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[IDV #ZJC-641381]: IDV - VGEE IDV

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  • Subject: [IDV #ZJC-641381]: IDV - VGEE IDV
  • Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:42:36 -0600
Hi Valentijn-

> thanks so much for the jar you send just now.
> 
> I can try to get one of our programmers interested and look at your 
> suggestion to turn this into a little community contribution. How could it be 
> installed as a plugin exactly (technically)? Do you have a DSK example plugin?

We have been developing a rich plugin architecture in the IDV that
allows people to add on their own customizations to the IDV.  
It's basically a matter of JAR'ing up the necessary resources (
properties files, color tables, Jython, etc) and then installing it.
For an example, if you go to the nightly build page:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/release/nightly

you'll see a WebStart link for the SimpleIdv which basically loads
in a plugin that modifies the user interface.

If you take the source JAR I sent and unpack it with the IDV source
at the top level (so the VGEE directory is a peer of ucar) and
build the vgee.jar by running ant in the VGEE directory, you could
use the -plugin vgee.jar command line option of runIDV to run
with the plugin.  At this point, it will look just like the regular
IDV (except for the splash screen), but with a little work, the
old VGEE UI could be created through a skin.

As I said, we don't have the resources to do this, so that's
about the best I can do for now.

> >I've attached a JAR of the VGEE
> >source code that will compile against the latest version.
> 
> What version exactly, does this include the nightly build? What makes to two 
> NOT work together (method, class)?

The src is just for the VGEE code.  You can get the IDV source from the
nightly build page above.  Follow the instructions here for building:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/release/nightly/docs/userguide/misc/SourceBuild.html

> Can you send me a working jnlp so that i can convince the education process 
> manager to allocate IT-development resources?

Sorry I don't have one that gives the old VGEE UI.

Don

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ZJC-641381
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open