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===Welcome Module===
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===The "Welcome" Module===
MyModule
 
  
 
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|[[Image:screenshotBlank.png|thumb|280px|Caption 1]]
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|[[Image:Welcome-welcome.png|thumb|280px|User greeting screen]]
|[[Image:screenshotBlank.png|thumb|280px|Caption 2]]
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|[[Image:Welcome-overview.png|thumb|280px|Overview of Slicer layout and display]]
|[[Image:screenshotBlank.png|thumb|280px|Caption 3]]
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|[[Image:Welcome-config.png|thumb|280px|Configuring Slicer GUI layout and display]]
 
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== General Information ==
 
== General Information ==
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'''Background:''' this module is set as Slicer's default startup module unless a user checks the box (in the User greeting panel) to supress this behavior. If the option to show the welcome module at startup is de-selected, Slicer will display the user-specified '''Home''' module on startup. The Data Module is selected as '''Home''' unless a user explicitly chooses another module.
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===Module Type & Category===
 
===Module Type & Category===
  
Type: Interactive or CLI
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Type: Interactive
  
 
Category: Core Module
 
Category: Core Module
  
 
===Authors, Collaborators & Contact===
 
===Authors, Collaborators & Contact===
* Author1: Affiliation & logo, if desired
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* Wendy Plesniak, BWH
* Contributor1: Affiliation & logo, if desired
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* Ron Kikinis, BWH
* Contributor2: Affiliation & logo, if desired
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* Steve Pieper, Isomics
* Contact: name, email
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* Sonia Pujol, BWH
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* Contact: Wendy Plesniak, wjp@bwh.harvard.edu
  
 
===Module Description===
 
===Module Description===
This module is intended as a welcome screen and will be set as default on all download versions of Slicer.
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This module is intended as a welcome screen and basic overview of the Slicer software.
 
 
== Usage ==
 
 
 
===Examples, Use Cases & Tutorials===
 
 
 
* Note use cases for which this module is especially appropriate, and/or link to examples.
 
* Link to examples of the module's use
 
* Link to any existing tutorials
 
 
 
===Quick Tour of Features and Use===
 
The double stars entries in the table below pop up a floating window with more info.
 
*E.g. the entry called Volumes will contain a short explanation of the different volumes that can be loaded into slicer (dicom, nrrd, nifti, tiff, jpeg etc.) and a short description of which module/panel to use to do it (e.g for Dicom images use File/Add Volume or click here).
 
*Viewing and Loading Data points to the same named tutorial
 
*DWI and DTI point to the tutorial and lists all the DWI/DTI modules
 
 
 
* '''Load'''
 
**Volumes
 
**Models
 
**Scenes
 
* '''Common Activities'''
 
**Viewing and Loading Data
 
**Data Fusion
 
**Interactive Segmentation
 
**Automated Brain Segmentation
 
**DWI and DTI processing
 
**IGT and tracking
 
* '''Communications'''
 
**Mailing Lists
 
**Feature requests and bug reports
 
 
 
== Development ==
 
 
 
===Dependencies===
 
 
 
Other modules or packages that are required for this module's use.
 
 
 
===Known bugs===
 
 
 
Follow this [http://na-mic.org/Mantis/main_page.php link] to the Slicer3 bug tracker.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Usability issues===
 
 
 
Follow this [http://na-mic.org/Mantis/main_page.php link] to the Slicer3 bug tracker. Please select the '''usability issue category''' when browsing or contributing.
 
 
 
===Source code & documentation===
 
 
 
Customize following [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/ links] for your module.
 
 
 
[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3/html/ Links] to documentation generated by doxygen.
 
  
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== Detailed Description ==
  
== More Information ==
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Each panel in the '''Welcome Module''' is intended to provide basic information to help new users become acquainted with Slicer. The following informational panels are provided in the module, and populate the GUI from top to bottom. They provide a brief overview of their respective topics and provide links to additional information. '''Note: we would like to sincerely thank members of the Slicer User Community for helping us to design this information overview.'''
  
===Acknowledgment===
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* Welcome & About:
Include funding and other support here.
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* Overview:
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* Basic & Extended Modules:
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* Loading Scenes & Data:
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* Saving Scenes & Data:
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* Adjusting Data Display:
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* Configuring Viewers & Layout:
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* Mouse Modes
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* Customizing Slicer
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* Other Useful Hints
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* Community
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* Acknowledgement
  
===References===
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==Acknowledgment==
Publications related to this module go here. Links to pdfs would be useful.
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NAC, NA-MIC, NCIGT, MBirn, Fbirn, CTSC

Latest revision as of 21:41, 28 April 2010

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The "Welcome" Module

User greeting screen
Overview of Slicer layout and display
Configuring Slicer GUI layout and display

General Information

Background: this module is set as Slicer's default startup module unless a user checks the box (in the User greeting panel) to supress this behavior. If the option to show the welcome module at startup is de-selected, Slicer will display the user-specified Home module on startup. The Data Module is selected as Home unless a user explicitly chooses another module.

Module Type & Category

Type: Interactive

Category: Core Module

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

  • Wendy Plesniak, BWH
  • Ron Kikinis, BWH
  • Steve Pieper, Isomics
  • Sonia Pujol, BWH
  • Contact: Wendy Plesniak, wjp@bwh.harvard.edu

Module Description

This module is intended as a welcome screen and basic overview of the Slicer software.

Detailed Description

Each panel in the Welcome Module is intended to provide basic information to help new users become acquainted with Slicer. The following informational panels are provided in the module, and populate the GUI from top to bottom. They provide a brief overview of their respective topics and provide links to additional information. Note: we would like to sincerely thank members of the Slicer User Community for helping us to design this information overview.

  • Welcome & About:
  • Overview:
  • Basic & Extended Modules:
  • Loading Scenes & Data:
  • Saving Scenes & Data:
  • Adjusting Data Display:
  • Configuring Viewers & Layout:
  • Mouse Modes
  • Customizing Slicer
  • Other Useful Hints
  • Community
  • Acknowledgement

Acknowledgment

NAC, NA-MIC, NCIGT, MBirn, Fbirn, CTSC