Hello, I have seen the question of how to give a name for a script/plugin in many places, and most recently here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=588755#c10 Although there are no standard naming rules, I suggest that we styart to use strict naming rules. For example - script-fu-3dtruchet. Without reading the exact description, you would have no idea whether it works on an image, a layer, whether ir creates something new, etc. Another example plug-in-spheredesigner. It is unclear from the name whether it works on an active layer, or whether it creates a new image/layer. Now, if we decide that this is "obvious" and that all plugins do work on the same layer unless it was specified otherwise, then plug-in-film for example, does not match with this standard (since it creates a new image). most gimp plug-ins should be renamed, to be plug-in-render-XXX, plug-in-distort-XXX, script-fu-ctreate-XXX, etc. I know that this will probably break hundreds of scripts and plugins, so it would be hard to do. My suggestion (which is the only way in which I can see how no API uses will be broken) is to allow from now on for each script/pattern to register in two ways 1. The normal usual way 2. A "suuport old usage" way, which registers a script/plugin so it won't be viewed in the procedure browser, but it would still be there. A script which wasn't updated (or doesn't need updating) will continue to show in the procedure browser, and scripts/plugins that use method 2. will be able to register procedures for "depreceated usage" by registering to a "depreceated" procedure browser (the database of procedures will be shared between the two procedure browsers, however from now on the gui of the procedure browser will show only non-depreceated functions unless specified to show both). gimp_install_procedure will continue to work in the usual way, and gimp_install_depreceated_procedure (this is the new suggested function) will register a "depreceated" procedure. This way, we don't brake anything and it will make new plugin/script writers start using the new procedures since they will see only the new procedures. Thoughts/Comments? _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
