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Title: Plops versus Growables
Post by: northjon79 on August 18, 2007, 09:49:05 AM
With the exception of utilities, reward lots and their ilk, which seem obvious from the LEX, is there a way to tell which files contain purely growables as opposed to both growables and ploppables.

Its just I like to keep space down in my Plugins folder by not having ploppables in it, but a full search of my plugins folder (when its filled again) will and does take a very very large amount of time.

So my question is:

Is there a search function I am missing on the LEX for this?

or even better, an across the board naming convention for files that makes it easier to identify plops versus grows?
Title: Re: Plops versus Growables
Post by: BarbyW on August 18, 2007, 10:20:49 AM
At the moment neither option is evident although BSC member ploppable files usually start with their name/intials - for example jes_3x4_somethingorother - whereas a growable will begin ID3_3x4_somethingorother. Other creators will label their files LM to show a ploppable.
I usually try to install into an empty plugins - I use Start Up Manager to help with that - and then look at the files installed. If I see anything with LM or named as above I throw it out.
If you check methodically as you install stuff you should be OK.
Title: Re: Plops versus Growables
Post by: northjon79 on August 19, 2007, 10:30:14 AM
Thanks Barby.

Figured it would be so, but it never hurts to ask.

Saying that, its a labour or love to sort through them all and find the unwanted ploppables and get rid of them. Heightens my anticipation for when I do load up the game eventually and its all there and waiting for me.  To have my plugins organsied and tidy from the off this time, so I can back them up easily too, is my main aim before I load up the game again.