[Paraview] adding existing VTK filter without recompiling

[Sean Ziegeler]

I wonder, would the ability to load server manager XML and client QRC 
files at run time allow me to distribute, e.g., a specific python 
script, to others and it show up as a unique reader/filter/writer with 
its own GUI widgets?

That would be more elegant and less tedious than the current way of 
doing things, in which I just tell them "paste the following script into 
the Programmable Filter and modify the parameters inside the script as 
needed."

Thanks,
Sean

clinton at elemtech.com wrote:
> On Thursday 24 April 2008 4:20:46 pm Moreland, Kenneth wrote:
>> Clint,
>>
>> Great job as usual.  If you have not already, please add a description of
>> this new functionality to the Wiki.
> 
> Its already there:
> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ExtendingParaView#Loading_XML_at_runtime
> 
> Clint
> 
>> -Ken
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: paraview-bounces at paraview.org
>>> [mailto:paraview-bounces at paraview.org] On Behalf Of clinton at elemtech.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:10 PM
>>> To: paraview at paraview.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] adding existing VTK filter without recompiling
>>>
>>>
>>> The CVS version of ParaView will allow you to load server manager xml
>>> files
>>> without building plugins.  It also supports loading Client side qrc files
>>> to
>>> add readers and writers without building plugins.
>>>
>>> Clint
>>>
>>> On Wednesday 23 April 2008 8:52:29 pm Greg Ushomirsky wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to add an existing VTK filter to Paraview 3.2.1 for Windows
>>>> that I downloaded from Paraview.org. I'm trying to follow the
>>>> instructions on the wiki page
>>>> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Extend. That page gives an
>>>> example of two XML files that would be needed to make the existing
>>>> vtkCellDerivatives filter accessible through the menus.  I followed
>>>> the instructions, made the two XML files, and them, as the
>>>> instructions suggest:
>>>>
>>>> To load the XML file into the ParaView, we will go to menu File and
>>>> select Import Package. This will popup a dialog in which we can select
>>>> the appropriate XML file.
>>>>
>>>> Well, I go to the File menu, but there is no Import Package option!!
>>>>
>>>> So, do I really need to build paraview myself in order to add an
>>>> existing filter?  Or am I missing something in the instructions??
>>>> Sure, I could build a plugin, but that requires building paraview from
>>>> source as well.
>>>>
>>>> thanks for the help,
>>>> Greg
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