Re: organizing external extensions - need a little help

Maren Hachmann <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Sep 2018 00:46:36 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Am 03.09.2018 um 23:40 schrieb brynn:

> <effect>
>    <object-type>all</object-type>
>        <effects-menu>
>            <submenu _name="Render"/>
>        </effects-menu>
> </effect>
> 
>        Would I be correct that this one's going to show up in the Render
> submenu?
> 
>        If that's correct, then bingo!  All I have to do is look at the
> INX files, to find out what menu they go in!  If not, well, I'm back
> where I started.  But this looks like it might be a winner?

- Yes, you've figured that out correctly.

Maren

> Thanks for your help,
> brynn
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: brynn
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 10:40 PM
> To: Inkscape User Community
> Subject: [Inkscape-user] organizing external extensions - need a little
> help
> 
> Hi Friends,
>        I'm working on a project to list all the external extensions, on the
> same page where I have all the best tutorials listed
> (https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php)
> 
>        I already have a list made -- approx 300 of them.  And I've made an
> attempt at organizing them.  I'm using the current Extensions menu as a
> starting
> place for categories.  That seems like the most logical way in which
> users might
> search for them (or expect to find them).
> 
>        The Render and Export categories have so many that I've made
> sub-categories.  Plus I made a new one called Animation, which holds both
> animation and presentation type of extensions.
> 
>        But I'm stuck with approx 45 of them which I'm not sure where
> they would
> belong.  Plus, I might not have gotten the ones I did organize in the
> proper
> place.  Often extensions might fit in more than one category, but
> usually one is
> better than the other.
> 
>        I wonder if anyone might have some time, to help me out with
> this?  I've
> uploaded an ODT file as an attachment in this forum topic (which I've also
> requested any forum members who might have time to help).
> https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=1261.0
> 
>        For clarity, these are specifically what I need help with:
> 
> -- At the bottom (last 3 pages) is a category called "Unsure".  Those
> are the
> ones I need the most help with.  Ideally I'd like all of them
> categorized....except that there are several extensions I found which
> don't have
> descriptions, and their titles aren't very helpful with knowing what
> they do
> either.  So there could realistically be a few left over which can't fit
> into a
> category.
> 
> -- There are subcategories in Render and Export called "Other" (among
> several
> other subcats).  There should be several extensions from "Other" which
> can fit
> into other subcategories.
> 
> -- Generally if you notice any that I put in the wrong place, please
> move them
> to the correct place.
> 
>        For anyone who can help, please just edit that file, and upload it
> somewhere.  (The file itself is just my working list.  It's not going on
> the
> webpage, so don't worry about the formatting or font.  I'll deal with
> that when
> I code the page.)
> 
>        I really appreciate any help which anyone can offer.  And I think it
> will benefit the community as well, to have sort of a master list
> available, so
> users don't have to spend so much time searching the internet.
> 
> Thank you very much,
> brynn
> 
> 
> 
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