List of Image Lists

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This tool is used to handle lists of file lists. Some of these lists are
created internally such as TRACE lists from the image selection tool. These
are called type 1 lists and can be saved for later use. Type 2 lists are
just a text file containing file names, one per line. These can only be
loaded (read in) at present since there is no way to create or modify
them using the browser tools. The idea is that you can create and edit
these offline and then load them.

When a list is created by the TRACE image selector, it will appear
automatically in the "list" near the top of the tool. A list can be loaded
from a file using the text box and button ("load from file") at the bottom
of the tool. When loading, a widget will pop up inquiring the type of
list. It can be a TRACE raw image list or an "ordinary" list of file names.
Choose appropiately and hit OK. The list will be scanned for times and
position (if they are present and the format is supported). This may take
a while for enormous lists. An image list widget with each image listed
will then appear. There is one for type 1's and another for type 2's but,
alas, only one for each type. Clicking on a type 2 entry will read and display
the image (or complain that it can't). For type 2's, it will go to the
default view window as set in the "TRACE data browser" widget. The TRACE type
1's use the TRACE window routing and action options.

Several lists can be read in and saved (up to 50 at present). Selecting
a particular one in the list of lists allows that list to be sent to one
of 5 tools by pressing the appropiate button near the center of this tool.
Some parameters will be automatically set, like the number of images and
how to find them. But details of scaling or subareas, etc must still be
set.

So if you want to make a movie from an arbitrary set of files, do the
following.

1. make a text file with one file name per line, include the full path
2. pop this tool (from the "File" menu in the main browser widget)
3. enter the name of the aforementioned text file in the bottom box
4. press the "load from file" button
5. indicate "ordinary image files" in the file list type widget that pops up
   and press OK
6. a widget containing the original file names should appear, use it to view
   the first image
7. this new list should be already selected, press the "movie widget" button
   in the "send selection to" section
8. the create movie cube should appear, use its link button to connect to the
   view of the first image
9. adjust scaling, subarea, number of images to taste as with any other movie,
   see the help for the create movie cube tool for further details