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Fiji updates

Judy Trogadis-2
I have an administrative question that has been puzzling me for a while. Most of the time when I launch Fiji, (on a PC) there are a lot of updates to instal. What are these updates? Are they for the operating system or for Java or do they include the latest versions of plugins?

In other words, will the menus change after updates (as in "where is that plugin that used to be here") and what would happen if I don't agree to the updates.

Thank you,
Judy

Judy Trogadis
Bio-Imaging Coordinator
Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital
209 Victoria Street
Toronto M5B 1T8, Canada
office: 416-864-6060 ext. 77612
imaging facility:           ext. 77434
cell:        416-254-9330
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Re: Fiji updates

ctrueden
Hi Judy,

> What are these updates? Are they for the operating system or for Java
> or do they include the latest versions of plugins?

They are the latest versions of plugins and libraries. They might add new
features, and fix (or introduce) bugs.

> In other words, will the menus change after updates (as in "where is
> that plugin that used to be here")

In general, we try very hard to avoid commands moving around or
disappearing. An exception to that is the recent update of Bio-Formats to
version 5.0.0: those commands moved from Plugins > LOCI to Plugins >
Bio-Formats. But you can still find them using the Command Launcher (press
L; the very first feature of ImageJ you should memorize IMO), and old
macros that call those commands should still work.

> what would happen if I don't agree to the updates

Nothing. You can tell Fiji to never bother you again about updates being
available, and after that, your Fiji will stay the same until you run Help
> Update Fiji by hand. But if you do that, you will not receive bug-fixes
until you ask for them.

Regards,
Curtis


On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Judy Trogadis <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have an administrative question that has been puzzling me for a while.
> Most of the time when I launch Fiji, (on a PC) there are a lot of updates
> to instal. What are these updates? Are they for the operating system or for
> Java or do they include the latest versions of plugins?
>
> In other words, will the menus change after updates (as in "where is that
> plugin that used to be here") and what would happen if I don't agree to the
> updates.
>
> Thank you,
> Judy
>
> Judy Trogadis
> Bio-Imaging Coordinator
> Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital
> 209 Victoria Street
> Toronto M5B 1T8, Canada
> office: 416-864-6060 ext. 77612
> imaging facility:           ext. 77434
> cell:        416-254-9330
> [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
>
>
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Re: Fiji updates

Niko Ehrenfeuchter
Hi all,

On 07.03.2014 15:51, Curtis Rueden wrote:
> Hi Judy,
>
>> What are these updates? Are they for the operating system or for Java
>> or do they include the latest versions of plugins?
>
> They are the latest versions of plugins and libraries. They might add new
> features, and fix (or introduce) bugs.

I'd like to mention one thing that I've already witnessed several times
(even though it is not necessarily applicable to this question): people
misinterpret the initial "checksumming" of the updater as the actual
installing of "tons" of updates. Maybe it could be rephrased in the
window title to be more clear that this is about checking for new updates?

Cheers
Niko

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Re: Fiji updates

Judy Trogadis-2
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Thank you, Curtis, I guess that answers my question.

Judy
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From: ImageJ Interest Group [[hidden email]] on behalf of Curtis Rueden [[hidden email]]
Sent: 07 March 2014 09:51
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Subject: Re: Fiji updates

Hi Judy,

> What are these updates? Are they for the operating system or for Java
> or do they include the latest versions of plugins?

They are the latest versions of plugins and libraries. They might add new
features, and fix (or introduce) bugs.

> In other words, will the menus change after updates (as in "where is
> that plugin that used to be here")

In general, we try very hard to avoid commands moving around or
disappearing. An exception to that is the recent update of Bio-Formats to
version 5.0.0: those commands moved from Plugins > LOCI to Plugins >
Bio-Formats. But you can still find them using the Command Launcher (press
L; the very first feature of ImageJ you should memorize IMO), and old
macros that call those commands should still work.

> what would happen if I don't agree to the updates

Nothing. You can tell Fiji to never bother you again about updates being
available, and after that, your Fiji will stay the same until you run Help
> Update Fiji by hand. But if you do that, you will not receive bug-fixes
until you ask for them.

Regards,
Curtis


On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Judy Trogadis <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have an administrative question that has been puzzling me for a while.
> Most of the time when I launch Fiji, (on a PC) there are a lot of updates
> to instal. What are these updates? Are they for the operating system or for
> Java or do they include the latest versions of plugins?
>
> In other words, will the menus change after updates (as in "where is that
> plugin that used to be here") and what would happen if I don't agree to the
> updates.
>
> Thank you,
> Judy
>
> Judy Trogadis
> Bio-Imaging Coordinator
> Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael's Hospital
> 209 Victoria Street
> Toronto M5B 1T8, Canada
> office: 416-864-6060 ext. 77612
> imaging facility:           ext. 77434
> cell:        416-254-9330
> [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
>
>
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> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>

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