Re: save Console window text to a file?

Posted by Curtis Rueden-2 on Dec 14, 2020; 5:08am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/save-Console-window-text-to-a-file-tp5024273p5024274.html

Hi Kenneth,

> I asked for the full contents of the Console window - but realized
> that I don't know how to save the Console text.  On my machine, when I
> make the Console window current there is no "save as" menu option
> (just Fiji and Edit).

Is Ctrl+A to select all, then Ctrl+C to copy to clipboard a viable option
for you?

(There is also a ConsoleListener API to hook into the console events, but
you're just looking for an easy way to grab the text out of there from the
UI, right?)

Regards,
Curtis

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On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:31 PM Kenneth Sloan <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> I'm trying to remotely debug a FIJI configuration issue (remote, as in: 7
> time zones).
>
> The user's FIJI writes a couple of pages of stderr output to the Console
> window when FIJI is
> started.  All I have right now is a fragmentary screen shot, which
> implicates:
>
>         java.util.regex.Patt...
>
> among other things.
>
> I asked for the full contents of the Console window - but realized that I
> don't know how to save the Console text.  On my machine, when I make the
> Console window current there is no "save as" menu option (just Fiji and
> Edit).
>
> Looking at somewhat relevant queries online, it looks like I can write a
> macro to save the Console window - but I'd much prefer to be able to do it
> directly in the interface.  (remember, I won't be doing it - I have to
> explain this to the user).
>
> What am I missing?  Are the Console contents written to some  "well known
> filename" that I don't know about?
>
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