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(195/212) 503 - Add option to Plugin Manager to install from file or URL.

It would be nice to have an option to install a plugin's ZIP or TGZ file from a local file, or a URL. This would allow anyone to provide jEdit plugins without them having to be open source, or go through the plugin release request. I'm thinking more in terms of proprietary plugins.

I know it's not hard to go to "Utilities" -> "Settings Directory" and select "jars", then copy the path, open in Finder or Explorer and copy the jar file(s) into that directory, but there should really be an easy way to simply select the ZIP/TGZ file from within the UI and say "install".

Submitted	elberry - 2015-12-08 06:24:58.360000	Assigned
Priority	5	Labels	plugins Plugin manager
Status	open	Group	none
Resolution	None

Comments

2015-12-08 06:29:18.637000 elberry	- Description has changed: Diff: ~~~~ --- old +++ new @@ -1,2 +1,4 @@ -It would be nice to have an option to install a plugin's ZIP or TGZ file from a local file, or a URL. This would allow anyone to provide jEdit plugins without them having to be open source, or go through the plugin release request. I'm thinking more in terms of proprietary plugins. +It would be nice to have an option to install a plugin's ZIP or TGZ file from a local file, or a URL. This would allow anyone to provide jEdit plugins without them having to be open source, or go through the plugin release request. I'm thinking more in terms of proprietary plugins. +I know it's not hard to go to "Utilities" -> "Settings Directory" and select "jars", then copy the path, open in Finder or Explorer and copy the jar file(s) into that directory, but there should really be an easy way to simply select the ZIP/TGZ file from within the UI and say "install". + ~~~~
2015-12-08 19:02:42.427000 daleanson	This seems like a very reasonable request. A similar feature for mode files was added in the last release.

2015-12-08 06:29:18.637000
elberry

- Description has changed:

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-It would be nice to have an option to install a plugin's ZIP or TGZ file from a local file, or a URL. This would allow anyone to provide jEdit plugins without them having to be open source, or go through the plugin release request. I'm thinking more in terms of proprietary plugins.
+It would be nice to have an option to install a plugin's ZIP or TGZ file from a local file, or a URL. This would allow anyone to provide jEdit plugins without them having to be open source, or go through the plugin release request. I'm thinking more in terms of proprietary plugins.

+I know it's not hard to go to "Utilities" -> "Settings Directory" and select "jars", then copy the path, open in Finder or Explorer and copy the jar file(s) into that directory, but there should really be an easy way to simply select the ZIP/TGZ file from within the UI and say "install".
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2015-12-08 19:02:42.427000
daleanson

This seems like a very reasonable request. A similar feature for mode files was added in the last release.