====== EMDash Installation ======

EMDash can be installed using "easy_install" or you may download the source and use "setup.py"

[[http://pypi.python.org/pypi/emdash|Download EMDash sources]]

====== Dependencies ======

  * PyQt4
    * Python bindings for Nokia's Qt toolkit
    * You will want to install the Qt Library using Nokia's installer package.
    * On Windows, there is a simple to use binary installer for PyQt4. 
    * Like other EMEN2 dependencies, PyQt4 is included in EMAN2 binary packages
    * http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download


====== Install EMDash ======

EMDash can be installed using either Python easy_install:

<code>
sudo python -m easy_install -U emdash
</code>

Note the "-U" flag will upgrade EMDash to the current version if it is already found.

Alternatively, you may install EMDash by downloading the source, unpacking, and running the setup.py script:

[[http://pypi.python.org/pypi/emdash|Download EMDash]]

<code>
python ./setup.py build
sudo python ./setup.py install
</code>

====== Running EMDash ======

EMDash includes several programs. To start a basic upload session:

<code>
python -m emdash.upload
</code>

====== EMDash with Microscopy GUI ======

EMDash takes a "-t <mode>" parameter. One of these modes is "-t microscopy", which will provide a user-interface customized for microscopists.

<code>
python -m emdash.microscopy
</code>