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Since menu type plugins are siblings in the DOMTree, it is not possible for menu type plugins to communicate with each other. Next to the menu type plugin, it is not possible to communicate from an editor type plugin to another editor type plugin or a menu type plugin.
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Example use-casecases An end-user selects 2 IED's in 1 plug-in. In order to make a connection between IED's, the user want to open the selection in an another plug-in. Based on specific edits, a vendor specific plug-in can add vendor specific functionality (e.g. Siemens) |
Also, since addons are not extending from a HTMLElement, addons cannot subscribe to events themselves. HTML events are only going upwards in the DOMTree, not downwards and/or to siblings.
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