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7.10.1 Options

#### 7.10.1.45 Extended/External Programs

External Programs allows to define a list of applications. These applications can be started by using the context menu of the browse window. On starting, the application gets the names of the selected files as parameter.

In order to create a new entry you have to set the path to the application using Browse... first. After that you can create the entry with the "+" button. The list allows to modify the program name anytime.

You can use the external programs in combination with the active document or active layer by using the Filter menu, too. In that case you can set up the file format, that should be used for data exchange. Aside from standard file formats, there is None. If you choose that, the application won’t get any file. This is useful in combination with file managers. Additionally you can choose which data you want to use:

- Layer
The active layer will be saved in a temporary file, and this temporary file will be opened with the external program. If you save the file, PhotoLine will automatically replace the active layer with its content and will delete the temporary file afterwards.
There is a special behavior in combination with placeholder layers: If the file format of the placeholder data fits the file format of the extern program, the placeholder data will be used directly without any conversion.
- Reduce
The whole document will be saved as a simple one-layer file. Aside from that, the behavior is the same as with Layer.
- Original
Original is a bit different compared to the other options. The file will not be saved, instead the file, the current document is based on, will be transferred to the external program. Please note, that this file may have a different content than your document, if you already have edited your document.
- Ask
On executing the application PhotoLine is asking which of the 3 previous options you want to use.