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This document provides a detailed description of all features of Mono.Addins. If you are interested only in learning what Mono.Addins is about, the Programming Guide may be a more appropriate document.

Description of Add-ins and Add-in Roots

• Description models
• Custom Attributes
• XML Manifest
• The add-in header
• Add-in naming conventions
• Files included in an add-in
• Dependencies of an add-in
• Extension Points
• Extensions
• Nodes with children
• Node sets
• Conditions
• Optional Modules

Custom Extension Node Types

• Custom extension node implementation
• Extension node deserialization
• Getting add-in types, files and resources
• Working with add-in files
• The private data directory
• Default node name and description
• Handling children
• Localizable extension nodes
• Controlling add-in loading

Localization of Add-ins

• Localization with gettext
• Localization with String Resources
• Localization with String Table
• Custom Localizers
• Getting Localized Strings

Handling Add-ins at Run-time

• Initialization of the add-in manager
• Querying Extension Points
• Querying Type-bound Extension Points
• Extension Object Lifetime
• Extension Events

Add-in Discovery

• Initialization of the Add-in Registry
• Location of registries
• Add-in folders
• The default add-in folder
• Add-in folders for host applications
• User-specific add-in folders
• System-wide add-in folders
• Add-in folders used by the global add-in registry
• Add-ins in the GAC