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title: moduleExample
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## Name

moduleExample.lua - create a new example lighttable module

## Description

More informations about building user interface elements:
https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/ch09.html.php#lua_gui_example
And about new_widget here:
https://www.darktable.org/lua-api/index.html.php#darktable_new_widget

## Usage

* require this script from your luarc file
  To do this add this line to the file .config/darktable/luarc: 
require "examples/moduleExample"

* it creates a new example lighttable module

## Additional Software Required


## Limitations


## Author

Tobias Jakobs

## Change Log