Re: Labels and default values for @parameter in scripts

Posted by Mark Hiner on May 01, 2015; 8:08pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Labels-and-default-values-for-parameter-in-scripts-tp5012655p5012671.html

Hello,

Just wanted you to know that if you update to the latest release[1] many of
the issues you brought up have been resolved and improved.

>You can't select the full input field by using a double click

In my original reply I forgot to mention that I believe this is a Java-ism.
The most reliable way to select the full text of an input field with the
mouse is to triple click.

Thanks again.

Best,
Mark

[1] http://imagej.net/2015-05-01_-_ImageJ_2.0.0-rc-30

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Mark Hiner <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> It's great to see people using script parameters. These are a new feature
> introduced with ImageJ2[1], and thus are still relatively new - so feedback
> like this is both helpful and necessary in making these features robust.
> For ImageJ2-specific features like this, you can also use the imagej-devel
> mailing list[2] or file issues directly on GitHub[3].
>
> > Except this page I can't find any documentation on using script
> parameters in ImageJ. Is there some more documentation, I was not able to
> find?
>
> This is the intended documentation page. It's definitely sparse right now.
> I am updating it in response to your feedback, but if you have any more
> suggestions/requests for what would be helpful here, please let us know.
>
> > In plugins you can define labels and default values for parameters. In
> scripts this is not possible.
>
> I had to dig around for this a bit, but it actually is possible! It uses
> the same Java syntax as plugins, but requires the properties (like labels
> and default values) to be in a parenthetical expression. Examples are now
> on the wiki[4].
>
> >The default values are strange.
>
> Agreed. I added an issue[5] for this.
>
> > You can't select the full input field by using a double click.
> > Using [Tab] to switch between fields works bad
>
> These are UI-specific[6] issues and so shouldn't be problems with
> scripting itself. I was able to confirm this behavior on a mac, so I'll
> look into it.
>
> Thank you for the comments!
>
> Best,
> Mark
>
> [1] http://imagej.net/ImageJ2
> [2] http://imagej.net/Mailing_lists
> [3] http://imagej.net/Source_code#Source_code
> [4] http://imagej.net/Script_parameters#Parameter_properties
> [5] https://github.com/scijava/scijava-common/issues/160
> [6] https://github.com/scijava/scijava-ui-swing
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 6:28 AM, Michael Entrup <
> [hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> using script parameters might be a nice solution to write small scripts
>> that need user inputs. But there are some drawbacks that keep me away from
>> using script parameters.
>>
>> In plugins you can define labels and default values for parameters. In
>> scripts this is not possible.
>>
>> The default values are strange. When using @Integer the default value is
>> '-2.147.483.648'.
>>
>> You can't select the full input field by using a double click. The minus
>> sign is not selected, when double clicking the number.
>>
>> Using [Tab] to switch between fields works bad. Normally I expect that
>> the content of the next input field is selected, but only the cursor is
>> placed at the next field. [Ctrl]+[A] is necessary to replace the default
>> value.
>>
>> The attached screen shot shows the dialog that is shown, when using 4
>> different script parameters.
>>
>> Is all this intended, or is still work in progress?
>> Except this page [1] I can't find any documentation on using script
>> parameters in ImageJ. Is there some more documentation, I was not able to
>> find?
>>
>> Best regards
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> [1] http://imagej.net/Script_parameters
>>
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>
>

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