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Plugin Manager

McIDAS-V plugins are a way to add to or modify the functionality of McIDAS-V. Plugins can range from adding new resources (e.g., color tables, layout models, maps) to changing the entire application. Plugins are typically Java JAR archive files that can contain a set of McIDAS-V resources and Java code. They are kept in a special directory on disk and are loaded at run time.

Plugin Command Line Arguments

You can load a plugin (one time only) with the:

-plugin <plugin file or URL>

command line argument.

You can install a plugin with the:

-installplugin <plugin file or URL>

command line argument.

You can start McIDAS-V without any plugins with the:

-noplugins

command line argument.

Plugin Manager

The Plugin Manager, accessed through the Tools->Plugins->Manage... menu item in the Main Display window, allows you to list, install, and manage plugins.

Image 1: Plugin Manager
Image 1: Plugin Manager

A list of the installed plugins is shown at the top of the Plugin Manager, and a list of available plugins is shown below that. Click on an icon to perform an action in the Plugin Manager:

Image 2: Plugin List Dialog
Image 2: Plugin List Dialog
Menus

There are a few menu items that are unique to this tool.

The File menu has these unique options:

The Help menu has this unique option:


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