To access this page:
On the Tools menu, click Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
In the list on the left side of the dialog box, select Additions.
Use this page to load and start application plug-ins that are not part of the default installation of the application.
This section contains two sub-panes: a table of plug-ins, and an editor pane for the plug-in that is selected in the table.
Insert new item (): Displays a
Select a Plug-in dialog box, so you can select
a file. When you click OK, information about
the plug-in is added as a new row in the table. The following types of
files can be opened as plug-in files:
A Python plug-in definition file, whose name ends with _plugin_definition.py.
A zip file that contains a plug-in definition file in its top level. The base name of the plug-in definition file must match the base name of the zip file.
A file whose name ends in .plugin, is a valid zip archive, and contains a plug-in definition file at its top level, whose base name matches the base name of the .plugin file.
Delete current item (): Removes
the selected plug-in from the table.
Enabled: If checked, the plug-in is enabled, and can be started.
Path: The path to the plug-in definition file. Click Browse to navigate to and select a different file.
Start Plug-ins: Click to load and start the enabled plug-ins.