Plugin Guide

[darrin75]

Who can write one to help beginners out?

[reven]

just edit one of the source codes found on the plugin page. if you get stuck just ask in the developers forum. most people who begin to write a program, should have a programming background (either as a job, or at uni) so you should be able to figure it out. if you're a newbie at programming, well thats a different matter.

[Bigdude]

I don't think he wants a guide to creating plug-ins, I think he wants a guide to installing them. It took me a while to figure it out myself.

Thanks!

[reven]

oh, i thought that was just common sense.

[darrin75]

he wrong reven #### i know how to install them you know that i was looking for some source and some tips to make my own..

[reven]

best bet is to edit the new weather plugin, it uses skins the best out of all the available source code, and is structured quite nicely. theres some code you'll have to ignore and delete thou (its labelled thou).

if you're making a plugin, you just have to remember to make it highly skinnable and to translate the text for non english users, which isnt hard just a getTranslation("text to translate&quot call.

[andrewm]

reven,

comment, every thing is easy once you've learnt how to do.

I'm trying to learn a new computer language now, and I'm certain in a few weeks time, it will all be obvious, but it took a good few nights to get the first 'hello world' to run as I expected.

At risk of starting a holly war, If your a windows person, how what would you be like going to linux ?

Every thing is easy after it's been done.

[reven]

linux. true. i just figured that most people would come from a programming background, and would easily be able (well not easily, but be able to) learn another language, C# is really quite simple. that said, i come from java, so yeah they are pretty much the same. and well u should learn C# before u start writing a plugin, well the basics anyway. and if u get stuck u can ask for help, just dont go near vb, vb is a confusing annoying language, like
Dim x As Interger = 5
is wierd
int x = 5;
makes more sense, unless u come from vb, then use vb.

i just figure programming is basically logic, and thats the hard part. and well if u write out the pseudo (or however u spell it) code that also might help. editing is the best way to learn i feel. like draw "hello world" on the screeen in an old plugin,then like try drawing an box or something. learn the basic via editing, thats how i did it. i guess thats how many people learn it.

and yeah im no expert, im at uni still, i probably got less programming experience than most of the people here. (well developing plugins anways), but that said, at uni we learn java and C#, so hmm maybe thats a good thing.

best advice edit small things, test it, make regular backups, once u understand it, then u should be good to go. it took me a while before i did anything usefull, just the learning curve.