[Resolved] How to install sort plugin in xed?

[rebelxt]

What is the procedure to install the sort plugin in xed? The source is in Github:

https://github.com/linuxmint/xed/tree/m ... ugins/sort

[karlchen]

Hi, rebelxt.

Have you inspected the list of available xed plugins inside xed? If I remember correctly the "sort" plugin is present, but not enabled by default. If my memory serves me right, then enabling it inside xed would be sufficient.

Regards,
Karl

[rebelxt]

linux Mint Mate 18.3; xed 1.6.3

Edit > Preferences > Plugins tab: There is no sort plugin listed.

[thx-1138]

...that's weird - Mint 18.3 Mate here, Xed 1.6.3.
Under Preferences - Plugins, there is no 'Sort' plug-in listed whatsoever.

However, under Edit menu, just above Preferences, there exists 'Sort lines F10'. So i assume this functionality it's built-in.
So, maybe try re-installing Xed?

[rebelxt]

Re-installing xed won't change anything, that's the default sort function. The problem is that it doesn't have any of the selectable options that the plugin has. So I would like to install the plugin, if anyone can tell me how. Please.

[thx-1138]

...when you say 'selectable options', do you by any chance mean "ignore case, reverse order, remove duplicates"?
If yes, those were removed quite some time ago...
https://github.com/linuxmint/xed/commit ... 5ec386616a

[BenTrabetere]

I am pretty sure the Sort plugin in the link you provided is the builtin plugin. If I am reading the description correctly, it was designed to eliminate the (highly useful) dialog.

Convert to a builtin plugin and remove the use of the dialog. Sort can now be triggered from the edit menu or by the F10 hot key.

I am not in the mood for experimessing, but I think Xed stores plugins in /usr/share/xed/plugins.

[rebelxt]

...when you say 'selectable options', do you by any chance mean "ignore case, reverse order, remove duplicates"?
If yes, those were removed quite some time ago...
https://github.com/linuxmint/xed/commit ... 5ec386616a

Thanks. It's not the answer I wanted, but it means that what I really wanted, to be able to specify a start column for the sort, would be a new feature for xed.