Extensions 2022.2 Release Notes

New Features

Customized File Menus

Customized client-specific entries in the “File” menu can be created. By referencing filemenu.xml files in the root extension.xml file, you can load client-specific plugin features.

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Enhancements

Unloading of Extensions

Extensions are now unloaded without the need to restart. The customized ribbons, drop-down menus, and toolbars are no longer visible.

Initialization of glocal Tcl scripts

In 2022.1, the initialization of client-specific Tcl scripts was introduced. In 2022.2 this is enhanced with the initialization of global Tcl scripts in the global section of the extension.xml file, which allows you to load procedures available for all clients/profiles.

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Resolved Issues

• The error handling of corrupt XML files has been improved.

Known Issues

• The newly added customized file menus will not be unloaded and are still visible. The unloading of these file menus will be supported in HyperWorks 2022.3.