This article will use the "Weblinks" module of the IGB project describes extending Integrated Genome Browser using the weblinks module as an example of how to create an IGB plugin. This article assumes some exposure to Maven (if you need a tutorial see http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/maven-in-five-minutes.html) and a general knowledge of java programming..
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Introduction to
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weblinks module
The Weblinks module is small but useful IGB plugin which makes it easy for user's to tap into external resources to get additional information about annotations or tracks in the Data Display Areaenables users to link annotation features to Web-based resources using regular expressions. When users right-click an annotation, a context menu appears containing one or more links to external resources. It accomplishes this feat by allowing regular expression patterns to be applied to the annotation or track currently selected to dynamically populate a context menu for a given selection.
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