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    Building Options Boxes

    All editors (and option boxes) for OpenAlias plug-ins must be created with the AlEditor class. The behaviour of the editor (or option box) will automatically be determined by the type of function (AlFunction) the AlEditor is attached to (AlContinuousFunction functions have non-modal editors, AlMomentaryFunction functions have modal option boxes).

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    • Debugging a plug-in in Windows

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