Posted by
Wayne Rasband-2 on
Dec 31, 2020; 8:00pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/MacOS-Path-Randomization-Problems-tp5024329p5024330.html
On Dec 31, 2020, at 5:43 AM, Michael Ellis <
[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I am using OS-X 10.15.6 and have run into the MacOS Path Randomization problem that prevents ImageJ finding its plugins. The suggestion of moving the application out of the containing directory and back again does not seem to work for me. Does anyone else face this problem?
Hi Michael,
I suspect you are not using the latest macOS distribution at
https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/download.htmlWith this distribution, everything, including plugins, is inside the ImageJ.app bundle and ImageJ is able to find its plugins even when Path Randomization is enabled.
I can disable Path Randomization using these steps:
1. Download ij153-osx-java8.zip from
https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/download.html into the Downloads folder.
2. Extract ImageJ.app from the ZIP file.
3. Copy ImageJ.app into the Applications folder.
4. Right click on ImageJ.app and click on “Open” in the dialog.
5. Path Randomization should now be disabled and you can run ImageJ by double clicking on ImageJ.app.
-wayne
> Would it make sense if instead of presenting the user with the "Plugins were not loaded due to..." message, the use is instead presented with a directory chooser dialog is to invite the user to locate the ImageJ plugins directory?
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> The result can then be saved as a Java Preference for subsequent invocations.
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> I would be prudent to add a "Locate Plugins..." in the Plugins directory so that should the application be moved, it would be possible to re-find the plugin directory.
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> Any thoughts?
>
> -- Michael Ellis\
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