On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:23:41PM -0700, Meishu wrote:
> "The plugin works, but I don't know Python,"
>
> Is it technically possible to create a plugin without knowing Python?
As Peter said, Python isn't too hard, and besides, I have other
programming experience. What I did, anyone with programming experience
can do: backed up my .mnemosyne directory, found a similar plugin,
copied it, then,
1. I removed a small piece of code from the copy that I didn't think
would serve my purpose, started Mnemosyne, and determined if the
plugin still worked. If it didn't work, I undid my change and
tried again. If it did work, then I repeated this step.
2. After I removed as much unrelated code as I could, I scanned
through Mnemosyne's core code looking for what I needed, copied
it, and pasted it in my plugin as comments. Mnemosyne's core
code is nicely commented, so this isn't as hard as you might
think.
3. I uncommented one piece of code, started Mnemosyne, and
determined if the plugin still worked. If it didn't, I changed
the code a little and tried again. If it did work, then I
repeated this step.
4. After I got all the parts to work, I simply put them in the order
I needed (forgotten cards = not memorized cards - unseen cards).
Then it worked and I was happy. I emailed the list to make sure I didn't
accidentally include a function that, say, removes all cards from the
deck on a full moon.
For a simple user interface change, you should be able to modify an
existing plugin in the way described above. And, as the number of
plugins increases, you'll have more and more examples to draw upon.
What you don't need to do, which I did, was avoid looking at the Python
manual as a matter of programmer hubris. :)
Good luck,
-Dave
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