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    Dragoonprogramming
    last edited by 8 Nov 2010, 02:44

    Hey everyone!
    had a quick thought...
    A plug-in contest
    people vote for the best plugins, and the top ones get to be added as a permanent addition to Google sketch-up's next major update
    Of course each plugin would have to be close to error free... And each of the authors would get credit as the maker of the plugin
    I don't know but, I would like to see some of these plugins in the next version...
    what do you think? could this work?

    Thanks
    Taylor,

    "...And if he says that one more time i'll punch him right in the throat" - Armstrong and Getty
    My website http://dragoonprogramming.weebly.com/

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      thomthom
      last edited by 8 Nov 2010, 12:51

      @dragoonprogramming said:

      people vote for the best plugins, and the top ones get to be added as a permanent addition to Google sketch-up's next major update

      Even if Google would go for that, which I don't think is very likely, there are a few things here...

      "best plugins" is very subjective to the user. As one can see from the "Top 3 Plugins" thread. I like the concept of a sparse base where people add what they want. That way you don't get any bloat.

      How would the plugins be updated? The plugins made by third party developers are usually update much more frequently than SU. Bundling it with SU would seem to tie it down. Don't think I'd want that.

      I just don't see a whole lot of benefit from having plugin pre-installed. I'd much rather have a plugin management system. One which connects to various repositories and let you quickly browse and install/update plugins.

      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        Dragoonprogramming
        last edited by 8 Nov 2010, 15:46

        i see....
        I would like to see a plugin browser like you described!
        that would make it much easier! It would be also cool if it could load those plug-ins up without having to restart!
        I know that would be hard to do but it would be very helpful to have!

        Thanks
        Taylor,

        "...And if he says that one more time i'll punch him right in the throat" - Armstrong and Getty
        My website http://dragoonprogramming.weebly.com/

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          thomthom
          last edited by 8 Nov 2010, 17:05

          @dragoonprogramming said:

          It would be also cool if it could load those plug-ins up without having to restart!

          That is possible. Though uninstalling will require restart and updating may require restart.

          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            Dragoonprogramming
            last edited by 8 Nov 2010, 22:50

            that makes sense...
            looking forward to these updates! would love to have them in place!

            "...And if he says that one more time i'll punch him right in the throat" - Armstrong and Getty
            My website http://dragoonprogramming.weebly.com/

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