Hello!
I’m developing plug-in for Lotus Notes in Eclipse which make third party calls when user click on phonenumber in lotus notes documents.
I have a few questions.
I updated lotus notes 8.0 to 8.0.1 but i can’t see Widgets panel on ( File → Preferences) . Where to enable my widgets? I think that problems is with promissions ?
I want to write plugin that will use live text functionality that underline phonenumbers in documents ( i already have phonenumber recognizer/parser written in .NET, i’ll call its methods somehow)
I just want that when i click on the phone number in any document , then run other external program.( written in .NET ).
Can i do this with live text feature programmatically? Has my widgets feature any extension points?
Has anyone suggestion or approach how to do that? Could i use live text or any somethink else?
I’ll be very thankful for any kind of help, because i don’t know which approach to take to solve that problem. My problem is also that don’t know much about Lotus Notes.
This 8.0 version was my first contact with lotus software.
Thank you very much for your time and any answer.
Subject: For #1
Are you missing the entire panel? (you can type in filter box to look for the panel)
Do you have the Live Text panel?
Subject: My Widgets configuration panel in preferences
I installed lotus notes 8.0 trial. Then i downloaded and installed lotus notes upgrade kit.(C1A5ZEN and C1A5YEN both installed ).
I don’t know if this is enought to use 8.0.1 features ,because i don’t see “my widget” or live text configuration panel in File->Preferences.
When i go to the Help->About IBM Lotus Notes i see:
IBM Lotus Notes 8.0
Revision 20070803.1143
Notes Basic Release 8.0.1
Standard configuration.
Is possible to use 8.0.1 features ( live text ) with trial versions?
Subject: Install Standard Client
The Basic Client has a lot of the new functionality disabled. It is used for people with slower/older machines.
Subject: Re: Install Standard Client
But 8.0.1 standard client is not available for trial? I found online upgrade kits to be downloaded ( 8.0 to 8.0.1)
I’ll buy it anyway, but first i just want to trial new functionallity ( my widgets - live text ).
Thany you, and sorry to bore you.
Subject: For #1
Thank you for answer but…
i don’t even see this widget panel in preferences.
I installed lotus notes 8.0 trial and then update 8.0.1 ( basic - C1A5ZEN.exe ) but i don’t see this widgets configuration panel in my preferences.
Thanks
Subject: You have to use Notes Standard, not Notes Basic. (yes, I know those terms are not self-explanitory at all)
Subject: No livetext extensionpoint
A few months back I tried to do exactly the same and I couldn’t find any extensionpoints which could be usefull.
Subject: No official extension point.
It is possible to hack the widget.xml code to point to your extension point. It is however unsupported at this time (So if it doesn’t work, your on your own).
Example here.
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd8forum.nsf/ShowMyTopicsAllFlatweb/0a6dcedfdb22e8ca85257402004559ef?OpenDocument
In regards to question #1. Make sure you have clicked “Show Widget Toolbar and the My Widget Sidebar panel” in your preferences.