[Qgis-user] Plugins re-organization

[Alister Hood]

Hi guys

> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:40:43 -0300
> From: Pablo Carreira <pablotcarreira at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] Plugins re-organization
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> Oh, sorry, my last message went with Giuseppe signature. My mistake.
> It's:
> Pablo Torres Carreira
> 
> 
> From: pablotcarreira at hotmail.com
> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org; qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] Plugins re-organization
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:38:28 -0300
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>  
> Hi,
> 
> >Hi all,
> >I think that organizing better plugins in menus it's the way to go
> waiting for the new toolbox.
> 
> >For example, we could re-organize plugins in Database menu just
> creating some main
> >sub-classes named as the databases' spatial extensions: "PostGIS",
> "SpatiaLite",
> >Obviously there are some plugins which are out because either
general-
> purpose  or manage
> 
> I thin that many menu levels is good for new users because it organize
> things. But for advanced users it slows things because you have to
> navigate all the menu levels to reach the tool that you want.
> I have two suggestions:1)A side panel with the plugins
> tree.2)Detachable menus, like the older TCL/TK versions of GRASS. Or
> like the the buttons in OpenOffice that have sub-options.
> 
> Best.

More organised plugin menus would be very nice, but personally I think 
the ability to disable plugin toolbar buttons is more important :)
  
I have so many plugins installed that the plugins toolbar has become 
rather useless as it is wider than my screen.  I seldom use most
plugins, 
so I don't need a toolbar button for them - they are better off in a
menu. 
I do want toolbar buttons for some of the plugins that I do use 
frequently.

Regards,
Alister