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0017550ScribusScripterpublic2025-06-03 16:36
Reporterprcek Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary0017550: [RFE] Allow adding a menu item for a script
Description(Inspired by GIMP)
There could be a way, how to create a new menu item launcher for a specific script by some kind of "script registration".

As an user I write a script handling some repetitive task. Now I can run it via menu Script->something further.
For user comfort (and in my opinion logical) it would make sense to allow user adding a menu item to a place in menu related to function. I.e in case script handles text in a text frame it would be nice to have it in a text frames' context menu under content. Similar for other item types.
In GIMP plugins are located in a specific configured path and checked at the startup. Every plugin contains an information where to put a menu item for it.

Tagsmenus, navigation, scripter, UI
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ale

2025-06-03 16:21

manager   ~0052697

sadly, what you want is (almost?) not possible with the current way the menus are implemented.

but:

- you can run scripts from "script > scripts"
- in the future, i plan to have the own scripts being placed in a new first section of the "script" menu (no sub menu anymore... but you will be able to create a manifest that can create sub menus in that section of "script")
- you can run scripts that show up in "script > scripts" by using the action search and typing a few letters of the script name (if the script name has spaces, you can type two letters from each part of the name: choosing good names helps : - )
- in a (probably rather near) future 1.7 should get a customizable toolbar and the first step for the customization is being able to add scripts to it.

we can keep this ticket open for the case that in the future somebody redoes the menus in a more customizable way... but i have little hope that it will happen in the near future.

prcek

2025-06-03 16:36

reporter   ~0052699

Thanks, I didn't expect that it will be fast. On the other hand I think this request could be taken into consideration in case a menu system redesign happens.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-06-03 15:11 prcek New Issue
2025-06-03 15:11 prcek Tag Attached: scripter
2025-06-03 15:11 prcek Tag Attached: UI
2025-06-03 16:21 ale Note Added: 0052697
2025-06-03 16:28 ale Tag Attached: navigation
2025-06-03 16:28 ale Tag Attached: menus
2025-06-03 16:36 prcek Note Added: 0052699