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[FEATURE] Check if there are updates for 3rd party workbench (even if Addon Manager is not invoked)

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Original ticket: https://tracker.freecadweb.org/view.php?id=2993 Original thread: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21565&p=167959#p167777

[FEATURE] Skipping restart with this git trick ?

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Per @sgrogan in https://github.com/looooo/freecad.gears/issues/1#issuecomment-537256864 > I think something like this, from FreeCAD python console, should work? > > ```python > import git > repo = git.Repo(FreeCAD.getUserAppDataDir()+'/Mod/FCGear') > repo.git.pull('origin','develop') > repo.git.checkout('develop')...

Addon Manager behavior when addon is removed from submodules list

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Recently I added Assembly4 workbench: I initially added it as 'A4': 6914f4874bd7227082d799a873fa87aa880ddd1c and then reverted: dacf4084d43373c0520d708c8fe1af0a1d77e91c (didn't remove the `A4/` directory though) then I re-added the workbench as Assembl4: 321fcde29d97c1e1d7088de84aa35de0a93a9bb3...

Presence of obsolete Assembly2 addon on local machine will break Addon Manager

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OK, just had the same issue in the latest stable 0.19 release. Running freecad from a terminal revealed an error in one of the workbench files. This is the error.:...

[Tracking] Finding maintainers for abandoned Addons

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Starting this ticket to track finding maintainers for the following repos: - [ ] https://github.com/triplus/CubeMenu/ - [x] https://github.com/triplus/PieMenu :arrow_right: @mdkus in 6a8f294 - [ ] https://github.com/triplus/TabBar - [ ] https://github.com/triplus/ShortCuts...

GitPython may not be installed but what if user prefers GitPython over downloading the .zip from Github

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If installing a WB via the Addon Manager and user doesn't have the GitPython package installed, the output will show the following: ``` No module named git GitPython not found....

Addon Manager workbench logos (previously was a FR for improving the AddonManager)

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Will help users understand what the addon does when they browse through the list of addons. Screenshots and screencasts will be designated according to each addons metadata.txt `screenshot=` and `screencast=`...

Feature: Addon Manager (in the background) notifies of any addons that have updates

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Ability for the Addon Manager to signal to the user that there are updates pending for specific addons.

Feature: offer most up-to-date FC translations/localizations via addon manager

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Ref: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=27097&p=217178#p217178 This way users don't have to wait for updates between releases.

README: Create a section on how to create a Workbench

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Relevant links: * https://github.com/FreeCAD/Workbench-Starterkit * https://freecadweb.org/wiki/Workbench_creation