Chapter 8 - Setting And Restoring The Nikon Plug-In State - Macintosh - Nikon Scanners Software Reference Manual

Chapter 8
Setting and Restoring the
Nikon Plug-in State – Macintosh
As you have seen, there are many user-controlled settings associated with the
Nikon Scanner plug-in. These user-controlled settings are referred to as the plug-in
state. It is understood that you will not want to fix each setting every time you want to
scan. To avoid this, the Nikon Scanner plug-in includes a simple method of managing
the setting and restoring of the plug-in state.
There are three ways to set and restore the Nikon Scanner plug-in's initial state as
shown in Figure 8.1. These include the standard startup conditions shown in Figure
8.1a, the default conditions shown in Figure 8.1b, and the user named settings files
shown in Figure 8.1c.
(a) Automatic settings
(b) Default settings
(c) User-named settings
Figure 8.1 Setting the Nikon Scanner plug-in state. (a) This method is used automati-
cally upon starting and exiting the application. (b) The set default method allows you
to save and restore the state through an un-named file. (c) The user-named method
allows you to save and restore the state through named files.
The automatic method of setting and saving the plug-in state involves saving the
state each time the application exits, and then restoring this state the next time the
application is run. In Figure 8.1a, it is seen that clicking on either the C
buttons causes the last state of the plug-in to be stored in the plug-in preferences file.
When the plug-in is run, these saved settings are used as the new startup conditions.
This includes the image present in the preview image window.
The set default method allows you to set aside the current plug-in state for ready
access at a later time by clicking on the S
8.1b. The R
ESET
state in the preferences file.
Software Reference for Scanners
Setting and Restoring the Nikon Plug-in State – Macintosh
Scan
Preferences
Reset
Set Defaults
Preferences
Load Settings
Save Settings
User Named Files
ET
button can be clicked at any time to restore the plug-in to the default
Double-click
Cancel
Nikon
Control
Initial
Settings
D button. This is shown in Figure
EFAULTS
or S
ANCEL CAN
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