Re: Problems converting macro to plugin

Posted by Geoff Nelson on Sep 14, 2005; 12:35pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Problems-converting-macro-to-plugin-tp3704833p3704838.html

Thank you Gabriel

I did not realise that renaming the macro will make ImageJ see it as a
plugin. The whole thing works and I will be able to streamline the process.
Thank you very much, not to mention now my colleagues think I am very much
more intelligent ;-).

Kind regards

Geoff Nelson

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabriel Landini" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: Problems converting macro to plugin

> On Wednesday 14 September 2005 06:50, Geoff Nelson wrote:
>> I want it as a plugin so that it will be available when ImageJ is started
>> up. Macro's have to be installed each time you start up. I am also going
>> to
>> distribute this to a number of people who are not computer literate to
>> the
>> same extent that I am and installing a macro each time will not make life
>> easy.
>
> You do not need that. If you put a "_" in the name of the macro (e.g.
> "My_macro.txt", and move it to the plugins folder (or 1 subfolder down),
> it
> will be available in the Plugins menu, just like any other plugin.
>
> You can also call it from another macro.
> I hope it helps.
> G.