net.sourceforge.spedit.ext
Interface Helper

All Superinterfaces:
PlugIn

public interface Helper
extends PlugIn

A Helper plugin provides functionalities that are related to the user actions on the application. A helper usually make background checking and processing of the document. It can for example give information on the currently edited element, automatically add or remove an element when another is added, etc.

Generally speaking an helper has the role of a simple software agent that reacts to application-generated events, and give feedback to the user, or make automatic processing on the document.

For a word processor a helper could for example count the number of words, check syntax, generate TOC automatically, etc.


Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.spedit.ext.PlugIn
getProperties