Mailinglist FAQ

General

I'm new to MITK. How should I start?
- see [mitk-users] New to MITK
- and [mitk-users] MITK-users

Building / Compiling MITK

General information on build / compile errors: There is some general information about MITK in our online documentation, which might help you:

Please also check this FAQ if your answer is already there. If you have to ask for help anyway, please have a look on the page BuildErrorHelpQuestions and answer this questions in your mail to describe your problem in detail. This makes it much easier to help you.

How to update my (source code) version of Mitk?
- see [mitk-users] Technical q: how to update my version of Mitk?
- and [mitk-users] Pull current MITK master and a branch

I want to compile MITK on windows. Can you help me?
- see [mitk-users] MITK on Windows

Can I build an installer of my own MITK version?
- see [mitk-users] problem using INSTALL
- and [mitk-users] Generating executable file

I've problems building / compiling MITK on Mac OS. Can you help me?
- see [mitk-users] MITK on Mac

I have failed to download the latest version of MITK. Git clone http://git.mitk.org/MITK.git/ fails. Are there other ways to obtain a copy of MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Downloading latest copy of MITK

Which compiler should I use?
- see [mitk-users] Which Compiler for MITK development?

How can I enable a specific plug-in in MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Getting plugins with the superbuild

I have a problem about “Use the MITK project template as an example project”.
- see [mitk-users] the MITK project template

Using / Running MITK

General information on errors while using / running MITK:

Please first check this FAQ if your answer is already there. If you have to ask for help anyway, please have a look on the page RuntimeErrorHelpQuestions and answer this questions in your mail to describe your problem in detail. This makes it much easier to help you.

I compiled MITK but the MitkWorkbench application crashes, what is the problem?

   (NOTE: ExtApp.exe was renamed to MitkWorkbench.exe in September 2012)

When I try to start the CoreApp application it crashes. What did I do wrong?
- see [mitk-users] Trouble running CoreApp

How do I control MITK on Mac?
- see [mitk-users] Simple Mac Question

Can I save a colored surface with MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Visualization of a colored surface

Programming with MITK

How do I use the MITK project template?
- see [mitk-users] after building Project Template: where to find something similar to *Project-superbuild.sln on Ubuntu?

How do I apply a binary mask to an image?
- see [mitk-users] Applying binary mask for affine registration

How do I use an MITK filter? (example: ExtractDirectedPlaneImageFilterNew)
- see [mitk-users] How to correctly use ExtractDirectedPlaneImageFilterNew

Can I visualize different colors on one surface?
- see [mitk-users] Fwd: Surface's scalars visualization
- and [mitk-users] Changing color of individual vtkpolydata in a mitk::surface

How do I write simple text on the render windows of MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Write simple text on render windows?

How can I add key press events to the MITK state machine?
- see [mitk-users] State Machine pattern - adding key press events
- and [mitk-users] StateMachine with modified keys (Key_Z+MouseMove)

Is there a way to implement command line only applications with MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Mitk's facilities
- and [mitk-users] Does MITK have to have Qt

Can I rotate the 2d views of MITK?
- see [mitk-users] rotating sagittal view with -90 degree

How can I rotate a surface?
- see [mitk-users] Rotation issue

How can I add my own module/plug-in to MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Adding a module

What is the difference between module and plugin? / What is the relation between the module and extapp.exe? / Is there an example way to add modules?
- see [mitk-users] how to create a new module

How to remove/hide the manufacturer logo in QmitkStdMultiWidget?
- see [mitk-users] How to Remove/Hide logo in QmitkStdMultiWidget

How can I rotate a surface?
- see [mitk-users] rotating sagittal view with -90 degree

Questions releated to specific modules of MITK

MITK-IGT vs. IGSTK. What's the high level picture? Are they meant to be competitors? Can they work together?
- see [mitk-users] IGT and IGSTK

MITK-ToF: How can I use the Kinect with MITK?
- see [mitk-users] Kinect support for MITK

BlueBerry/Qt releated questions

Please have a look at the MITKBlueBerryFAQ