For this specific reason I usually edit or even repackage xsiaddons
that I use in production to fit the structure that I want.
You can open the xsiaddon file in a text editor that can read XML and
change the installation paths, wich are almost the only thing you can
read in those files.
Cheers
Bernard
On 12/30/05, Gene Crucean <genecrucean(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, something else that bothers me about the paths button is that because
> it's not customizable you can't change where the default links point to. For
> eg. if I'm creating a shader and click nodes > texture > more, my User
> Add-ons path takes me to...
>
> users\gene\Softimage\XSI_5.0\Addons\Data\DSPresets\Shaders\Texture
>
> but I only have dirtmap under that location. Now unless thats the file I
> wanted I have to click up 5 levels. That's 5 clicks. Then I have to dig down
> into...
>
> users\gene\Softimage\XSI_5.0\Data\DSPresets\Shaders\Texture
>
> which has most of my installed shaders. That's 4 more clicks! Now I know I
> can move those presets to the first location but the rigidness of the paths
> setup needs work imo.
>
> What I recommend is maybe getting rid of the paths button and expanding the
> favorites functionality. Why not just put paths under favorites?
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