Re: Change of default origin?

Posted by jmutterer on Feb 20, 2008; 7:25am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Change-of-default-origin-tp3697143p3697144.html

Andy,
you can install the following macro in the StartupMacros.txt file and then
use 'F1' to open any image and give it a lower-left origin.
jerome


macro "Open with inverted Y [F1]" {
open();
h=getHeight();
run("Properties...", "pixel_height=-1 origin=0,"+h);
}



On Feb 20, 2008 12:29 AM, Andy Puckett <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Is there a way to change the default pixel origin in ImageJ, from
> upper-left to lower-left?  I would
> need for this to be completely transparent to the user.  I should be able
> to set-it-and-forget-it, and
> the users who come after me should be able to open many images of
> differing sizes over the coming
> months with the new origin and without trouble.
>
> (The default in FITS images is that the origin is in the lower-left.  I
> have noticed that going to Image
> > Properties and changing Pixel Height to "-1.0" and Origin to "0,512" for
> an Nx512 image will work
> temporarily, but what if I then go to a larger image?)
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>