Hi, I've made a new plugin available in the Patches section. The intention is partly to have an example plugin for developers, so if anyone has comments and suggestions for improvements to the build file etc., please notify me. I'm sure the Ant file could be improved, and I'd like this plugin (and other example plugins) to be an example of "best practices" for plugin developers.
I think this plugin is fairly useful, too. It allows the user to configure a custom "push to application" feature. By using the proper cite command, I believe this plugin can emulate all of the other currentpush-to features. When it's finished, I think we should consider making it part of the standard distribution. Regarding configurability of the plugin, I've gone with the method I suggested earlier. All the PushToApplication implementations must provide a getSettingsPanel() method and a storeSettings() method. When the user right-clicks the push-to icon, a "Settings" option pops up, letting the user open a settings window (containing the provided settings panel). When the user clicks Ok, the storeSettings() method is called to let the plugin store the settings of the widgets in the panel. I think this method works pretty well for the PushToApplication case, but I'm of course willing to discuss what approach to use! -- Morten ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: SourceForge.net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 17 Nov 2007 13:58 Subject: [ jabref-Patches-1833617 ] Plugin for generic push citations to application To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Patches item #1833617, was opened at 2007-11-17 12:58 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=600308&aid=1833617&group_id=92314 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Morten Omholt Alver (mortenalver) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Plugin for generic push citations to application Initial Comment: This plugin provides a configurable function for pushing citations to external applications. You configure the plugin by selecting this entry in the dropdown list for push to external applications, and then right-clicking the icon and selecting "Settings". The settings panel lets you set a cite command string, which will be used as a CLI command when you activate the push function. Spaces in the command string will be used to split the command into separate parts. To insert a non-breaking space, use the escape sequence "\s" (without the quotes). You indicate the point where the selected entries' cite keys should be inserted with "\k" (without the quotes). Finally, literal backslashes must be escaped, so they are written as "\\" (without the quotes). Note that plugins are only supported in JabRef versions newer than version 2.3 (at the time of writing this, only the SVN version supports plugins). This plugin is made available partly as an example for people who want to develop plugins. To use the plugin, drop it into a directory named "plugins" directly below the directory where the JabRef jar file is located. JabRef must be restarted to find the plugin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=600308&aid=1833617&group_id=92314 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Jabref-devel mailing list Jabref-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-devel
