----- Original Message ----- > From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> > To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "pd-dev@iem.at List" <pd-dev@iem.at> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:59 PM > Subject: Re: [PD-dev] search plugin in Pd-extended > > > For the Pd-extended 0.43 release, I want to keep the old help browser on the > Help menu. Then later, I think it can be removed. Makes for an easier > transition, IMHO.
Ok, that should work then because I'm not stealing it yet. It just says "Browser2.0" in the Help menu below it. :) -Jonathan > > As for removing menu items, there is a menu command that can do that. > > .hc > > On 11/15/2012 07:14 PM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: >> Here's an initial re-refactoring back to the plugin interface: >> https://puredata.info/Members/jancsika/browser2.0plugin/view >> >> Don't use this one yet, because I have some more changes to >> make based on the following question: >> 1) How do I remove the old helpbrowser entry from the >> "Help" menu from inside my plugin? >> >> That way the new helpbrowser will show up for new users, along >> with an accelerator <ctrl-g>, without disturbing old grumps and >> their <ctrl-b> browser. >> >> >> -Jonathan >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> >>> To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com> >>> Cc: "pd-dev@iem.at List" <pd-dev@iem.at> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:36 AM >>> Subject: Re: [PD-dev] search plugin in Pd-extended >>> >>> >>> For Pd-extended, I'd much rather keep it as a plugin than make it > an >>> internal >>> file. I think it will be much easier for you to work on the search > plugin if >>> it stays as a plugin. If its a plugin that's included in > Pd-extended, it >>> can >>> be upgraded by the user by just dropping a new version into > ~/pd-externals. >>> The dev process will be easier too, since updates won't have to go > thru the >>> patch tracker to be accepted into pd-extended.git. >>> >>> For Vanilla, you'll have to ask Miller. I think this same approach > could >>> work >>> for vanilla too with the same advantages. All that Miller would need > to do to >>> include it is check in the search-plugin into pd/extra/ >>> >>> .hc >>> >>> On 11/15/2012 01:45 AM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: >>>> I already did substantial work on the drop-in replacement for the >>>> helpbrowser based on the feedback I got. I had no idea the >>>> gui-plugin infrastructure was ready to ship actual plugins running >>>> by default in pd-extended. >>>> >>>> -Jonathan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> >>>>> To: "pd-dev@iem.at List" <pd-dev@iem.at> >>>>> Cc: >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 11:31 PM >>>>> Subject: [PD-dev] search plugin in Pd-extended >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey Jonathan, >>>>> >>>>> I committed your latest search-plugin.tcl into >>>>> scripts/guiplugins/search-plugin, overwriting my original, > simple one. >>> I put >>>>> it there because I'm adding it to Pd-extended. I think it > makes >>> sense to >>>>> just >>>>> include your plugin directly rather than as a remixed > helpbrowser.tcl. >>> I also >>>>> just committed a check that makes sure that pd-gui doesn't > try to >>> load a >>>>> plugin that has already been loaded. That way when you make > new version >>> of the >>>>> search plugin, people can just drop it into ~/pd-externals and > >>> it'll >>>>> override >>>>> the built-in search-plugin.tcl. >>>>> >>>>> As for scripts/guiplugins/search-plugin, feel free to take > that over >>> and do >>>>> whatever you want with it. I can't see a reason to keep > the old >>> one around >>>>> any more, your search plugin is very thorough. >>>>> >>>>> .hc >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Pd-dev mailing list >>>>> Pd-dev@iem.at >>>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev >>>>> >>> > _______________________________________________ Pd-dev mailing list Pd-dev@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev