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====== Writing client-side plugins ======

In //**Aware IM**// you can not only add plugins for the server (such as custom processes, channels or functions), but you can also add plugins that execute on the client within a web browser. Most of the time you would write these plugins in order to add your custom user interface functionality, or modify the default //**Aware IM**// user interface behaviour.

All client-side plugins must be written in Javascript and in most cases you need the knowledge of the [[http://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui|Kendo UI]] Javascript library from Telerik and a popular open source Javascript library called [[https://jquery.com/|jQuery]] . The description that follows assumes that the reader is familiar with Javascript, Kendo UI library and jQuery.

There are several types of the client-side plugins you can add in //**Aware IM**//:

  * Modify the default behaviour and presentation of forms
  * Modify the default behaviour and presentation of form sections in forms
  * Modify the default presentation of individual fields within forms
  * Modify the default presentation and behaviour of queries 
  * Modify the default presentation and behaviour of content panels inside visual perspectives

We will look at each of these client-side plugins separately

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