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[ardour-manual] / _manual / 21_preferences-and-session-properties / 01_preferences-dialog / 10_plugins.html

diff --git a/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html b/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html
index 522b7732889c1ebafe4427115e86e46d8fc4cf34..29d1761bfeefc2eb4f6068a7a23d92c4c78e50c0 100644 (file)
--- a/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html
+++ b/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ menu_title: Plugins Tab
 ---
 
 <p>
-  This tab contains settings that do not belong on the other tabs.
+  This tab contains settings that control the discovery and availability of
+  plugins.
 </p>
 
 <img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_plugins.png" alt="preferences
@@ -19,17 +20,22 @@ plugins tab"/>
     <ul>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Scan for Plugins</strong>
+         <strong>Scan for Plugins</strong> will initiate an immediate scan of
+         the system for available plugins.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Allow Display Plugin Scan Progress</strong>
+         <strong>Always Display Plugin Scan Progress</strong> When enabled a
+         popup window showing plugin scan progress is displayed for indexing
+         (cache load) and discovery (detect new plugins).
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Scan Time Out</strong>
+         <strong>Scan Time Out</strong> Specify the default timeout for plugin
+         instantiation in 1/10 seconds. Plugins that require more time to load
+         will be blacklisted. A value of 0 disables the timeout.
        </p>
       </li>
     </ul>
@@ -42,22 +48,28 @@ plugins tab"/>
     <ul>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Clear VST Cache</strong>
+         <strong>Clear VST Cache</strong> Remove all VST plugins from the list
+         of plugins available to be inserted into the processor box.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Clear VST Blacklist</strong>
+         <strong>Clear VST Blacklist</strong> Make blacklisted VST plugins
+         available to be added to the processor box.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Scan for [new] VST Plugins on Application Start</strong>
+         <strong>Scan for [new] VST Plugins on Application Start</strong> When
+         enabled new VST plugins are searched, tested and added to the cache
+         index on application start. When disabled new plugins will only be
+         available after triggering a 'Scan' manually.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Linux VST Path:</strong>
+         <strong>Linux VST Path:</strong> Launch a dialog to manage the
+         directories that will be searched for Linux VST plugins.
        </p>
       </li>
     </ul>