Plug-ins missing

[Richard Gaskin]

stephen barncard wrote:

 > On 6 October 2010 10:50, Richard Gaskin wrote:
 >> I've set my plugins directory in LiveCode Prefs, but re-launch LC
 >> it seems it doesn't find them - none appear in the Plugins menu,
 >> only the default ones.
 >>
 >> Is this a known issue, or is there something odd with my
 >> installation?
 >
 > it needs to not set to NOT the Plugins folder but the surrounding
 > folder, like "My Livecode Stuff".
 > mine is set to "Livecode" inside of my "dropbox" directory.

Thanks - worked a treat.

I guess the user is expected to dive into the manual to determine what 
"Extensions" means.

Requiring the user to set the Plugins folder to something other than 
their plugins folder in order to activate your plugins may not be 
intuitive to newcomers like myself.  ;)

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