[wp-hackers] A third action for plugins

[Andy Staines]

I put a check box on the admin page and say that checking this will  
uninstall everything when the plugin is deactivated. However, as far  
as I am aware, many users still seem unable to do this
Andy

On 04:19  PM |  Mon 26 Nov 07, at 04:19  PM |  26 Nov 07, Stephen  
Rider wrote:

> Uninstalling should _not_ be automatic when simple deactivating a  
> plugin!  I might want to re-activate it, and would hate to keep  
> losing all my settings.
>
> As some have suggested, it should be a user action -- an  
> "uninstall" button, basically.
>
> Also:
>
> On Nov 24, 2007, at 8:59 PM, Jacob wrote:
>
>>> Sort of like there is no uninstall on OS X for applications.
>>
>> Don't you just like, move them to the trash?
>
> You remove the application by tossing it in the trash, but many  
> apps keep data and prefs in /Library/Application Support or / 
> Library/Preferences (or the ~/ equivalents).
>
>> I heard that basically what you think is an executable is  
>> basically not.
>
> You are correct, in a sense.  OS X has "packages, which are folders  
> that act like clickable executables.  Thus all the various and  
> sundry support files for a program can be contained "within" the  
> program.  Very tidy indeed.
>
> Stephen
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