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2 files changed, 131 insertions, 57 deletions
diff --git a/doc/devel/ChangeLog b/doc/devel/ChangeLog
index 89afe74c72..18d59f736c 100644
--- a/doc/devel/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/devel/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-10-07 Not Zed <NotZed@Ximian.com>
+
+ * evolution-plugin-manual.xml: some updates.
+
2004-09-09 Not Zed <NotZed@Ximian.com>
* evolution-plugin-manual.xml: updates. some not very readable, sigh.
diff --git a/doc/devel/evolution-plugin-manual.xml b/doc/devel/evolution-plugin-manual.xml
index 9e3331d74a..9ca1d5b535 100644
--- a/doc/devel/evolution-plugin-manual.xml
+++ b/doc/devel/evolution-plugin-manual.xml
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0">
<e-plugin-list>
<e-plugin
+ id="unique id"
type="loader type"
domain="translation domain" ?
name="plugin name"
@@ -422,6 +423,16 @@
</e-plugin-list>]]></programlisting>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>id</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ A unique string identifying this plugin. By convention this
+ will follow the java-like class namespace system.
+ e.g. <constant>com.ximian.evolution.test-plugin</constant>
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term><parameter>type</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
@@ -493,8 +504,17 @@
linkend="API-struct--EPluginLib">EPluginLib</link> implements a
concrete EPlugin type which loads GNU shared libraries via the
GModule api. It simply resolves symbols directly from the loaded
- shared object and invokes them with the same arguments as the
- <link linkend="API-e-plugin-invoke">e_plugin_invoke</link> method.
+ shared object and invokes them expecting a function signature of
+ <type>EPluginLibFunc</type>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To manage plugin lifecycle, the function
+ <function>e_plugin_lib_enable</function>
+ will be invoked which allows the plugin to initialise itself. Its
+ signature should match <type>EPluginLibEnableFunc</type>, and it will
+ be called with <parameter>enable=1</parameter>. If the enable
+ function returns non-zero it is assumed to have failed intialisation
+ and will not be invoked further.
</para>
<sect2 id="plugin-loaders-lib-definition">
@@ -1170,7 +1190,7 @@
</para>
<programlisting>
<![CDATA[
-<hook class="com.ximian.evolution.mail.bonoboMenu:1.0">
+<hook class="com.ximian.evolution.mail.config:1.0">
<group
id="window id"
target="targettype"
@@ -1183,60 +1203,110 @@
/> *
</menu> *
</hook>]]></programlisting>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Need to define group tag</emphasis>
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>type</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <simpara>
- The menu item type. The type maps directly to the
- corresponding EConfigItem types. Only one of
- <parameter>book</parameter> and <parameter>druid</parameter>
- may be supplied for the entire configuration page, and this
- will usually already be defined by the application.
- </simpara>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <simpara>
- The path to the configuration item in question. This is a
- simple string that when sorted using an ASCII sort will place
- the items in the right order. That is, sections before items
- before pages before the root object.
- </simpara>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>label</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <simpara>
- The textual label of this item. This may only be supplied
- for the section and page types. For sections it will be the
- section frame text. For pages this will be the druid page
- title or the notebook tab text. If a
- <parameter>factory</parameter>is supplied then this value is
- not used. This will be translated based on the plugin
- translation domain.
- </simpara>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>factory</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <simpara>
- If supplied, the factory method used to create the GtkWidget
- elements for this configuration item. Factories may be
- supplied for any of the item types. If no
- <parameter>label</parameter> is set then the
- <parameter>factory</parameter> must be set.
- </simpara>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Group Element Properties</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>id</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ The name of the configuration window to which this hook
+ applies.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>target</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ The type of target this configuration window applies too.
+ This will normally be tied directly to the specific
+ configuration window itself.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>commit</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ A callback which will be invoked to commit the
+ configuration data, if the configuration page isn't an
+ instant-apply one. This callback can write any
+ configuration changes to permanent storage. It is not used
+ for instant-apply windows.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>abort</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ A callback which will be invoked to abort the configuration
+ process. This callback is called when the
+ <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is pressed on stateful
+ configuration windows.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Item Element Properties</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>type</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ The menu item type. The type maps directly to the
+ corresponding EConfigItem types. Only one of
+ <parameter>book</parameter> and <parameter>druid</parameter>
+ may be supplied for the entire configuration page, and this
+ will usually already be defined by the application.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ The path to the configuration item in question. This is a
+ simple string that when sorted using an ASCII sort will place
+ the items in the right order. That is, sections before items
+ before pages before the root object.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>label</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ The textual label of this item. This may only be supplied
+ for the section and page types. For sections it will be the
+ section frame text. For pages this will be the druid page
+ title or the notebook tab text. If a
+ <parameter>factory</parameter>is supplied then this value is
+ not used. This will be translated based on the plugin
+ translation domain.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>factory</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>
+ If supplied, the factory method used to create the GtkWidget
+ elements for this configuration item. Factories may be
+ supplied for any of the item types. If no
+ <parameter>label</parameter> is set then the
+ <parameter>factory</parameter> must be set.
+ </simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Generating Configuration Pages</title>