Set Launch Point Properties - Author-it On-Premises - Author-it

A plugin can be launched from one or more places in Author-it. You will need to create a new AddArgs class for each place that you wish the plugin to be launched:

• Use the ToolbarAddArgs to create a button

• Use the ContextMenuAddArgs to create a menu item in the object list

• Use the TextEditorAddArgs to create a menu item in the text editor

• Use the AitEventAddArgs to start a plugin when the user performs a certain action

Set the launch point properties by creating a new AddArgs class, and then adding it to the proxy. This should be done inside the PluginManager constructor.

C#

// Add plugin button to main form toolbar

AuthoritExtensibility.ToolbarAddArgs buttonArgs = new ToolbarAddArgs();

buttonArgs.PluginName = "My Plugin";

buttonArgs.TargetForm = TargetForm.MainForm;

buttonArgs.TargetGroupName = "Web";

buttonArgs.TargetButtonName = "My \r\nplugin";

buttonArgs.Tooltip = "Click this button to start the plugin";

buttonArgs.IconImage = Images.plugin_image;

buttonArgs.OnClick = clickHandler;

_proxy.AddPluginToToolbar(buttonArgs);

VB

' Add plugin button to main form toolbar

Dim buttonArgs As New ToolbarAddArgs

With buttonArgs

.PluginName = "My Plugin"

.TargetForm = TargetForm.MainForm

.TargetGroupName = "Web"

.TargetButtonName = "My " & vbCrLf & "plugin"

.Tooltip = "Click this button to start the plugin"

.IconImage = My.Resources.plugin_image

.OnClick = AddressOf clickHandler

End With

_proxy.AddPluginToToolbar(buttonArgs)