diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/imagetool.rst b/docs/source/user-guide/imagetool.rst index fed95b38..d60ac6c8 100644 --- a/docs/source/user-guide/imagetool.rst +++ b/docs/source/user-guide/imagetool.rst @@ -91,9 +91,19 @@ a blocking call. This means that you cannot run any other code while the tool is running. To get around this, you can use the :class:`ImageToolManager `. -In the environment where ERLabPy installed, run ``itool-manager`` to start the manager. -Any subsequent invocation with :class:`qshow ` will be handled by the manager. - -Note that the manager is designed to be global, so you can only have one manager running -on a single machine that will handle all ImageTool instances opened from different -notebooks. +In the environment where ERLabPy installed, run ``itool-manager`` in a shell to start +the manager application. Subsequent invocations with :func:`itool +` and :class:`qshow +` will be handled by the manager. + +.. note:: + + - The manager is designed to be global, so you can only have one manager running on a + single machine that will handle all ImageTool instances opened from different + notebooks. + + - Opening in the manager has a slight delay compared to opening directly from the + notebook. The delay is bigger for larger data. You can still open directly while the + manager is running by providing the `use_manager=False` argument to :func:`itool + ` or :class:`qshow + `.