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ZINC is a browser extension for the Mozilla Platform that embeds the cmgui visualisation engine. It can be thought of as a plugin, but it is actually a very complex extension that also includes a plugin for rendering cmgui scenes into the web page.

ZINC History

ZINC Road map

Download & Install

Download and follow the Installation Instructions. This is the post Install page.

Testing

Try the aboutWindow

Applications

These are some of the applications developed using this plugin. Clicking on a link will run the application.

Digitally signed:

Simple_cube (Cmiss example a1)

Heart_fibres (Cmiss example a3)

Heart_vessels (Cmiss example a4)

Not yet signed (require "signed.applets.codebase_principal_support" privilege, see Installation Instructions):

Endoscope_animation

Melanoma_heat_maps

Eye_model

Boxfish

Digitiser

Ecg_lab

As well as running zinc applications from a webserver, you can also download them and run them locally. See How to run zinc applications locally for more information.

See ZINC applications info for some history on the different applications.

Bugs & Suggestions

Please submit bugs and suggestions into the Tracker

Documentation

Architecture

Build Instructions

Writing a zinc application

A presentation Shane gave on Developing Applications With Mozilla and CMGUI

Notes from Peter on Developing GUIs for zinc applications

Program flow for a zinc application

Adding_Filters_To_Zinc

Writing XPCOM components for zinc

Code_Signing (for both the Zinc extension and individual applications)