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gopher.fromimage - Function



Package display
Module widgets
Tool gopher


Get various types of information from an image


Synopsis
fromimage(file, what)


Description
This function allows interactive selection of various types of information from an image. This information is returned.

The types of information returned are:

region
An image region is returned from a display of an image. To set the region, you must first select the type of region (box or polygon) by pressing the appropriate button on the left hand side of the viewer, and second, use the mouse to drag out the region, and third, double-click inside the region to complete the selection.
position
An image position is returned from a display of an image. To set the position, you must first enable to position selection by pressing the cross hairs icon on the left hand side of the viewer, second, move the cursor to the point of interest, then third, double-click inside the cross hairs.
statistics
Open the Statistics frame, select a region as above, and the statistics will be calculated and returned.



Arguments

file Image file name
Allowed: String
what Thing to return
Allowed: String
Default: 'region'|'position'|'statistics'


Returns
glish variable




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