Comment 3 for bug 584667

How about adding a line above/below plugin description with a list of
missing dependencies?

example:

title:
Export and print

description:
Exports the tasks in the current view into
a variety of formats. You can also personalize the format
of your tasks by writing your own template
This plugin cannot be enabled without installing the following python
modules:
Cheetah

essentially moving this information from the about dialog to the
description, to make it visible.
I remember it took me weeks to find out why some plugins were grayed out. :D
It didn't occur to me to open the about dialog.

On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Luca Invernizzi <email address hidden>wrote:

> I agree. The "about plugin" should list the authors of the plugin, and a
> description, not why it's not working.
> Right now I don't have any smart idea on how to change the UI to reflect
> that. Anyone?
>
> ** Changed in: gtg
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> ** Changed in: gtg
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
>
> ** Changed in: gtg
> Milestone: None => 0.3
>
> ** Tags added: toreview
>
> --
> More simple way to discover dependencies for plugins
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584667
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>
> Status in Getting Things GNOME!: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Version: 0.2.4 from daily ppa
>
> It took me quite a long time to figure out why the plugins were "grayed" in
> the plugin section. In my humble opinion having the user to click on the
> "about plugin" button is not the best way to indicate a missing dependency
>
> Keep up the good work!
>
>
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