JotPluginIntro
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JotSpot Plugin Zone
JotSpot Plugins are Bite-Sized Add-Ons that Customize and Extend JotSpot.
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Nice little standard JotSpot
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This Plugin adds email notifications of changes
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Plugins Add New Functionality to JotSpot
Bite-Sized Features Plugins add new functionality to JotSpot by inserting JotScript, HTML, and Javascript into the user interface. A plugin can be as simple as a custom link or as powerful as an entirely new feature.
Personalizable A Plugin can provide personalization options so each user to customize the plugin's behavior. Plugin options appear in the a user's standard preferences page, so users can find all their options in one place.
Plugins Are Easy to Install and Administer
Easy to Install Plugins can be packaged up into zip files using the same package management system used to package and install JotSpot applications. Simple plugins can be easily copied and pasted page by hand.
Centralized Administration Administration is centralized on the /System/Plugins page where individual plugins can be turned on or off globally.
Plugins Tap JotSpot's Development Platform
Full Access to JotSpot APIs Plugin code can be any combination of JotScript, HTML, and Javascript (client or server side). This includes client-side Javascript access to Dojo, the powerful AJAX toolkit built into JotSpot.
Flexible UI Placement Plugin code can add visual elements like links, buttons, images, etc. in a number of places in the JotSpot user interface, including areas in the header, body, footer, and toolbar. Code can also be inserted into the HTML <head> of each page.
Code: A Little or A Lot Each plugin is declared in its own page under /System/Plugins, and can be as simple as 3 lines of code. However each plugin can create and reference as many other "helper" pages or Web-accessible resources as needed, enabling plugins to range in power and sophistication.
By ScottMcmullan on 08/03/2005 03:01PM (permalink)
Some blog posts that cover creating JotSpot plugins:
- Introducing JotSpot Plugins
- Building an Email Notification Plugin
- Building a Keyboard Shortcut Plugin
- Improving the Email Notification Plugin w/AJAX
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