Posted by
Wayne Rasband-2 on
May 22, 2018; 1:17am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Changing-multipoint-tool-behavior-tp5020693p5020695.html
> On May 21, 2018, at 6:27 PM, David Kysela <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> My plugin generates multipoint selections that require interactive adjustment by the user. Currently, I simply let the user select the default multipoint tool and drag around the points. However, if a user inadvertently clicks just outside of a point, a new point selection is created and the existing multipoint selection is lost.
The latest ImageJ daily build (1.52d2) adds a PointRoi.promptBeforeDeleting(boolean) method that causes ImageJ to display a dialog before deleting multi-point selections. Here is a JavaScript example:
img = IJ.createImage("Untitled", "8-bit black", 400, 400, 1);
xpoints = [112, 247, 325, 310, 188, 60];
ypoints = [75, 45, 150, 260, 260, 240];
points = new PointRoi(xpoints, ypoints);
points.setShowLabels(true);
points.setPointType(2);
points.setSize(4);
points.promptBeforeDeleting(true);
img.setRoi(points);
img.show();
IJ.setTool("rectangle”);
-wayne
> Is there a way to basically clone the multipoint tool in such a way that its behavior is limited to dragging existing points? I've dug around a bit, but honestly I just can't wrap my head around how the multipoint tool is implemented. I did find info on extending the PlugInTool class, but it seems prudent to try extending the multipoint tool itself and simply overriding undesirable behaviors. Or at least if I have a better understanding of the multipoint tool, I may be able to develop my own PlugInTool to do what I've described.
>
> Along similar lines, is there a way to automatically activate such a tool via my plugin, then revert to the previously selected ImageJ tool upon exiting my plugin?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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