Introduction

This procedure is designed to help you create the files that are needed to install your plug-in within IGB. The first section contains the steps needed to modify your local copy of the IGB code in order to generate the needed files. You should have an updated, local copy of the IGB code or check out the most recent version from Sourceforge.

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Installing and testing your plugin

Step 121. Add your plugin repository: Run IGB and open the Plug-ins panel. Click Repositories... to open the Preferences > Plugin Repositories page and click Add....

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Your plugin site is added to the list in Plugin Repositories:

Step 132. Activate Install your plugin: Your plugin appears in the Plug-ins panel. Install the plugin by checking Installed.

Step 143. Check to ensure your plugin appears in the proper GUI location: We will look at the sample plugin.Here

For our SamplePlugin, My Operation, we load and select 2 annotations (SHIFT + click). Right-click in the track label of a selected track to open the Context menu, and under Track Operations we can see 'My Operation'.

Choosing 'My Operation' will generate generates a new track, as expected for this type of operation.