Simply awesome "extensions" index

[Jim]

I am interested in creating a short list of Categories for organizing the extensions listed in the Extension Index.

Categories are meant to be broad, general classifications. For example:

Texturing, Math/Science, Terrain, Animation, Rendering, Selection, Layers, File converting, Randomizing, Cleanup, CAD, User Interface,etc.

I want to have enough terms to include all extensions, but no more. Some extension may fall under multiple categories, too.

How do you categorize your plugins?

[xrok1]

@xrok1 said:

@kwistenbiebel said:

Now here's an idea: make the 'search index' a ruby within sketchup.

We could have some kind of second VCB box where you just type in some letters and it will suggest rubies you can choose.
Either you already have them in your plugins folder and it will simply activate the ruby, or you can download it from within Sketchup.

Wouldn't that be nice?

In Rhino, there is a similar approach to activate a command. Type in some letters and a list with suggested commands will pop up.

a 2d warehouse of sorts.

come to think of it, doesn't smustard have something like this for plugs you've purchased. i remember last week when i bought booltools it (smustard) asked if i wanted to install smustard.rb or something so i could DL my purchased scripts directly to SU... i can't remember the details.

[xrok1]

i was just searching the index and found a ruby i didn't know about, but was wanting for a while (projection).

when i found it i noticed that the description wasn't really a description, but more of, well here take a look:

@unknownuser said:

Here is an update (major revision) of my projection toolbar. What's new: ? More user-friendly commands: click points instead of selecting objects for plane definitions and vectors ? Better selection errors checkings ? Project faces along Z and along vector gathered in one command. ? ExtrudelineTool included ? lines2cyl and credits commands suppressed ? Construction line at intersection of faces enhanced: multiple selection supported ? New icons ? PDF doc included

anyway my point is maybe you could add a link in the descriptions to the original thread that the ruby is from (if it exists), that way the user may be able to get a better understanding and also join a more comprehensive discussion with other users and the author.

[xrok1]

oops, ijust clicked the link. sorry, i guess you're way ahead of me.

[Chris Fullmer]

I think that if there is a thread, you can click on the ruby name and it will take you to the thread. That is how it has worked for some of them for me

Chris

EDIT: Oh, looks like you found it now

[xrok1]

just curious why you would list older versions off ruby's along with the new ones? i think it just causes clutter, its not likely someone is going to say hey it says ver.1.3 but i think i'll try ver.1 first in case its better.

and since ver.1 is sometimes not called ver.1, only the plug name :
bounce.rb
bounce.rb 1.2
it can cause confusion and make you think maybe there different rubys?

[Jim]

@xrok1 said:

:oops: oops, ijust clicked the link. sorry, i guess you're way ahead of me.

No, I don't like it either - I think a more clear link is appropriate instead of clicking the plugin name. I have fields for separate download and discussion URLs that just need put on the page. I am thinking a navbar would work well:

[ download | discussion | support | license | etc ]

@xrok1 said:

when i found it i noticed that the description wasn't really a description, but more of, well here take a look

That is the text written by the author of the plugin. It would have taken me forever to write suitable descriptions for every plugin out there. I cut and pasted most of them, and automated the rest.

@xrok1 said:

just curious why you would list older versions off ruby's along with the new ones?

Because the versions are still available for download.

[Ecuadorian]

Rubymon - Gotta catch 'em all!
But so far, it seems every ruby known to man is already indexed.

[Ecuadorian]

That would be too much work for the mods. Perhaps if those gifs you want could be user-submitted, it'll work.

[Ecuadorian]

And my ie, too, and my Google Chrome, and my Firefox... But I'm sure they'll sort it out.

EDIT: It was my own stupidity... I should have been clicking on the "Forums" button instead of scrolling down to see the forums... I figured it out some days ago.