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Add-on libraries are available from MapTool 1.11 onwards. These are the future of user-definable plugins to the MapTool environment, and are intended to replace and expand on the functionality formerly provided by [[Library Token]]s.
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While the editing is on-going, you may wish to see the primary documentation source at [https://docs.rptools.info/docs/add-ons/ another site].
The following pages describe the use and creation of Add-on libraries.  This information is gleaned from [https://docs.rptools.info/docs/add-ons/ docs.rptools.info] where developer docs are hosted. If a correction is needed, please use the '''Discussion''' tab for the page or bring it up on the Discord server in the [https://discord.com/channels/296230822262865920/906331218805678080 #wiki_support channel].


(That documentation will be copied here over time.
* [[Introduction to Add-on libraries]]
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* [[Creation of Add-on libraries]]
 
* [[Technical definition of Add-on Libraries]]
== Add-On Libraries ==
* [[MTscript functions related to Add-on libraries]]
 
* [[JavaScript in Add-on libraries]]
These are the future of user-definable plugins to the MapTool environment.
 
MapTool started out with [[Library Token]]s.
They have served their purpose fairly well, but with the new HTML5 support in the JavaFX libraries that ship with MapTool, the scope of what macros are capable of has greatly expanded.
 
* [[Creation of add-on libraries]]
* [[MTscript functions related to add-on libraries]]
* [[JavaScript in add-on libraries]]

Latest revision as of 23:59, 21 February 2024

Add-on libraries are available from MapTool 1.11 onwards. These are the future of user-definable plugins to the MapTool environment, and are intended to replace and expand on the functionality formerly provided by Library Tokens.

The following pages describe the use and creation of Add-on libraries. This information is gleaned from docs.rptools.info where developer docs are hosted. If a correction is needed, please use the Discussion tab for the page or bring it up on the Discord server in the #wiki_support channel.