2.5 Loading annotations

One of the following load commands is called automatically after standoff mode is activated. Which one, depends on the back-end used. Automatic loading on activation succeeds, if a file matching the default file name of the command (see below) is present.

The loading commands can even be called interactively by the user. They are neither bound to the menu nor to a key code, since calling them unwittingly might damage your annotation data. (Using the JSON backend, there is only a minor risk.)

Command: standoff-json-file/load-file FILENAME

Load annotations from a JSON file. You will be prompted for the FILENAME. It defaults to the file name of the source document, plus the suffix .json.

Command: standoff-dummy-load-dumped FILENAME

Load annotations from a Emacs lisp file with dumped annotations. You will be prompted for a FILENAME. It defaults to the file name of the source document, plus the suffix .dump.el.

For more information on back-ends and configuration, Back-Ends.