Re: user defined functions in Python

[Larry Evans <cppljevans cox-internet com>]

On 06/20/2005 09:30 PM, Charles R. Twardy wrote:
> Hi Luiz,
>
> The "Extending Python" chapter should cover this. It has a section with:
>
> <<
>    1. Make the directories
>          1. mkdir ~/.gnumeric
>          2. mkdir ~/.gnumeric/<version>
>    2. mkdir ~/.gnumeric/<version>/myfuncs/
>    3. cd ~/.gnumeric/<version>/myfuncs/
>
> Make the files
>
> A spellbook has two files. The first is the python file with the 
> functions. The second is the XML file "plugin.xml". The XML file holds 
> that master spells that tell Gnumeric what functions we've defined, and 
> what the name of the python file is, and one other important item. We'll 
> create these as blank files.
>
>    1. touch my-func.py
>    2. touch plugin.xml
> ...

I followed instructions on:

http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/doc/sect-extending-python-writing.htm

However, I put the files in ~/.gnumeric/<version>/plugins/myfuncs/

instead because that's more similar to the way it's done in:

  /usr/lib/gnumeric/<version>/plugins/

Anyway, it seemed to work because selecting:

  Tools|plug-ins...|directories

showed:

  /usr/lib/gnumeric/1.6.1/plugins
  <my-home>/.gnumeric/1.6.1/plugins
  /usr/lib/goffice/0.1.2/plugins

However, the Plugin directory: field at:

  Tools|plug-ins...|Plugin Details

wouldn't show any input despite typing in the field.  Should it?

Also, when I selected the f(x) (i.e. Edit a function in current cell),
then the Category, Local Python, and then the sole entry, py_add,
the Description showed:

  Incorrect Function Description.

  Incorrect Function Description.

The same showed with Category, Python, was selected and any entry
was selected.  Should this be a bug?