Re: [Audacity-quality] Reset effects

[Peter S. <pet...@gm...>]

We do currently have this P2 ENH in Bugzilla
*Bug 2452* <https://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2452> - Enh:
De-clutter Plug-in Manager

It seems to me from reading this thread that we need a lot more than a
de-clutter.

My big bug-bear with the Plug-in Manager has always bee the confusing and
not
very "discoverable" way that you have to click both "Enable" and then "OK"
to
actually make an EGAT become enabled - I forget that OK step so many times
and I still do.

The confusion arises because once you click the "Enable" button the EGAT
visibly moves
into "Enabled" status,

We would be better, I'm thinking, if we got rid of the "OK" and "Cancel"
buttons and replaced
them with a simple "Exit" button to leave the Plug-in Manager - i.e. leave
it in the state it is
currently showing.

Peter.



On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 8:55 PM Robert Hänggi <aar...@gm...>
wrote:

> I've never been fond of the all or nothing approach.
> I would be happy enough if there was a button "Scan for Modified
> Plug-ins" that could eliminate the phantom plug-ins but leave the
> enabled ones active.
> The disabled ones could go back to the new state.
> Although I think that the new plug-ins should at least be tested for
> their fitness. I have here a lot of VST instruments listed that should
> absolutely not be included as long as they are not supported.
> Robert
>
> On 18/05/2021, Steve Fiddle <ste...@gm...> wrote:
> > On Tue, 18 May 2021 at 12:24, John Colket <jc...@gm...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for bringing this issue to light.  As you know, there are many
> >> issues with the plug-in manager.  In fact, I was thinking of taking a
> stab
> >> at one or two of them earlier, but for some reason I was thinking that
> >> Paul and/or James were planning a total rewrite of this...
> >
> > A completely new Plug-in Manager might be a good thing, and if that
> > happens, then I'd propose that it includes a way to reset back to the
> > default selection of plug-ins.
> >
> > If that doesn't happen, then I think it would be a useful stopgap to
> > fix known problems and add a button to reset back to the default
> > selection of plug-ins.
> >
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 6:27 AM Steve Fiddle <ste...@gm...>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> An issue that crops up time to time, particularly when a user decides
> >>> to "try out" a new version of Audacity before removing their old
> >>> version - "phantom" effects that don't work.
> >>>
> >>> It would be useful to be able to reset which effects are enabled
> >>> without having to send users looking for hidden folders.
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps a "Factory defaults" button in the Plug-in Manager?
> >>>
> >>> Steve
> >>>
> >>>
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