<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>The KMovisto Plugin Development Handbook: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="kmpi_index-2.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="kmpi_index.html#toc1" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="kmpi_index-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="kmpi_index.html#toc1">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2> <P> Since KMovisto release 0.6.0 you have the ability to extend KMovisto by plugins. KMovisto plugins are shared objects which could be loaded or unloaded dynamicly at runtime. The interface version 1.0.0 provides file import and export routines which could be used to extend KMovisto capabilities to work with common molecule file formats. Plugins are fully integrated in the KMovisto program window, so they are used by toolbar button or import menu. The user has also the ability to define working directories if this is supported by the plugin. <P> <HR> <A HREF="kmpi_index-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="kmpi_index.html#toc1">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>