Pdc file finder and launcher manual#
You want a button to launch a specific document (let us assume it is a user manual of your ship) that is made with the program Microsoft WORD. Where Launcher-pi can find the command to launch that specific program.
You want a button in Launcher-pi to launch a program for you, so you will have to tell Launcher-pi:ġ. In this menu “Launcher Item” you will have to give Launcher some information.
In the menu “Launcher Settings”, Click “ Add”.Ĭlicking “Add” will open the menu “ Launcher Item”. Scroll down to “Launcher” and click “ Preferences”.Ĭlicking “Preferences” will open the menu “ Launcher Settings”. But before you can actually use Launcher, you first have to enable that plug-in in OpenCPN.įollow the steps below to launch an external programĬlick “ Tools” - “ Options” - “ Plugins” as described before. (if you don't: quit now and read the manual of your computer before doing anything else with it ).ĭouble-click the downloaded file (with “launcher_pi” in the name and ”.exe” as extension) and follow the set-up instructions. We assume you know where to find the files you download from the Internet In this manual we presume it's Windows, so we choose the Windows setup-package. Make sure you choose the file that is compatible with your computersystem. Scroll down to the “ Other”-section and click “ Launcher“
Pdc file finder and launcher install#
That dedicated page can be found here: Plugins - Install and Enable. Note: In this section the instructions are specifically for Launcher, but there is a dedicated page in the manual with information about Downloading, Installing and Enabling Plugins in general. In “ Standard actions” we will show some examples. When you have access to the Internet you could use Launcher to open a specific website.įor instance the OpenCPN-website, the Cruisers Forum, Marine-Traffic (AIS) etc. The manual of your ship's engine, your favourite recipes for that freshly caught mackerel (or, if you did not catch anything, the book “Fishing for Dummies”), a document with all the facts of interests of the ports you pass, pilotage information, you name it. Open a document with information you find usefull. You can use a button in Launcher (while you keep running OpenCPN) to do something else with your computer than just running OpenCPN. Internal commands are used in OpenCPN itself. It is primarily targetting touchscreen devices but can also be used with a mouse.Įxternal commands are all the commands you can give to your computer. The plugin allows the user to define several buttons to launch external (Standard Actions) or internal commands (Keyboard Events).
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