User manual

Configuration of VO Tools
Aladin facilitates the use of SAMP with a window that presents a list of applications that
may be ‘connected interoperably’ with Aladin. This window provides a way of easily
installing other applications, that will then be listed in the “Tools -> VO Tools” menu. the
list of tools is managed dynamically so that it includes the latest versions of those
applications.
SAMP connections
To enable two SAMP compatible applications interact it is usually sufficient to simply
have both applications running simultaneously. Aladin also provides the possibility of
launching those tools from the “Tools -> VO tools” menu.
When two applications are connected it is usually indicated within the applications.
Some applications make use of a dedicated menu, for instance “Interop” (TOPCAT,
VOPlot, VOSpec, Aladin…) or “File => SAMP” (DS9), and some application connections
are shown by a small icon (Virgo, Aladin) in the window of the application to which it is
connected.
Aladin indicates the SAMP connections via an antenna icon at the bottom right of the
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