Input and output plugin parameters and plugin dialogs

This page applies to Harlequin v13.1r0 and later; and to Harlequin MultiRIP but not Harlequin Core

If your plugin has parameters, you would like the user or a PostScript language job to be able to control, you can use the plugin kit's plugin parameter mechanism to implement them. The mechanism is the same for input and output plugins and is described here and is not available for any other plugin type. For information on Core modules see Core module plugins .

During initialization, the RIP asks the plugin for a list of supported parameters. They are described in DICTSTRUCTION structures.

The plugin can also specify a dialog box in which the user can view and set parameter values. Dialogs are specified with the PluginDialogDefinition and Doobri structures.

DICTSTRUCTION is described in The DICTSTRUCTION structure , PluginDialogDefinition is described in The PluginDialogDefinition structure , and Doobri is described in The Doobri structure .