File format of mxpl.apps

Each application is described on a line by itself, lines starting with "#" are comments. Each line consists of several fields separated by ";".

Category into which the application belongs. One of "Methods","Visualisation", "Configuration" and "System".
Name of the application as it should appear in the application pushbutton.
Program name. This is the name of the program binary. The program should be placed in $MXPLHOME/bin.
A possible special file for applications that don't work on a configuration file. Usually blank.
List of keywords, separated by "," for which this program is suitable. E.g. "DePoSiTo" for programs that work on DePoSiTo files. These keywords must also appear in the Keys ... line of the configuration file. Valid keywords are described in $MXPLHOME/etc/mxpl.keys
A short description of the application. This is used as a help text in MXPL.

A sample mxpl.apps file

# mxpl.apps -- this is a sample application file
# syntax
# <cat> ; <name> ; <path> ;<special file>; <key>,<key2>,... ;<descr>
Methods ; DePoSiTo ; xdeposito;; DePoSiTo; Dense Polymer Simulation Tool
Visualisation ; Analysis tool; xanalyze ;; HMC_poly,DePoSiTo ; Static analysis of configuration
Visualisation ; Molecular Force Microscope; xmfm;; HMC_poly,DePoSiTo; Molecular
Force Microscope
Visualisation ; Vis2D; vis2d;; All; Two dimensional data visualisation with zoom and print
Visualisation ; Fplot; fplot;; All; Two dimensional multiple data visualisation
Configuration ; New;xdpsetup;; Ever; Set up new configurations
Configuration ; Edit;vi_sh;;All; Edit configuration file with text editor
System ; Processor Load; xrload;mxpl.hosts; Ever; Visualisation of processor load

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