Plugin Setup

Creating a New Plugin

To create a new plugin you need to make a new folder in the plugin directory of your Chromatics installation (the directory where Chromatics.exe is located). Name this folder what you wish to name your plugin.

Once your plugin folder has been made, three additional folders must be created within your plugin folder.

• /css

• /img

• /js

Important: Even if you are not using any of these folders, all must be present for your plugin to work.

When developing your plugin - CSS, JavaScript and images must be stored in their respected directories or they will not load.

Creating a Manifest File

A manifest file must be created in the root directory of your plugin folder which contains information about your plugin. Create a new text file in notepad or other text editor and write a single-line with the plugin name. This plugin name MUST match the plugin folder name.

Save the file as plugin.manifest, renaming the file extension to .manifest.

Creating an Index File

The default plugin web app shown in ARX is loaded from an index.html file. You can create other html files and link to them but users must start on an index home page.

All HTML files created must contain opening and closing HTML, Head and Body tags.