I show or hide the splash screen?

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How can I show or hide MIPAV toolbars?

MIPAV has four toolbars, which you can choose to display or hide at any time an image is open.

Refer to:

Toolbars displayed by default

By default, the MIPAV window displays only the VOI and Image toolbars.

How can I show or hide toolbars?

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Note: Blank check boxes indicate that the toolbar is hidden. Marked check boxes mean that the toolbar is currently displayed.

How do I save a history of actions on images?

MIPAV allows you to keep a history of all of the actions-the algorithms and utilities-that you perform on images. The history includes the specific parameters that were set for the action. In addition, if you save the images as XML files, the history of actions and their parameters appears in in XMP file.

For more information refer to:

How can I load images from a CD on my Mac?

MIPAV ordinarily does not use the Macintosh standard file selector; instead, it shows a more traditionally UNIX way of looking at the file system on the Apple Macintosh.

To view the CD that is loaded into the Mac's disk drive using the MIPAV file selector

  1. Select the name of the drive from the directory bar.
  2. Select the Volumes directory.
  3. Select the name of the loaded CD. Selecting the CD lets you browse its contents.

Why is MIPAV's default file selector not standard on the platform?

The MIPAV default file selector allows you to save shortcuts to directories where you keep image files. These shortcuts can save time in finding image sets that are kept in different directories.

See also:

How do I set up default file types to display or save?

When you using MIPAV, chances are that you are working with the same type of files every day or perhaps for a certain period of time. For example, suppose you normally work with medical files (files whose extensions are .dcm, .xml, .ima, .img, .mnc, .sig, .head, etc.). In this situation, when opening or saving images, you want to see only the medical files, not other file types. One of the ways of customizing MIPAV is the ability to show only specific types of files by default. See also: Image files supported by MIPAV.

The File Filter Default box on the MIPAV Options dialog box allows you to choose which types of files should be shown in the Files of type box in the Open Image and Save Image as dialog boxes. Read more: To choose the default file types to display and/or save ...

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