[Paraview] Fw: Re: Can sources use filenames in property panels?

[clinton at elemtech.com]

It seems to work fine with the attached xml file using the vtkPNGReader.

Clint

On Tuesday 02 September 2008 7:57:21 am Samuel Crow wrote:
> Update:  I've written the source and it seems to work on the Macintosh
> except when I select a file in either file selector it doesn't register the
> filename in the set method specified in the command entry in the XML.
>
> --- On Mon, 8/25/08, Samuel Crow <samuel_crow_work at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> > From: Samuel Crow <samuel_crow_work at rocketmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Paraview] Can sources use filenames in property panels?
> > To: paraview at paraview.org, clinton at elemtech.com
> > Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 8:30 PM
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 8/25/08, clinton at elemtech.com
> >
> > <clinton at elemtech.com> wrote:
> > > From: clinton at elemtech.com
> >
> > <clinton at elemtech.com>
> >
> > > Subject: Re: [Paraview] Can sources use filenames in
> >
> > property panels?
> >
> > > To: paraview at paraview.org,
> >
> > samuel_crow_work at rocketmail.com
> >
> > > Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 8:27 PM
> > > I just committed a change in CVS to help you.
> > > Put back your FileListDomain in your properties.
> > > But add an XML hint to show the properties in the
> >
> > panel.
> >
> > > The fix I put in puts it in the sources menu if the
> >
> > show
> >
> > > hint is there.
> > >
> > > <SourceProxy ....>
> > >    .....
> > >      <Hints>
> > >        <Property name="FileName"
> > > show="1"/>
> > >      </Hints>
> > > </SourceProxy>
> > >
> > > Clint
> > >
> > > On Monday 25 August 2008 1:20:47 pm Samuel Crow wrote:
> > > > Hello again,
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to make a source that can read in
> >
> > two
> >
> > > files and generate output
> > >
> > > > based on those files and a few other selection
> >
> > boxes
> >
> > > on the panel
> > >
> > > > describing the file processing.  I cannot use
> >
> > file
> >
> > > readers for the two
> > >
> > > > files because there are already readers
> >
> > registered to
> >
> > > both file types and
> > >
> > > > they produce inappropriate data conversions for
> >
> > the
> >
> > > type of data processing
> > >
> > > > I have to do on the files.  As such, I also
> >
> > cannot use
> >
> > > a filter to process
> > >
> > > > the input files due to that fact.
> > > >
> > > > Whenever I try to make a string gadget on the
> > >
> > > source's properties panel it
> > >
> > > > doesn't register on the sources menu.  When I
> > >
> > > comment out the
> > >
> > > > FileListDomain from each of the filename gadgets,
> >
> > the
> >
> > > string gadgets don't
> > >
> > > > appear at all but the plugin registers as a
> >
> > source.
> >
> > > Whether I do or don't
> > >
> > > > comment out the FileListDomain, everything
> >
> > compiles
> >
> > > correctly and loads
> > >
> > > > correctly under the CVS version of Paraview for
> > >
> > > Windows from last
> > >
> > > > Wednesday.
> > > >
> > > > How can I make a source that can read a file?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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