Autorun problem

[Steve-2]

Dear List,


For my update site, I have a startup ijm in macros/AutoRun that tells FIJI to install a *.txt file containing a bunch of functions. My plugins then use these functions. The problem is that if a user has a StartupMacros ijm in macros, anything in AutoRun is ignored. This situation breaks all my plugins. Does anybody know what is the best solution to this problem?


Steve

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[ctrueden]

Hi Steve,

> I have a startup ijm in macros/AutoRun that tells FIJI to install a
> *.txt file containing a bunch of functions. My plugins then use these
> functions. The problem is that if a user has a StartupMacros ijm in
> macros, anything in AutoRun is ignored. This situation breaks all my
> plugins. Does anybody know what is the best solution to this problem?

This behavior is hardcoded into ImageJ 1.x:


https://github.com/imagej/ImageJA/blob/v1.51k/src/main/java/ij/gui/Toolbar.java#L1398-L1401

https://github.com/imagej/ImageJA/blob/v1.51k/src/main/java/ij/plugin/Commands.java#L152-L161

I do not know a workaround.

My general advice would be to use ImageJ2 plugins to modify your ImageJ's
behavior, rather than startup macros, but would need to hear more about
what you are trying to achieve in order to comment in further detail.

Regards,
Curtis

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On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Steve <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dear List,
>
>
> For my update site, I have a startup ijm in macros/AutoRun that tells FIJI
> to install a *.txt file containing a bunch of functions. My plugins then
> use these functions. The problem is that if a user has a StartupMacros ijm
> in macros, anything in AutoRun is ignored. This situation breaks all my
> plugins. Does anybody know what is the best solution to this problem?
>
>
> Steve
>
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[Wayne Rasband-2]

> On Mar 27, 2017, at 11:23 AM, Steve <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Dear List,
>
>
> For my update site, I have a startup ijm in macros/AutoRun that tells FIJI to install a *.txt file containing a bunch of functions. My plugins then use these functions. The problem is that if a user has a StartupMacros ijm in macros, anything in AutoRun is ignored. This situation breaks all my plugins. Does anybody know what is the best solution to this problem?

You can add a call to your macro to the Edit>Options>Startup dialog, something like

    IJ.runMacroFile(IJ.getDir(“macros”)+”AutoRun/mystartup ijm”);

-wayne

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