7.10.1 Options
7.10.1.45 Extended/External Programs
External Programs allows to define a list of applications. These
applications can be started by using the context menu of the browse
window. On starting, the application gets the names of the selected files as
parameter.
In order to create a new entry you have to set the path to the application
using Browse... first. After that you can create the entry with the "+" button.
The list allows to modify the program name anytime.
You can use the external programs in combination with the active document
or active layer by using the Filter menu, too. In that case you can set up the
file format, that should be used for data exchange. Aside from standard file
formats, there is None. If you choose that, the application won’t get any file.
This is useful in combination with file managers. Additionally you can
choose which data you want to use:
- Layer
- The active layer will be saved in a temporary file, and this temporary file
will be opened with the external program. If you save the file, PhotoLine
will automatically replace the active layer with its content and will
delete the temporary file afterwards.
- There is a special behavior in combination with placeholder layers: If the
file format of the placeholder data fits the file format of the extern
program, the placeholder data will be used directly without any
conversion.
- Reduce
- The whole document will be saved as a simple one-layer file. Aside
from that, the behavior is the same as with Layer.
- Original
- Original is a bit different compared to the other options. The file will not
be saved, instead the file, the current document is based on, will be
transferred to the external program. Please note, that this file may have a
different content than your document, if you already have edited your
document.
- Ask
- On executing the application PhotoLine is asking which of the 3
previous options you want to use.