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A plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application.

A plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application.

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What's the .apply jQuery function?

I see that in different plugins and codes, but I don't understand what does that function... In the jQuery api isn't referenced!
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VIM: How can i open a file at right side as vsplit from a left side NerdTree panel?

I installed NerdTree plugin. How can i open a file at right side as vsplit from a left side NerdTree panel ?
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Difference between jQuery.extend and jQuery.fn.extend?

I am trying to understand the jquery plugin syntax, because I want to merge two plugins into one. The blinker that also needs to be able to stop de interval or run a number of times. Anyway, is this syntax the same as jQuery.fn.extend({ …
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How to write a plugin for Eclipse?

How can I start writing a plugin for Eclipse? I've looked for documentation, but unfortunately there is very little or it's poor, so what articles can recommended?
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mvn release:prepare not committing changes to pom.xml

I'm trying to release a Jenkins plugin (stashNotifier) with Maven and face a problem with the release plugin. mvn clean release:prepare runs to completion without errors but fails to commit the changed pom.xml in my local git repository. Even…
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What are the differences between plug-ins, features, and products in Eclipse RCP?

What are the differences? What gets used for which purpose?
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Downloading Eclipse plug-in update sites for offline installation

A plug-in that I want to install provides an update site for installation. However, the Eclipse installation that I want to install it to is on a machine that is not connected to the Internet. Is there a way for me to access the site (HTTP, FTP,…
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How to design extensible software (plugin architecture)?

I need some resources that talk about how to design your software to be extensible, i.e. so that other people can write add-ons/plug-ins that adds functionality to it. What do you recommend? Any books out there that discuss the subject? I would…
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Eclipse plugins vs features vs dropins

What is the difference between these things from an Eclipse installation? plugins features dropins folder What is the correct use of these folders?
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Best Way to Extend a jQuery Plugin

I'm a fairly new jQuery user looking to extend an existing jQuery plugin that does about 75% of what I need. I've tried to do my homework on this. I've checked out the following questions on stackoverflow: Extending a jQuery Plugin Extend a…
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Maven update dependencies in POM

Are there any preexisting Maven plugins or commands to update the dependencies in the POM? Example: (if this was in my POM) commons-lang commons-lang …
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Is there vim plugin for notepad++?

There are a lot of questions and answers about vim and notepad++ but it's not definitely clear, what is best way to make notepad++ act like a vim (if it is possible at all). update It seems than this question needs some additional information of my…
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I need a client side browser database. What are my options

I'm creating a web site that I think must have a client side database. The other option would be to stick everything on the server at the expense of increased complexity and decreased scalability. What options do I have? Must I build a plugin? …
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Maven plugin not using Eclipse's proxy settings

I am using springsource tool suite 2.7.2, based on Eclipse 3.7. The Maven plugin comes now out of the box with Eclipse which is great, and this problem occurred even with previous version of Eclipse. So here is my issue: I have set the proxy…
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How to install a Emacs plugin (many times it's a .el file) on Windows platform?

I'm new to Emacs. I found many emacs plugins are released as an .el file. I'm not sure how to install them. Can I just put them in my emacs installation directory?
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