How to I configure windows to automatically start DS9 when I double click on a fits file?
The following instructions are for Windows 2000. The procedure for other versions of windows should be similar. First, ds9 needs to be installed in the C:\Program Files\ds9 directory (this is the default location). Next click on the Startup button, and select the Settings menu item. Now select the Control Panel menu item. Next, double click on Folder Options. This will bring up a dialog box. Click once on the File Types tab. Now click once on the New button. Enter FITS and click on the OK button. Now click once on the Change button. Select ds9 from the list, and click the OK button. Finally, click once on the Close button. All done. Now, when you double click on any file with an extension of FITS will open within DS9. Every time I create an auxiliary window in ds9, such as a Pixel Table, or Analysis Plot, it will retreat behind the main ds9 window. Then, when I bring the auxiliary window to the front and move the mouse out of it, it automatically goes behind the main ds9 window again.
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