active_path offers a rich set of operations, I've used most
all at one time or another, Import Recursive would ice the cake.

The rclick access has the benefit of being inherently 'findable'
it's pretty universal to try an rclick, when looking for capabilities.

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Terry Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:43:14 -0600
> "Edward K. Ream" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Kent Tenney <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > I think activepath plugin is great, an ideal entry point
>> > for examining a project.
>> >
>>
>> I'll show this in the screencast, if convenient.  It's on the list.
>
> active_path.py is (intended to be) a complete solution to project
> browsing / importing, so really it would make sense to have two
> separate screencasts, if active_path.py and the recursive import script
> are to be used
>
>> > What about a 'Import Recursive' option?
>>
>> I've wanted that forever.  The problem is that there is no easy way to get
>> the args.  That's why we are (presently) stuck with the recursive import
>> script.
>
> This is not a problem for active_path.py, seeing there's a one to one
> mapping between the tree and the filesystem, the recursive import
> should happen where it's invoked.
>
>> But as I write this, I see that this may be important enough to warrant
>> it's own pane in the log window.  Just like the Find pane, but for imports.
>
> As Kent mentioned on IRC, by using the tree to represent the file
> system, and the tree context ment, active_path.py has all the interface
> it needs without another panel.
>
> It could do with some polishing, but I think it addresses this task in
> a way most people will find quite intuitive.
>
> Cheers -Terry
>
>> An alternative would be something like minibuffer-find.   But given that
>> imports are about the very first non-trivial thing a newbie is likely to
>> want to do, an Import pane seem far better.
>>
>> Thanks for this comment.  It's going to make a big difference.
>>
>> Edward
>>
>
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