7 The <dfn>Plugin Manager</dfn> serves two purposes. Primarily it is used to
8 control the display status of plugins. It can also be used to find and insert
10 <a href="/working-with-plugins/processor-box/">Processor Box</a>. It is
11 displayed either by a double-click in the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> or by
12 choosing <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > Plugin Manager...</kbd> from the
13 <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu.
17 Displayed for each plugin is the status (normal, favorite, hidden),
18 name, type, category, creator (author), and the number of audio and MIDI
19 connections. The plugins can be sorted by clicking on a column header.
22 <img src="/files/a4/a4_plugin_manager.png" alt="Plugin Manager window"/>
24 <h2>Plugin Display Status</h2>
27 Click on a Fav(orite) or Hide radio button to change a plugin's display status.
28 Clicking on an already selected radio button will cancel it, returning the
29 plugin to the normal display status. Plugins marked as a favorite show up in
30 the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu under
31 <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > Favorites</kbd>. Setting the hide
32 radio button on a plugin will keep the plugin from showing in the
33 <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menus
34 <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > By Creator</kbd> or
35 <kbd class="menu">New Plugin > By Category</kbd>.
38 <h2>Filtering Listed Plugins</h2>
41 The middle of the <dfn>Plugin Manager</dfn> is used to filter the listed
42 plugins. Typing into the text-box will filter the plugins based on the filter
43 mode selected by drop-down box. Clicking <kbd class="button">Clear</kbd>
47 <h2>Inserting Plugins in the Processor Box</h2>
50 The bottom half of the plugin manager shows plugins that have been selected
51 for insertion into the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn>. A plugin can be added by
52 either double clicking the plugin entry in the top half, or, if already
53 selected in top half, by clicking <kbd class="button">Add</kbd>.
57 Plugins can be removed from the bottom half with a double click, or, if
58 already selected, by clicking <kbd class="button">Remove</kbd>.