Also don't forget about the CanReadFile option. Implementing CanReadFile is by far the best option of them all because it will allow ParaView to always pick the right file without pestering the user with a chooser dialog box, which can be quite annoying.
-Ken On 9/17/09 2:12 PM, "David E DeMarle" <[email protected]> wrote: Sure you have a choice. File a feature request. If you can't wait, change the code. If you do, please submit a patch so everyone can benefit from your effort. I say that when PV encounter two reader that claim same extension then best let user decide which he want to be use. that will be my choice... maybe I don't have a choice! On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:55 AM, David E DeMarle <[email protected]> wrote: Precedence is based on order in the XML, last XML entry parsed gets priority so that plugins override the provided readers easily. In addition, readers can have a bool CanReadFile(); method, which gets called before the decision is finalized. David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Bam Ting <[email protected]> wrote: I have problem with ParaView! Two reader read file - same extension! how can ParaView choose mine instead of this other? He crash because his expect the other file not mine :) _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com <http://www.kitware.com> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview **** Kenneth Moreland *** Sandia National Laboratories *********** *** *** *** email: [email protected] ** *** ** phone: (505) 844-8919 *** web: http://www.cs.unm.edu/~kmorel
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