going further, I see every thing is handeled in Javascript. I found nearly what I need:

$mosConfig_live_site/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&Itemid=29&tab=getprofilegallerytab

Could you quickly explain what are those parameters:

task=userProfile
This permits access to the plugin. Right ? How ?

Itemid=29
?

tab=getprofilegallerytab
?

Now I found the way to receive Tab forms through function saveEditTab($tab, $user, $ui, &$postdata)

To be clear let's say I have a tab with 2 fields declared by the plugin in xml file. One text that I fill through getEditTab and a yes/no radio button that the user can set to accept the text I submitted.
I receive the correct setted form in $postdata but when saveEditTab returns they are set to the original values that are tooken from database at getDisplayTab call. Same with $user whitch contains same fields.
More, if I directly set the fields in the database through saveEditTab I see them changed in that database with phpmyadmin but when I let the function continue and return they are resetted again by CB.

Am I miss using those functions ?
Should I try onBeforeUserUpdate event or something else ?

No more response since 3 days. What's going on ? No more discussion ?

This is on an entirely different subject but still involves the tutorial. I am starting from scratch. I am looking at the Hello Plugin 2 and other plugins. I have two questions

1) how come in the hello plugin the global $my is used but in articles plugin it is not?

2) what is the $my variable state anyway.

3) I gutted the Hello Plugin 2 and added a simple database query to spit out a row. there were no php errors but my Hello Plugin tab disappeared. I am not sure why. Example
i kept this
[code:1]class gethelloworldTab extends cbTabHandler {
/**
* Construnctor
*/
function gethelloworldTab() {
$this->cbTabHandler();
}} // end or getDisplayTab function
} // end of gethelloworldTab class
?>[/code:1]

and put a simple querty to spit out one row from joomla table. I lost my tab name so I can't tell if it worked.

4) Just while I was working, I noticed that the articles plugin has some paramter features (i think) yet there are no parameters in the tab or plugin admin.

Thanks. Just trying to understand. And I am documenting everything so that other dummies like me can learn.

This is a great set of articles. Thank you.

/Lasse