Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of Help/Preferences/Plugins


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2011-05-19T16:47:44+02:00 (15 years ago)
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  • Help/Preferences/Plugins

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    22= Preferences > Plugins =
    33
    4 Plugins extend the core functionality of JOSM. The [wiki:/Plugins list of JOSM plugins] explains which plugins are available and with what kind of functionality they extend JOSM. 
     4Plugins extend the core functionality of JOSM. The [wiki:Plugins list of JOSM plugins] explains which plugins are available and with what kind of functionality they extend JOSM. 
    55
    6 Most JOSM users don't work with the bare JOSM core only. They usually install at a set of at least 3-5 plugins, including the the important wmsplugin and validator-plugin (integrated to core for now).
     6Most JOSM users don't work with the bare JOSM core only. They usually install at a set of at least 3-5 plugins.
     7
     8'''Note:''' Please, install only the plugins you need. Plugins will probably rise the chance of code errors and some combinations might even not been tested.
    79
    810== Installing plugins ==
    9  1. Launch the [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preference.png,15)]] '''Preferences''' dialog (''F11'').
    10  2. Select the tab [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preferences/plugin.png,15)]] '''Plugins'''.
    11  3. Click on [[Image(source:/trunk/images/download.png,15)]] '''Download list''' do download the list of available plugins.
     11 1. Launch the [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preference.png,15)]] '''Preferences''' dialog. (''F12'')
     12 2. Select the tab [[Image(source:trunk/images/preferences/plugin.png,15)]] '''Plugins'''.
     13 3. Click on [[Image(source:trunk/images/download.png,15)]] '''Download list''' do download the list of available plugins.
    1214 4. Tick the checkbox for every plugin you want to install.
    13  5. Click on [[Image(source:/trunk/images/update.png,15)]] '''Update plugins'''.
     15 5. Click on [[Image(source:trunk/images/dialogs/refresh.png,15)]] '''Update plugins'''.
    1416
    1517JOSM will download and install the plugins. You have to restart JOSM to '''load and activate''' the newly downloaded plugins.
    1618
    1719== Manually updating plugins ==
    18  1. Launch the [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preference.png,15)]] '''Preferences''' dialog
    19  2. Select the tab [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preferences/plugin.png,15)]] '''Plugins'''
    20  3. Click on [[Image(source:/trunk/images/download.png,15)]] '''Download list''' do download the list of available plugins
     20 1. Launch the [[Image(source:trunk/images/preference.png,15)]] '''Preferences''' dialog. (''F12'')
     21 2. Select the tab [[Image(source:trunk/images/preferences/plugin.png,15)]] '''Plugins'''
     22 3. Click on [[Image(source:trunk/images/download.png,15)]] '''Download list''' do download the list of available plugins
    2123 4. Tick the checkbox for every plugin you want to update
    22  5. Click on '''Update plugins'''
     24 5. Click on [[Image(source:trunk/images/dialogs/refresh.png,15)]] '''Update plugins'''
    2325
    2426JOSM will download and install the most recent version of the selected plugins. You have to restart JOSM to '''load and activate''' the newly downloaded plugins.
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    2931* if a certain periode of time has elapsed since the last plugin update. This is called the '''time based updated mode'''.
    3032
    31 In the preferences you can define the policy for updating plugins in version or time based mode.
     33In the preferences you can define the policy for both updating plugins modes.
    3234
    33  1. Launch the [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preference.png,15)]] '''Preferences''' dialog
    34  2. Select the tab [[Image(source:/trunk/images/preferences/plugin.png,15)]] '''Plugins'''
     35 1. Launch the [[Image(source:trunk/images/preference.png,15)]] '''Preferences''' dialog (''{{{F12}}}'')
     36 2. Select the tab [[Image(source:trunk/images/preferences/plugin.png,15)]] '''Plugins'''
    3537 3. Click the tab '''Plugin update policy'''
    3638
    37 Select the radio button '''Ask before updating''' if JOSM shall ask before updating plugins in version and/or time based update mode.
    38 Select the radio button '''Always update without asking''' if JOSM shall automatically update plugins without asking.
    39 Select the radio button '''Never update''' to disable version or time based automatic update. JOSM will skip automatic update at startup if this policy is selected.
     39[[Image(plugin_update_policy_preferences.png)]]
     40
     41 * Select the radio button '''Ask before updating''' if JOSM shall ask before updating plugins in version and/or time based update mode.
     42 * Select the radio button '''Always update without asking''' if JOSM shall automatically update plugins without asking.
     43 * Select the radio button '''Never update''' to disable version or time based automatic update. JOSM will skip automatic update at startup if this policy is selected.
     44
     45The interval in days for the '''time based updated mode''' can be set below the radio buttons (''default=60'').
    4046
    4147== See also ==
    42 [wiki:/Plugins List of JOSM plugins]
     48[wiki:Plugins List of JOSM plugins]
    4349
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