[Geany] Location of plugins

[Enrico Tröger]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:11:11 +0800, LUK wrote:

>Enrico Tröger wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:49:04 +0800, LUK ShunTim
>> <shuntim.luk at polyu.edu.hk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thomas Martitz wrote:
>>>> Enrico Tröger schrieb:
>>>>> Hm, when setting an extra path for plugins to look up I really
>>>>> think this should go in the preferences dialogif we want to be in
>>>>> the GUI at all. At least it shouldn't be in the plugin manager
>>>>> dialog, IMO.
>>>> I think the plugin manager is the most logical place to configure
>>>> a plugin directory.
>>> I also think so.  But when I look at the "Preferences" dialog
>>> again, I
>> 
>> It just would make it more bloat especially since setting an
>> additional path for plugin lookup is something most users won't do
>> at all and even if they probably do it only once, therefore I'm
>> pleading for the prefs dialog.
>> 
>> 
>>> plugin manager itself can be moved there as well. Probably too
>>> drastic a change. :-)
>> 
>> Please not.
>> 
>> 
>>> Not really a big difference I think. If Enrico's idea is
>>> implemented, something like "Directories where plugins are searched
>>> are set under the
>>> Edit|Preferences|Plugins menu item" added to the notice in the
>>> Edit|Preferences|plugin
>>> manager window will be helpful.
>> 
>> Maybe. However I'd say this should go into the documentation not the
>> plguin manager dialog itself. Though I don't have a strong opinion on
>> that.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Enrico
>> 
>
>Yes, agreed -- and very well said. I came to geany because it wasn't
>bloated. That should always be its distinctive feature.

Finally done (sorry for the delay).

The preferences dialog got a new path option to set an additional
lookup directory for plugins.
HTH.

Regards,
Enrico

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