[IDV #LHT-228930]: probe movement

Hi Gary,
This is Jeff.

> 
> 
> We held a meeting on the AG today with Jeff re extending ProbeControl to
> allow flythrough behavior. Jeff mentioned that we should work on the
> latest IDV, 2.2 beta. Could you send the link for the download? I
> believe you had some documentation on the new plug-in architecture as
> well.
> 
Here are links to the latest stable and the nightly build:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/release/

For the plugin just jar up your .class files. You will also need to
include a controls.xml file that tells the idv about your display control.
See an example attached.  You can load the plugin at runtime with
idv -plug <the jar file>  - this loads it just the one time
idv -installplugin <the jar file> This installs it for later use
Or through the Tools->Plugin Manager menu you can load.remove plugins, etc.
Also, you can just copy the jar file to your plugins directory:
~/.metapps/DefaultIdv/plugins

FYI - the ProbeControl probe point is indeed in X/Y/Z space, not latlon.


> 
> 
> Thanks for your time and help.
> 
> 
No problem

> 
> P.S.: Emacs and vi, that's impressive. I'll have to tell my students;
> they can't function without intellisense etc. :-)
> 

You can take the text editor out of the developer but you can't take
the developer out of the text editor (or something like that).

-Jeff


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LHT-228930
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed