= 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:

{{{
sudo python -m easy_install -U emdash
}}}

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]]

{{{
python ./setup.py build
sudo python ./setup.py install
}}}

= Running EMDash =

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

{{{
python -m emdash.upload
}}}

= 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.

{{{
python -m emdash.microscopy
}}}