Chapter 9 - Setting And Restoring The Nikon Plug-In State - Windows - Nikon Scanners Software Reference Manual

Chapter 9
Setting and Restoring the
Nikon Plug-in State – Windows
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 9.1. These include the standard startup conditions shown in Figure
9.1a, the default conditions shown in Figure 9.1b, and the user named settings files
shown in Figure 9.1c.
(a) Automatic settings
(b) Default settings
(c) User-named settings
Figure 9.1 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 saving the plug-in state involves saving the state when
you click the S
CAN
settings are used as the new startup conditions. The default settings are used after the
application is terminated. This includes the image present in the preview image win-
dow.
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
9.1b. The U
SE
the default state in the NKNCTRL.INI file.
The user-named method is similar to the set default method, but is meant for long-term
Software Reference for Scanners
Setting and Restoring the Nikon Plug-in State – Windows
Preferences
Preferences
User Named Files
button, as seen in Figure 9.1a. When the plug-in is run, these saved
ET
D button can be clicked at any time to restore the plug-in to
EFAULTS
Double-click
Scan Cancel
Nikon
Use Defaults
Control
Initial
Set Defaults
Settings
Load Settings
Save Settings
D button. This is shown in Figure
EFAULTS
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