X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=include%2Fplugin-manager.html;h=14c2fe13dea0a917cda7e1033f6f13d20059720d;hb=a26b49e5c69ac38d5465c62623994e8a81f1b6b3;hp=2b489c690ae92097be270be86e0b645520b23fc3;hpb=0ba4319c9f8e55289deca75072cb3d286f14f246;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/plugin-manager.html b/include/plugin-manager.html index 2b489c6..14c2fe1 100644 --- a/include/plugin-manager.html +++ b/include/plugin-manager.html @@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
The Plugin Manager provides a convenient interface to various operations on plugins and is the primary troubleshooting tools when something - goes wrong with plugins. It works on both physical plugin files and - the plugins index. + goes wrong with plugins. It works on both plugin files and the plugins index.
- For each type of a plugin (e.g. VST3 or LV2) there are pre-configured paths + For each type of a plugin (e.g. VST3 or AU) there are pre-configured paths where these plugins are located. Every time Ardour runs, it re-scans plugins in these paths and recreates an index â a kind of inventory of available plugins. Whenever you open the Plugin Selector @@ -31,6 +30,12 @@ plugins.
++ Ardour also treats LV2 plugins slightly differently and scans them on startup + unconditionally. You can disable the scanning of VST2, VST3, and AU plugins + entirely in the Preferences dialog. +
+- FIXME + You can search for a specific plugin or a group of plugins. Simply place the + cursor inside the input text box in the upper left corner and type. Ardour + will search in the index +
+ ++ By default, Ardour will search through plugin names, makers, and file names. + Additionally, you can search through Type, Tags, and Paths.
- FIXME + This section of the sidebar contains commands that operate + on the plugins index.
+Discover New/Updated | +This will run a full scan on all known paths to plugin of all supported types | +
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Update Index Only | +This will check which plugins were updated without scanning them | +
Re-scan Selected | +This will re-scan plugin files selected in the main part of the window | +
Re-scan Faulty | +This will only re-scan plugins that previously failed to load | +
Re-scan All | +This will re-scan all currently known plugins | +
Clear Staled Scan Log | +This will remove all entries from the index on plugins that changed + on the disk but haven't been re-scanned | +
- FIXME + This section of the sidebar allows settings paths to VST2 and VST3 plugins, + as well as quickly open the Preferences dialog + on the Plugins page where you can set various options + for scanning plugins and controlling their default behavior.
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