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9<td width="15%" align="center"><img width="45" src="../gatherer_medium.gif" height="45"></td><td width="*" align="center"><a name="plugins"><font size="5" face="Verdana"><strong>6.3: Document Plugins</strong></font></a></td><td width="15%" align="center"><img width="45" src="../gatherer_medium.gif" height="45"></td>
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13This section describes how to configure the document plugins the
14collection uses. It explains how you specify what
15plugins to use, what parameters to pass to them, and in what order
16they occur. Under "Design Sections", click "Document Plugins".
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19To add a plugin, select it using the "Select plugin to add" pull-down list near the
20bottom and then click "Add Plugin". A window appears entitled
21"Configuring Arguments"; it is described later. Once you have configured the
22new plugin, it is added to the end of the "Currently Assigned Plugins" list.
23Note that, except for UnknownPlug, each plugin may only occur once in the list.
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25To remove a plugin, select it in the list and click "Remove Plugin".
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27Plugins are configured by providing arguments. To alter them, select the
28plugin from the list and click "Configure Plugin" (or double-click
29the plugin). A "Configuring Arguments" dialog appears with various controls for specifying arguments.
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31There are different kinds of controls. Some are checkboxes, and clicking one
32adds the appropriate option to the plugin. Others are text strings, with a
33checkbox and a text field. Click the box to enable the argument, then type
34appropriate text (regular expression, file path etc) in the box. Others are
35pull-down menus from which you can select from a given set of values. To learn what an
36argument does, let the mouse hover over its name for a moment and a description
37will appear.
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39When you have changed the configuration, click "OK" to commit the changes and
40close the dialog, or "Cancel" to close the dialog without changing any plugin
41arguments.
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43The plugins in the list are executed in order, and the ordering is sometimes
44important. The order of the plugins can be changed in Library Systems Specialist and Expert modes only (see <a href="preferences.htm#preferences">Preferences</a>). </body>
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