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[NOTE: I didn't see an obvious component, or subcomponent on the site for this - So I picked the best I could, even though I suspect they're still wrong. Please move it where ever it should go.] At first I thought I'd like the new plugin manager. Now that I've used it, I don't like it much. I know it's not done, so maybe it can be improved. It's nice to have 'updates' separated from modules that I don't have to begin with. Things I don't like though: 1. I miss being able to enable and disable with a checkbox. It's not clear from UI which plugins it is possible to enable or disable anymore. 2. Having to hit 'finish' after successfully enabling or disabling a plugin is a pain. 3. I miss the checkbox for enabling or disabling whole categories of plugins at once. 4. It's not clear from the UI (until after I click on a plugin) where it is coming from. 5. In the past I have found updates to the same module on both the NB download center, and a newer one on the NB Beta Download Center. In the old UI, this was obvious since the module appeared twice in the heirachy. Now I'm not sure I'll even see both? and I have to click on them to tell them apart? I'd much prefer the different update centers to be shown in the tree like in the past. 6. My biggest problem is I just spent a bunch of time picking plugins to install. After hitting install, I got a window saying that several modules couldn't satisfy their dependencies. The only button on the window was cancel (which is fine, but the old UI would have allowed me to continue.) I wanted to cancel and deslect those modules though so I hit cancel. When I got back to the Plugin Manager Window, all the modules I had selected for installation were all unchecked. Now, not only do I have to recheck all the modules again, but while doing it I have to remember which ones had the problems and not pick them, because if I hit 'install' with even one checked, I'll have to start over again. I expected to remember one or two of the problem modules, hit cancel, find and unslect them, then hit install, get that window again, memorize one or two new modules that still have problems, and repeat, etc. I hope by reporting these things, we can work to make the plugin manager as good as it can be.
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Sorry, abotu leaving out the build info. This was '6.0 Dev build 070426'. I understand about multiple issues in one ticket. I thought that since they were all useability and interface issues it would be better this way. I'll remember that next time.
From #5: >> I'd much prefer the different update centers to be shown in the tree like in the past. I'd like to add, "or at least another column in the table listing the 'update center'"
Thanks for feedback. The problem was addressed to UI team and most of them was implemented over M10 and Beta1.