Table of Contents: Developing Plugins for Lotus Notes, Sametime, and Symphony 

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Preface About the authors Some wiki guidelines Business Context Custom development practices Benefits Conclusion Architectural Components Introduction Eclipse Customization Fundamentals Architecture of Notes/Symphony/St vis-a-vis Eclipse Extensibility Architecture Design Patterns Frequently Asked Questions of Architecture and Design Setting up the Development Environment Goals Required tools Setting up development environment using Expeditor Toolkit Tips and tricks for effective debugging Optional Eclipse-based debugging tools FAQ Conclusion Developing Toolbars, Menus and Actions Introduction to toolbars, menus, and actions The APIs Creating toolbars and menus in your own plugins Contributing to toolbars and menus in other plugins Recommendations Example plug-ins Developing Sideshelf Applications Creating a basic sideshelf Using the Eclipse Selection service SWT-based drag and drop Opening items Displaying HTML Example plug-ins Conclusion Leveraging Notes specific APIs Plug-in development compared to Dmno development Notes Java UI classes Back-end access to Notes APIs Deploying plug-in preferences via Domino policy Example plug-ins Conclusion Leveraging Sametime specific APIs Assumptions Goals Architecture Overview Lotus Sametime Connect Client Services Extending the user interface User Experience Guidelines Snippet Samples Sample Plug-ins Conclusion Leveraging Symphony specific APIs Assumptions Background and goal Accessing Lotus Symphony 3 object model APIs Document APIs Spreadsheet APIs Presentation APIs Using OpenOffice.org Universal Network Object APIs Interacting with Notes Conclusion Deployment Guide Lotus Expeditor Eclipse deployment basics Signing code Deployment in Lotus Notes Deployment in Lotus Symphony Deployment in Lotus Sametime Deployment in Lotus Expeditor Platform