From 6b27bcefb431c2b1b2c97e7ab6d9a73e7e39d2ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leena Miettinen Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:50:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: enabling and disabling plugin dependencies This now happens automatically and disabled plugins are no longer a problem after version upgrade even if plugin dependencies have changed. Change-Id: I06456c81c2ad2fab5730562a4df407cf178fd1cf Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller --- doc/src/howto/creator-cli.qdoc | 15 +++++++++++++-- doc/src/overview/creator-configuring.qdoc | 8 +++----- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/howto/creator-cli.qdoc b/doc/src/howto/creator-cli.qdoc index 386058657bc..bb9d4260954 100644 --- a/doc/src/howto/creator-cli.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/howto/creator-cli.qdoc @@ -108,11 +108,22 @@ \row \li -load - \li Load the specified plugin. + \li Enable the specified plugin and all plugins that it depends on. + You can combine \c -load and \c -noload options and specify both + options multiple times to enable and disable several plugins. + The actions are executed in the specified order. + + \row + \li -load all + \li Enables all plugins. \row \li -noload - \li Do not load the specified plugin. + \li Disable the specified plugin and all plugins that depend on it. + + \row + \li -noload all + \li Disables all plugins. \row \li -profile diff --git a/doc/src/overview/creator-configuring.qdoc b/doc/src/overview/creator-configuring.qdoc index 7cbff47044a..579e06c5308 100644 --- a/doc/src/overview/creator-configuring.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/overview/creator-configuring.qdoc @@ -158,13 +158,11 @@ New \QC plugins are often introduced as \e {experimental plugins} to let you try them out before they are fully supported. Experimental plugins are disabled by default and you must enable them for them to become visible - after you restart \QC. + after you restart \QC. By default, all the plugins that the plugin depends + on are also enabled. You can also disable plugins that you do not use, to streamline \QC. - However, this might cause problems when using another plugin later if the - dependencies between plugins are changed between \QC versions. Once you - manually disable a plugin, it stays disabled even when you upgrade to a - new \QC version, and you must manually enable it to be able to use it. + By default, all the plugins that depend on the plugin are also disabled. To enable and disable plugins, select \uicontrol Help > \uicontrol {About Plugins}.