UI to enable / disable installed add-ons per workspace/window

[tuomas2]

I'm thinking plugins should not automatically apply to all windows everywhere. They should be configurable per workspace/window. I.e. we should add one more text option for them: "Enable plugins", which would give a multi-selectable list of plugins.

In addition, we still need some plugins to be configured globally, not per-workspace/per-window basis (like RefParser). Thus, there should be "Enable plugins globally" option in app preferences.

[agrogers]

I don't really know what add ons you guys have in mind. But I wonder whether they should automatically apply to all Windows and workspaces with an option to make them apply to a selection.

Or perhaps when a new add on is installed it applies to all areas and the user has to deselect it. Or perhaps they get a choice at install.

Just don't want a user to install an add on and then not have it work because there is another setting somewhere that they need to enable.

[tuomas2]

Good point. But if plugin is manipulating how UI will look like, I think it makes sense user might want to enable something in some workspace/window but not in some else? Similarly as per-window color adjustments etc?

[tuomas2]

For now (4.0) it's all global (and hopefully not too much abused).

Remember that when doing any tutorial videos, styling plugins should be uninstalled :-D

[agrogers]

Yes, I think it is a good feature. Just need to help the user enable it where they want it. Could be confusing if some add ons work everywhere always and others don't.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021, 5:56 pm Tuomas Airaksinen, @.***> wrote:

Good point. But if plugin is manipulating how UI will look like, I think it makes sense user might want to enable something in some workspace/window but not in some else? Similarly as per-window color adjustments etc?

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[tuomas2]

Perhaps it could be other way around: everything is enabled by default and there's per-workspace/per-window option to disable some of them. Similar logic as with hiding specific bookmark labels.

[agrogers]

I like it. Although I always prefer options that are positive (tick and it is in/true) rather than tick and it is false. They feel counterintuitive that way.

Perhaps

• new add on applies to all existing windows and workspaces and all newly created workspaces
• user can deselect windows and workspaces
• if they deflect a workspace then it will not apply to new and existing windows and the option disappears (or disabled)

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021, 6:01 pm Tuomas Airaksinen, @.***> wrote:

Perhaps it could be other way around: everything is enabled by default and there's per-workspace/per-window option to disable some of them. Similar logic as with hiding specific bookmark labels.

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