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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.2.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Module Manager</span>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-xtns-module-manager"></a>3.2.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Module Manager</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  43.           <div>
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  46.                 <tr>
  47.                   <th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">
  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
  50.                 </tr>
  51.                 <tr>
  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2438 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2008-03-13</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">ude</td>
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  61.       <a id="id2675209" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <p>
  63.     With the <span class="guimenuitem">Module Manager</span> command, you can show
  64.     the various extension modules which are available and control which
  65.     of them should be loaded. Modules perform functions such as choosing
  66.     colors and display filtering. Any changes you make to the settings with
  67.     the Module Manager command will take effect the next time you start
  68.     <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym>.  These changes affect
  69.     <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym>'s functional capabilities, its size in
  70.     memory and its start-up time.
  71.   </p>
  72.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  73.         <div class="titlepage">
  74.           <div>
  75.             <div>
  76.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2675246"></a>3.2.1.¬†
  77.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  78.     </h4>
  79.             </div>
  80.           </div>
  81.         </div>
  82.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  83.           <ul type="disc">
  84.             <li>
  85.               <p>
  86.           You can access this command from the toolbox menubar through
  87.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">X</span>tns</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">M</span>odule Manager</span>
  88.         </p>
  89.             </li>
  90.           </ul>
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  95.           <div>
  96.             <div>
  97.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2675294"></a>3.2.2.¬†
  98.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  99.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Module Manager</span>‚Äù Dialog
  100.       </span>
  101.     </h4>
  102.             </div>
  103.           </div>
  104.         </div>
  105.         <div class="figure">
  106.           <a id="id2675311"></a>
  107.           <p class="title">
  108.             <b>Figure¬†15.9.¬†
  109.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  110.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Module Manager</span>‚Äù dialog window
  111.         </span>
  112.       </b>
  113.           </p>
  114.           <div class="figure-contents">
  115.             <div class="mediaobject">
  116.               <img src="../images/menus/module-manager.png" alt="The Module Manager dialog window" />
  117.             </div>
  118.           </div>
  119.         </div>
  120.         <br class="figure-break" />
  121.         <div class="variablelist">
  122.           <p class="title">
  123.             <b>
  124.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Modules list</span>
  125.       </b>
  126.           </p>
  127.           <p>
  128.         The scrolled window of the Module Manager shows the loadable modules.
  129.       </p>
  130.           <dl>
  131.             <dt>
  132.               <span class="term">
  133.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Autoload</span>
  134.         </span>
  135.             </dt>
  136.             <dd>
  137.               <p>
  138.             Clicking on the boxes in this column will check or uncheck the
  139.             modules. The next time you start <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym>, any
  140.             checked module will be loaded automatically.
  141.           </p>
  142.               <p>
  143.             You will notice the difference only when you try to use the
  144.             modules. For example, there are several
  145.             <a class="link" href="gimp-dialogs-content.html#gimp-color-dialog" title="3.1.¬† The ‚ÄúFG/BG Color‚Äù Dialog">color selectors</a> to select
  146.             the foreground or background color. Some of these selectors are
  147.             modules and will only be available when you check the respective
  148.             option in the module manager:
  149.           </p>
  150.               <div class="figure">
  151.                 <a id="id2675409"></a>
  152.                 <p class="title">
  153.                   <b>Figure¬†15.10.¬†
  154.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  155.                 Autoload example: Color selector modules
  156.               </span>
  157.             </b>
  158.                 </p>
  159.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  160.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  161.                     <img src="../images/menus/module-manager-ex1.png" alt="Autoload example: Color selector modules" />
  162.                     <div class="caption">
  163.                       <p>Color selector modules loaded</p>
  164.                     </div>
  165.                   </div>
  166.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  167.                     <img src="../images/menus/module-manager-ex2.png" alt="Autoload example: Color selector modules" />
  168.                     <div class="caption">
  169.                       <p>Color selector modules not loaded</p>
  170.                     </div>
  171.                   </div>
  172.                 </div>
  173.               </div>
  174.               <br class="figure-break" />
  175.               <p>
  176.             For automatically loaded modules, information about the selected
  177.             module is displayed at the bottom of the dialog.
  178.           </p>
  179.             </dd>
  180.             <dt>
  181.               <span class="term">
  182.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Module path</span>
  183.         </span>
  184.             </dt>
  185.             <dd>
  186.               <p>
  187.             In this column, the directory path for each module is shown.
  188.           </p>
  189.             </dd>
  190.           </dl>
  191.         </div>
  192.         <div class="variablelist">
  193.           <p class="title">
  194.             <b>
  195.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Buttons</span>
  196.       </b>
  197.           </p>
  198.           <dl>
  199.             <dt>
  200.               <span class="term">
  201.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Query</span>
  202.         </span>
  203.             </dt>
  204.             <dd>
  205.               <p>
  206.             This button is only visible, when the respective module has not
  207.             been auto-loaded. When you click on the button, information about
  208.             the selected module is displayed at the bottom of the dialog, and
  209.             the button changes to <span class="guibutton">Load</span>.
  210.           </p>
  211.             </dd>
  212.             <dt>
  213.               <span class="term">
  214.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Load; Unload</span>
  215.         </span>
  216.             </dt>
  217.             <dd>
  218.               <p>
  219.             Loading modules manually does not work properly. The buttons are
  220.             useless (‚Äú<span class="quote">Unload</span>‚Äù is even disabled) and will probably
  221.             removed in future versions.
  222.           </p>
  223.             </dd>
  224.             <dt>
  225.               <span class="term">
  226.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Refresh</span>
  227.         </span>
  228.             </dt>
  229.             <dd>
  230.               <p>
  231.             When you click on this button, the list of modules will be
  232.             updated: modules no longer on disk will be removed, and new
  233.             modules found will be added.
  234.           </p>
  235.             </dd>
  236.           </dl>
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