[Qgis-developer] plugin's menu organization

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Chris,

yes - this could be a local cache - but somewhere you have to get the 
information from - and for that purpose the repository's plugins.xml 
file would be a good source, wouldn't it?

Andreas

On 3/29/10 8:33 PM, Chris Crook wrote:
> Wouldn't it be simpler to have a standard document in the plugin folder (at least for python plugins).  This could then be used by the installer, and at any other time.  I'm not sure there is any advantage to putting it into the repository XML file?
>
> Chris
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> To: MORREALE Jean Roc
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> Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] plugin's menu organization
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> It doesn't mean that the information should be exclusively available to
> the plugin installer. The same information could be made available through
> different mechanisms. But it would provide immediate feedback to the user
> about how to use the plugin.
>
> Andreas
>
> On Mon, March 29, 2010 11:24 am, MORREALE Jean Roc wrote:
>    
>> I'm not sure because if a user click on it without looking at it then he
>> doesn't get the information and no other way to get it again (just by
>> reinstalling it).
>>
>>
>>   Le lun 29/03/10 08:41, "Andreas Neumann" a.neumann at carto.net a écrit:
>>      
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> For the issue on how to find the plugin: one option would be to have a
>>> mini-documentation popping up after the plugin install that indicates:
>>>
>>> * where to find the plugin (menu, toolbar)
>>> * quick info how to use it
>>> * Link to webpage with full documentation.
>>>
>>> This mini documentation could be part of the plugins.xml file of the
>>> repository.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Andreas
>>>
>>> On Sun, March 28, 2010 10:45 pm, Borys Jurgiel wrote:
>>>        
>>>>> Completely seperate plugin section, otherwise
>>>>>            
>>> when you turn on a plugin
>>>        
>>>> you'll have no idea where it is. An exception to
>>>>          
>>> this would be if the
>>>        
>>>> Manage plugins where you go to activate them had
>>>>          
>>> tabs with the same
>>>        
>>>> names, that would clearly indicate where you
>>>>          
>>> should find the plugin once
>>>        
>>>> it's turned on.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks. So clear categorization withing the existing
>>>>          
>>> plugin menu seems
>>> best
>>>        
>>>> for a start.
>>>>
>>>>          
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