Re: Keeping overlay and label settings after opening new files

Posted by Rasband, Wayne (NIH/NIMH) [E] on May 09, 2016; 10:09pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Keeping-overlay-and-label-settings-after-opening-new-files-tp5016371p5016376.html

On May 9, 2016, at 2:33 PM, Ralph Albuquerque <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm making some simple linear measurements on some pictures and I would
> like to save a version of the picture with the actual lines measured on
> them, so I can come back in the future and see what was actually measured.
>
> I'm doing this by checking the box "add to overlay" under: Analyze -> Set
> Measurements
> and also checking the boxes "show labels", " use names as labels" and "
> draw background".
> By having all these checked, every time I draw a line and and click
> "measure", the line is numbered and showed permanently over the picture and
> the hole thing (picture and lines) can be saved as a JPEG file.
>
> The problem is, every time I open the next file to be analyzed I have to
> check all those boxes again. Is there a way to save these preferences so
> they'll remain after I reopen ImageJ or another file?

In the latest ImageJ daily build (1.51b5), “Show labels” in the Image>Overlay>Labels dialog box is automatically enabled when “Add to overlay” is enabled in Analyze>Set Measurements. Add

    setOption("Add to overlay”, true);

 to the Edit>Options>Startup dialog box to have “Add to overlay” always enabled when you restart ImageJ.

You can upgrade to the latest daily build by using the Help>Update ImageJ command and selecting “daily build” from the drop down menu.

-wayne




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