Mechanism for 'publishing' custom palettes?
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I am creating a number of specialized palettes that will be of use to certain subsets of the community. Is there a straightforward mechanism for sharing these?
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In addition, I'm creating some advanced palettes in connection with a pending feature release. Are the standard palettes simply part of the normal software release stream, i.e. to add a palette to the base product I would need to set up a full development environment and submit these via source code updates? Or is there some other means I could use for adding a palette to the core product (after due discussion of course).
Thanks if someone can clarify the situation.
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I suggested an exchange for things like palettes a couple of weeks ago. I don't remember if it was in the forums or if I made a suggestion in the issue tracker.
In reply to I suggested an exchange for… by mike320
Do you know where custom palettes are stored locally? I don't see any entries in the various directories where custom elements get placed, like templates/plugins/extensions. A starting point would just be to find the (presumably) XML that defines the palette, so that I have a technical means for sharing it.
In reply to Do you know where custom… by spinality
Individual palettes are not saved by default. Workspaces, that contain palettes and toolbars are saved. You can right click a palette name and Save palette... anywhere you like. You can then open a custom workspace and load the palette - right click a palette name and choose Load palette... and it gets loaded either immediately above or below the selected palette (I forget which).
In reply to Individual palettes are not… by mike320
Oh, duh, I should have realized this, sorry. I'd forgotten about the save/load mechanism. OK, that presumably makes it easy to share palettes. So then the question is, whether we should create a framework for sharing palettes, as you said, and what the procedure would be to add a saved palette to the core distribution.
In reply to Oh, duh, I should have… by spinality
If you have a palette you think should be part of a release, then use the issue tracker, make it a suggestion and add your .mpal file and a picture of it to the suggestion. Some programmers know how to do this and Anatoly will decide if he wants it.
In reply to If you have a palette you… by mike320
Great, exactly what I was after, thanks.