[Qgis-developer] Adding plugins to core?

[Antonio Locandro]

I agree completely with what you have written specially "+1 for adding the functions but -1 for just bringing the plugins into core." Maybe start with some of the easier ones like the value tool you mention
 
From: madmanwoo at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 14:00:41 +1000
Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] Adding plugins to core?
To: antoniolocandro at hotmail.com
CC: qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org

I agree that adding the plugins to core would be a good idea however I don't feel that we should just add them in their current state.  The plugin repository has the benefit of of being able to update things faster then the release of QGIS itself if you find bugs, etc, you can also add features for older QGIS versions.


I think these features in the plugins are great but we should really integrate them into the core project itself as new features rather then just a plugin.   Having Python plugins in core can also raise issue for users because they still look like normal plugins but you can't update them because they are no longer in the repository.  Having to enable handy features also feels a bit hap hazard to me.  


Something like the value tool could easily be integrated into the identify tool for instance.   There are also some other concepts floating around the idea of bring CAD functions into core so I think it's best to just focus on making those stronger.


So +1 for adding the functions but -1 for just bringing the plugins into core.
- Nathan

On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 1:22 PM, AntonioLocandro <antoniolocandro at hotmail.com> wrote:


I think it's a great idea, I was actually thinking about this the other day

and glad you brought the topic.



Although we can install plugins certainly it becomes evident when a plugin

should really become a core feature, example the Openlayers Plugin, I bet

almost all people using QGIS downloads it before doing anything with QGIS.

Plugins extend QGIS functionality beyond what initially was thought but in

many cases plugins become a must to be able to work efficiently



If the plugins are added to core I would vote for blending the functions

coherently with the rest of the interface in the appropriate menus. A good

example would be CAD tools which I would say be called Advanced Editing or

something.



I would add



http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/zoomtocoordinates/

http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/numericalDigitize/  - needs to add case for

geographic coordinates









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