PluginTag methods

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On 16/11/2003 at 11:02, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Hi,

I'm tryiing to write a Plugin Tag in COFFEE, and I'm not sure how to implement the Copy() method.

The reference literature says I only need to overload this function if I want to use custom variables in the derived tag. What exactly does "custom variables" mean here?

If I have:

  
class MyPluginTag : PluginTag  
{  
private:  
    var myVar;  
    ...  

Then does "myVar" count as a custom variable?

Perhaps it would help if there is an example of this type of plugin somewhere.

And one more question: Is it possible for a plugin tag to display its dialog items in the attribute manager, or is that only possible for the built-in tags ( Phong, etc.)?

Hope someone can help!

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On 21/11/2003 at 08:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Custom variables are non-container variables (items that are not stored in the tag's basecontainer. myVar e.g. is a custom variable.
COFFEE tags cannot be displayed in the attribute manager right now.

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On 21/11/2003 at 10:48, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks for that.

The penny is starting to drop, I think.