master: extensions inx files in subfolders are detected, py files are not

[Hachmann]

When playing with the new subfolder integration added to master, I found that I can see extensions that are in a subfolder inside my user extensions folder in the menu. However, they do not work, because they cannot find their own py files.

If this access to .inx files in subfolders is an intentional change, they should be looking for their program files in their own folders first.

0.92+devel (14d07e6, 2018-08-17) on Linux Mint 18

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

- problem not reproduced on Windows 10, Inkscape 0.92+devel (d890608, 2018-08-21).
- my user extensions folder is at:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions
- in this folder I have the files: multipledivision.inx and multipledivision.py
- these files are not in the normal inkscape installation folder, but they execute properly.

however I am a bit confused about the 'subfolder integration' phrase. I have not been able to detect any recent changes in this area. Have there been recent changes? when?

[Hachmann (marenhachmann)]

Alvin, thanks for testing!

It's not very recent, was done during last Hackfest, as far as I understand - but it wasn't finished.

To reproduce, create a subfolder in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions , e.g. C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\multipledivision.

Now put the .inx and .py files into that folder. The inx file is found, while the py file is not.

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

- confirmed on Windows 10, Inkscape 0.92+devel (d890608, 2018-08-21)
- I created a new subfolder:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\testing\
- I moved the files multipledifference.py and .inx into this folder.
- then the extension 'Multiple Difference' no longer showed up in the Inkscape Extension menu
- and I get the DOS error messages:

** (inkscape.exe:7852): WARNING **: 07:27:44.341: Failed to load resource: multipledifference.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\multipledifference.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\multipledifference.py

** (inkscape.exe:7852): WARNING **: 07:27:44.341: Failed to load resource: multipledifference.py from C:\Users\penne_000\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions\multipledifference.py or C:\APP\Temp\inkscape_devel\share\extensions\multipledifference.py

[Mc (mc...)]

doctormon: can you take a look at this, if this still stands?

[Hachmann (marenhachmann)]

Currently, none of my old third-party extensions show up - I don't know if that's due to incompatible inx formats, and is supposed to be like this, or if it's a bug.

I tend to 'bug' because the submenus in the extensions menu are there, but the text is missing when I unfold them (but they do have a specific number of lines, just empty).

So, as of now, it's impossible to test for the above issue.

http://i.imgur.com/FBiqlSJ.png

[Jonathan Hofinger (jhofinger)]

Closing as we haven't received such reports after the extensions rewrite for Inkscape 1.0. If this still happens, please open an issue at http://inkscape.org/report.

Closed by: https://gitlab.com/jhofinger