Suggestion: Fix/improve module manager

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hayaku
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Suggestion: Fix/improve module manager

Post by hayaku »

Hello all,

I have been using Jamovi for some years now, and love it.

Unfortunately, the module manager is becoming entirely unwieldy, as the list of available/installed modules increases.

I often spend 2 mins+ searching for a single module in my list, that I would like to uninstall.

This is compounded by 3 factors:

1) Modules are not listed in alphabetical order

2) "Available" modules list is cluttered by already installed modules, making searches for new/recently available modules EXTREMELY frustrating

3) The module manager window itself is VERY small, and cannot be click-drag-expanded like a typical window.

AS SUCH:

I desperately request the following...

1) Please, please, please add a "sort by date" and "sort by character" option at the top.

2) Please, please have a "hide already installed modules" checkbox in the manager, under the "Available" tab

3) Less urgent, but still helpful—Please allow the module window to be expanded, or at least give it a somewhat larger area.

Thank you!!

Otherwise, I love using this software.

J
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jonathon
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Re: Suggestion: Fix/improve module manager

Post by jonathon »

hey, yeah, i hear you.

a search facility with tags would be great too.

it's the eternal challenge of lots to do, and not enough time.

cheers

jonathon
hayaku
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Re: Suggestion: Fix/improve module manager

Post by hayaku »

Thank you Jonothan.

In the meantime, is there anything that can be done?

I am thinking a .ini hack to expand the default size of the window would already help a lot.

Additionally, a .ini hack which hides already installed modules.

Now that I think about it, modules could be listed by alphabetical order by default, and I am sure nobody would complain about this. This would not even require any changes to the GUI, it could just be a standard feature.

Is there any chance that we could expect something like this in coming releases?

J
chinchu.c
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Re: Suggestion: Fix/improve module manager

Post by chinchu.c »

I second the suggestions provided by hayaku above.

A facility to search for (or atleast sort) modules may become a necessity as the number of modules continue to grow.

Hope the team gets enough time to incorporate these.

Again, thanks for the great product (service) that Jamovi is.
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