6.5   Browse Example Programs Dialog

Using this dialog, you can browse and load the example programs delivered with HALCON. To open the example program browser, click File ▹ Browse HDevelop Example Programs... (see figure 6.5).

Similar to a file browser, it shows a tree of topics on the left and a list of example programs from the selected topics on the right.

Figure 6.5: HDevelop example programs.

Category name

Find text field

Browse the categories: Click a topic to select it and display its example programs. You can select multiple topics at once by holding the Ctrl key while clicking the categories.

Filter the example programs: To reduce the amount of listed example programs, enter a word or substring into the Find text field. Only example programs matching this substring in the file name or short description will be displayed.

Assume you are looking for a measuring example from the semiconductor industry:

1. Double-click Industry.
2. Click the subtopic Semiconductors. The examples belonging to the semiconductor industry are listed on the right.
3. Enter the word measure into the Find text field.

   Note how the list is updated as you type. Now, you have a short list of example programs to select from. You may need to resize the example browser to fully read the short descriptions of the listed programs.

4. Select measure_ic_leads.hdev by clicking it.
5. Click Open. The selected example program is then loaded. Alternatively, you can load an example program by double-clicking it. The example browser is closed unless Keep dialog open is selected.