+Manage and install plugins. +
+ + +Installed tab+This tab shows you the list of currently installed plugins on your system. Both +python and cpp plugins are listed. +
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+You can enable or disable them by clicking the checkbox in front of the name.
+Selecting an item show the plugin information in the detail pane.
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+There is a context menu (right click) available, to change the sorting on: +name, number of downloads, votes and status. +
+ + + ++This tab shows you the list of available plugins from the remote repositories. +It is downloaded once if you start up. But you can change that in the Settings +
++Selecting an item shows you the plugin information in the detail pane. +
+ + ++This tab will be shown when a new plugin is made available? It will be shown +just once. +
+ + ++This tab is only available if there one of your installed plugins can be upgraded +from the remote repositories. +
+ + ++This tab is only available if there is a plugin invalid. That is if there was an +error during loading the plugin. +
+ + ++In this tab you can change the Settings for the plugin manager. +
++It is possible to check how often QGIS will download the list and update information +from the available repositories. +
++By checking the 'Show experimental plugins' checkbox, all plugins will be shown +in the lists, even the ones that are considered 'experimental' by the author. + +
| +Note: Experimental plugins are generally unsuitable for production use. These plugins are in the early stages of development, and should be considered "incomplete" or "proof of concept" tools. The QGIS development team does not recommend installing these plugins unless you intend to use them for testing purposes. + |
+Here you see the list of all plugins available in the repositories, but which are not yet installed. +
++Click on the name to see details. +
++You can change the sorting via the context menu (right click). +
++A plugin can be downloaded and installed by clicking on it's name, and +then click the 'Install plugin' button. +
+ + diff --git a/resources/plugin_manager/installed_plugins b/resources/plugin_manager/installed_plugins index e8103b51938..3ce83b7de0b 100644 --- a/resources/plugin_manager/installed_plugins +++ b/resources/plugin_manager/installed_plugins @@ -1 +1,18 @@ -Here are installed plugins. To enable or disable plugin, click its checkbox or doubleclick its name... \ No newline at end of file ++On the left you see the list of installed plugins on your system. Both python and cpp +plugins are listed. Some plugins come with your QGIS installation while most of + them are made available via the plugin repositories. +
+ ++You can temporarily enable or disable a plugin. +To enable or disable a plugin, + click its checkbox or doubleclick its name... +
+ ++Plugins showing in red are not loaded because there is a problem. Consult the +'Invalid' tab to see more details, or to reinstall or uninstall this plugin. +
diff --git a/resources/plugin_manager/invalid_plugins b/resources/plugin_manager/invalid_plugins index 1a2e1a9571d..bd614201c15 100644 --- a/resources/plugin_manager/invalid_plugins +++ b/resources/plugin_manager/invalid_plugins @@ -1,3 +1,20 @@ -Plugins here are broken, incompatible or disappointed.+Plugins in this list here are broken or incompatible with your version of QGIS. +
+ ++Click on an individual plugin; if possible QGIS shows you more information. +
+ ++The main reasons to have invalid plugins is either that this plugin is not build +for this version of QGIS. Maybe you can download an other version from plugins.qgis.org. +
+ ++Another common reason is that a python plugin needs some external python libraries (dependencies). +You can install them yourself, depending on your operating system. After a correct +install the plugin should work. +
diff --git a/resources/plugin_manager/new_plugins b/resources/plugin_manager/new_plugins index 7e1e367634b..43cd53b665b 100644 --- a/resources/plugin_manager/new_plugins +++ b/resources/plugin_manager/new_plugins @@ -1 +1,7 @@ -Here are hot news. They are not yet installed plugins that are seen for the first time. \ No newline at end of file ++Here you see hot new plugins which can be installed. +
+ + diff --git a/resources/plugin_manager/upgradeable_plugins b/resources/plugin_manager/upgradeable_plugins index 182fe3a0280..e8957080c71 100644 --- a/resources/plugin_manager/upgradeable_plugins +++ b/resources/plugin_manager/upgradeable_plugins @@ -1 +1,7 @@ -Here are upgradeable plugins. It means more recent versions of installed plugins are available somewhere over the Internet (and I know where!). \ No newline at end of file ++Here are upgradeable plugins. It means more recent versions of installed +plugins are available in the repositories. +
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