Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Help/Preferences/Plugins


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2010-02-02T18:51:47+01:00 (16 years ago)
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  • Help/Preferences/Plugins

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    22= Preferences > Plugins =
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    4 Plugins extend the core functionality of JOSM. More help on plugins, together with links for their download, can be found [wiki:Plugins here].
     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. 
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    6 From the Plugins Preferences page you can see which plugins are currently available, check for new plugins, and update your current ones.
     6Most 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.
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    8 Note that some of the plugins require JOSM to be restarted before they take effect.
     8== Installing plugins ==
     9 1. Launch the  '''Preferences''' dialog
     10 2. Select the tab '''Plugins'''
     11 3. Click on '''Download list''' do download the list of available plugins
     12 4. Tick the checkbox for every plugin you want to install
     13 5. Click on '''Update plugins'''
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    10 Back to [wiki:Help Main Help]
     15JOSM will download and install the plugins. You have to restart JOSM to '''load and activate''' the newly downloaded plugins.
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     17== Manually updating plugins ==
     18 1. Launch the  '''Preferences''' dialog
     19 2. Select the tab '''Plugins'''
     20 3. Click on '''Download list''' do download the list of available plugins
     21 4. Tick the checkbox for every plugin you want to update
     22 5. Click on '''Update plugins'''
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     24JOSM 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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     26== Automatically updating plugins ==
     27JOSM checks at startup whether the currently active plugins should be updated. JOSM attempts to update the plugins
     28* if JOSM itself has been updated since the last plugin update. This is called the '''version based update mode'''.
     29* if a certain periode of time has elapsed since the last plugin update. This is called the '''time based updated mode'''.
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     31In the preferences you can define the policy for updating plugins in version or time based mode.
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     33 1. Launch the  '''Preferences''' dialog
     34 2. Select the tab '''Plugins'''
     35 3. Click the tab '''Plugin update policy'''
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     37Select the radio button '''Ask before updating''' if JOSM shall ask before updating plugins in version and/or time based update mode.
     38Select the radio button '''Always update without asking''' if JOSM shall automatically update plugins without asking.
     39Select 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.
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