[Bf-committers] Ketsji Plugin

[Doug Ollivier]

Idea: Two plugin directories

1) Bundled with Blender plug-ins (just finds them, no setting up, still 
finds them if the user specifies another location)
2) User plug-in library directory (can be anywhere on their system)



Shaul Kedem wrote:
> I am all for configurability; I think you are right and it should be a
> user pref. would it be possible in the stable build to put a constant
> path relating to the installation directory and scan it before blender
> goes up for the first time (or even as part of the build) in order to
> have a stable plug-ins for the GE delivered with blender?
>
> On Jan 10, 2008 9:05 AM, Charlie C <snailrose at bresnan.net> wrote:
>   
>> It is currently set up by selecting a default plugin
>> directory in the user prefs. You would open the plugin
>> space type and click 'Update menus', this will scan the
>> plugin directory for valid plugins, and add it to the blender
>> menu. You would then click on the wanted item to bring up the
>> plugin GUI (same manor as python).
>>
>> I never thought of a GE preference panel, It may be less
>> bulky than a space type. If everyone wanted to take that
>> path? Though the space type allows you to extend in any
>> field not just game plugins (only limited by the API).
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> jonathan ferguson wrote:
>>     
>>> On Jan 9, 2008, at 11:48 PM, Charlie C wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I have managed to get Ketsji running external to blender, and am
>>>> working
>>>> on plugging it in to the space type. Though this may not be the
>>>> answer.
>>>>  From a user standpoint It's kind of a annoying to load the plugin
>>>> every
>>>> time you create a new file. It could be loaded automatically when you
>>>> press (p), but how would you specify other plugins?
>>>>         
>>> Cool! Thanks for working on the game plugin(s)!
>>>
>>> For the users, I suggest a Game Engine preference panel with
>>> something like the following:
>>> 1. A menu of known GE plugins (CrystalSpace, OGRE3D, Ketsji, etc…)
>>> 2. A "browse…" button to manually find new GE plugins (Possibly along
>>> with an editable filename location field?)
>>>
>>> This data would then need to be saved into the default .blend. Also,
>>> presumably, the startup sequence for blender will have to test for
>>> the existence, and compatibility, of said plug-ins.
>>>
>>> I suggest a Game Engine preference panel, because the panel will
>>> probably need to be populated by the different plugins, once loaded,
>>> and change based on the currently selected (loaded) plugin. Startup
>>> flags for the various GE's and such could then be specified from
>>> within blender using a consistent place in blender for all of the GE
>>> startup (and other?) options.
>>>
>>> In any case, Thanks!
>>>
>>> have a day.yad
>>> jdpf
>>>
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