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Thanks for your reply. I tested identical scripts. That print statement
> I'm not a script hacker, but...
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> You have two definitions of setFrontWin. One has a "print win" in it - the other does not.
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> "of course" this is irrelevant, but my first step would be to make the two definitions of setFrontWind
> exactly identical.
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> Even better, I would combine the two tests into one script, using only ONE definition of setFrontWin.
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> Perhaps irrelevant, but I hope this is helpful.
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>> On Aug 21, 2019, at 03:49, Aryeh Weiss <
[hidden email]> wrote:
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>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Thank you for your quick reply. I replaced the WindowManager.toFront() call with the IJ.selectWindow() call,.
>>
>> As before, the simple test script that loops through the windows works, while the second test script that duplicates the input window does not.
>>
>> Best regards
>> --aryeh
>>
>>
>> On 21/08/2019 11:36, Michael Schmid wrote:
>>> Hi Aryeh,
>>>
>>> a safer way to put an image to the foreground is
>>> IJ.selectWindow(imp.getID())
>>>
>>> Otherwise you may need to introduce time delays. Displaying a window and bringing it to the foreground are asynchronous operations, which may be slower than the execution of your code.
>>>
>>> IJ.selectWindow has a loop with time delay to wait until the window is really in the foreground.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>> ________________________________________________________________
>>> On 21.08.19 10:13, Aryeh Weiss wrote:
>>>> I wish to select a window to be the front window in my display. to do this I have function called setFrontWin() that checks if the image is displayed, shows it if needed, and then moves it to the front. I tested setFrontWin() using the script below, that loops through all of the open windows and moves them to the front. This works fine.
>>>>
>>>> ################################
>>>> def setFrontWin(imp):
>>>> win = WindowManager.getWindow(imp.getTitle())
>>>> if win == None:
>>>> imp.show()
>>>> win = WindowManager.getWindow(imp.getTitle())
>>>> win.toFront()
>>>> return win
>>>>
>>>> for w in WindowManager.getImageTitles():
>>>> imp = WindowManager.getImage(w)
>>>> setFrontWin(imp)
>>>> wd=WaitForUserDialog("wait")
>>>> wd.show()
>>>> #################################
>>>>
>>>> Below is a script where this does not work. I open an image, make a copy, and then want the original image
>>>> to be displayed in front. However, this does not happen -- the copy is left in front.
>>>> The test script above moves these same images as expected, and I cannot figure out where they are different.
>>>>
>>>> ######################
>>>>
>>>> import os
>>>> from os import sys, sep, path, makedirs
>>>>
>>>> def open_image():
>>>> """
>>>> opens an image, returns an imagePlus object and its name in that order
>>>> """
>>>> # Prompt user for the input image file.
>>>> print "open_image begin"
>>>> op = OpenDialog("Choose input image...", "")
>>>> print op.getFileName()
>>>>
>>>> if op.getFileName() == None:
>>>> sys.exit('User canceled dialog')
>>>> # open selected image and prepare it for analysis
>>>>
>>>> inputName = op.getFileName()
>>>> inputDirPath = op.getDirectory()
>>>> inputPath = inputDirPath + inputName
>>>>
>>>> # Strip the suffix off of the input image name
>>>> if inputName[-4] == ".":
>>>> inputPrefix = inputName[:-4] # assumes that a suffix exists
>>>> else:
>>>> inputPrefix = inputName
>>>>
>>>> #opens image and returns it.
>>>> inputImp = ImagePlus(inputPath)
>>>>
>>>> print "open_image finis"
>>>> return inputImp, inputPrefix, inputDirPath
>>>>
>>>> def setFrontWin(imp):
>>>> win = WindowManager.getWindow(imp.getTitle())
>>>> if win == None:
>>>> imp.show()
>>>> win = WindowManager.getWindow(imp.getTitle())
>>>> print win
>>>> win.toFront()
>>>> return win
>>>>
>>>> fullInputImp, inputPrefix, inputDirPath = open_image()
>>>> fullInputImp.show()
>>>> print fullInputImp, inputPrefix, inputDirPath
>>>>
>>>> inputImp = fullInputImp.duplicate()
>>>> inputImp.show()
>>>> inputImp.setTitle(inputPrefix+"_copy")
>>>> fullInputImp.setTitle(inputPrefix+"_orig")
>>>> setFrontWin(fullInputImp)
>>>>
>>>> #############################
>>>>
>>>> For testing purposes I am using auto-import, and these scripts should be able to run anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Where have I gone wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Tnx in advance
>>>> --aryeh
>>>>
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