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Questions tagged [add-on]

Add-on, a.k.a. Plug-in is a set of components that enhances the existing, or adds new capabilities to a software application.

A plug-in system is very common, because it lets other developers (and maybe users) make small plug-ins to add new features quite easily.

Add-ons are also a good customization tools, because they let users chose which of the features do they want, and which they don't. It also helps to keep the distributive small.

There are specific tags for certain platforms / applications, like

Usually it's better to use the more specific one.

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Simple WoW Interface Addon doesn't work (Lua)

I'm trying to build a simple Hello World interface addon for World of Warcraft. But it won't work :/ Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong? Here is the HelloWorld.toc file: ## Interface: 60000 ## Title: HelloWorld ## Notes: HelloWorld Addon ##…
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Same add-on for multiple Heroku apps

What are the best practices with Heroku add-ons? I manage multiple Heroku apps. I want them to share a common add-on. how to do that? For example, first I signed up for Mandrill on their website. When I added Mandrill add-on on Heroku, they created…
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Having one "brain" in a Firefox Addon?

I have an addon that every 5 minuets or so checks an rss feed for a new post, and if there is one, it displays an alert(). Problem is, I'm afraid that if the user opens multiple windows, that when there's a new post a millions of alerts will popup…
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How can I open an external app from Firefox addon? (Eg: default text editor)

I need my addon will be capable of editing some files with an external tool. Any ideas?
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How did you choose your Visual Studio productivity addon?

I'm evaluating Visual Studio productivity addons for my development team, which includes some folks who are very new to C# and some folks who are very experienced. We don't use VB.NET. I personally like ReSharper, but before I suggest something that…
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Run firefox addons from command-line

I am working 508 accessible standard for a website. There are a Firefox plugin to help check on each page a website WAVE addons I am having a crawler that walk throught all pages of the website. Now i want to combine WAVE addons + my crawler to…
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64bit BHO not loading inside IE 9 64

I've created a 32-bit and 64-bit version of my BHO (C++ code). The 32-bit version loads fine in IE 9 32-bit, but not the 64-bit version in IE 9 64 on WIndows 7. I have double checked that: the 64-bit DLL is indeed 64-bit code (dumpbin /headers on…
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GoogleChrome extension that deletes browsing history with one click from an icon

Im trying to make a google chrome extension that deletes all browsing history with one click on a icon located next to the url bar, this is my first extension on google chrome, i've made others for firefox, and i would like some guidance and ideas i…
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Custom CSS in Expression Engine Module

I'm working on an Expression Engine module and would like to have some custom CSS in the control panel just for my module. I really don't want to have to use a theme and an override.css file. I also wanted to separate the CSS and did not want to…
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Exp:resso Store: how to handle products requiring a deposit?

How can I set up Store product entries to require an initial deposit and then request a final amount at a later date?
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How much monthly hours does the Scheduler addon take on Heroku?

In the Heroku documentation it's said that addons, such as Scheduler, add up to your montly hours, meaning you would have to pay if it adds up more than 30 hours (I have only one web dyno, so I'm using 720 montly hours, and the maximum free is 750…
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What are the pros and cons of various ways of analyzing websites?

I'd like to write some code which looks at a website and its assets and creates some stats and a report. Assets would include images. I'd like to be able to trace links, or at least try to identify menus on the page. I'd also like to take a guess at…
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How to make an add-on system on Android

Let's say I have an app which does something (exactly what is irrelevant, as this is a very generic question), and I want other third-party developers to be able to expand the functionality of my application through an add-on like system. Just to…
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Creating a search add-on for collecting data

I wanted to create a search add-on to right click and search tag text into Wikipedia/ but when i apply this code it only shows the option in context menu but nothing happens// i don't know where the error is.... i was planning on right clicking it…
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How to get field lists using the OpenERP Report Designer Addon for OpenOffice / LibreOffice

I want to add fields to the reports and use them in python functions and do some coding inside the reports. I am using version 6.0.3 of OpenERP, I keep getting an empty field list. This is what the "add field" command on the addon should look like:…
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