Plugins Manager

Use this dialog box to install, remove, configure, test, and unload plugins in Open Sally. Use the Plugins Manager command from the Plugins menu to open it.

Dialog Box Options

Installed Plugins

Contains a list of all plugins installed in Sally. You can see the plugin name, whether it is loaded in memory, the plugin version, and the plugin module filename. You can change the order of plugins by using the Alt+Up Arrow and Alt+Down Arrow keys or the Move Item Up/Down buttons on the toolbar in the upper-right corner of the list view. The plugin order is used in the Plugins menu, the Change Drive Menu, the Plugin Bar, the Options/Plugin Configuration menu, and the Help/About Plugin menu.

Add

Opens the Add Plugins dialog box where you can install new plugins to Sally.

Remove

Removes the focused plugin from Sally. The plugin's files remain on disk, and the plugin can be added to Sally again whenever you need it.

Configure

Configures the selected plugin. This button is disabled if the focused plugin cannot be configured.

Keyboard

Opens the Plugin Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box where you can assign shortcut keys to plugin menu commands.

Test

Use this button to test if the focused plugin can be loaded.

Test All

Tries to load all plugins.

Unload

Unloads the focused plugin from memory. This button is disabled if the focused plugin is not loaded.

About

Displays the About dialog box for the focused plugin.

Focus

Closes this dialog and focuses the plugin's module file in the active panel.

Show plugin icon in Plugin bar

Menu commands of all plugins with the Menu Extension function (see the Menu Extension section in Using Plugins) are accessible from the Plugin Bar. If you want to show a button for this plugin's menu on the Plugin Bar, select this check box.

Show FS item in Change Drive menu and Drive bar

All plugins with the File System function (see the File System section in Using Plugins) can add an item for their file system to the Change Drive menu. Select this check box if you want this plugin's file-system item to appear in the Change Drive menu and on the Drive bar.

See Also

Managing Plugins