itsjareds Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I got to thinking, wouldn't it be nice if there was a "Restart Paint.NET" button for whenever you need to restart pdn for things such as adding a plugin? The "Restart Firefox" add-on saves your session and everything, so I was hoping Paint.NET could do this too. So when it restarts, you don't lose any work or progress, everything's the same, but you've got the added plugin. Thanks Quote Happy user of OpenDNS You can set a shortcut to a url using OpenDNS! eg: type in "pdn" and you can be sent to these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I suggested this a while ago, I cannot find the post in question, but I do have my old mock-up: As I can't find the post, I cannot find the decision for the feature either way, so we'll see how it plays out again... I'm vouching for it though. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 It would probably be easier code-wise to add a "Reload Plugins" button, effectively eliminating the need to restart Paint.NET after installing a new plugin. It wouldn't, however, solve the problem of upgrading a plugin already installed, but neither would a "Restart Paint.NET" button. IF it's more convenient, here's a workaround for using new plugins: after popping the file in the Effects folder, if you don't want to bother with restarting Paint.NET and all the saving/loading that entails, you can use ScriptLab to access the newly-installed plugin. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Those are horrible user experiences. The right user experience is to just have Paint.NET automatically discover the plugin right when it's installed. No restarting, no extra buttons or menu items required. The plugin just shows up. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Is that even possible, though? Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 The right user experience is to just have Paint.NET automatically discover the plugin right when it's installed. No restarting, no extra buttons or menu items required. The plugin just shows up. Why thank you, Rick; you're so kind. Seriously, though, is that something we can look forward to at some point in Paint.NET's future? Is that even possible, though? It's certainly possible, but it's not exactly something you just throw together... Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Is that even possible, though? Yup. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/librar ... tcher.aspx Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 How will you handle the problem of Paint.NET already having its grubby paws on the existing DLLs? Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derkaderka Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 that definitely seems like a better idea, but would that upgrade existing plugins? or would that require a restart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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