#    elif name in self.features:
        #        ls[name] = self.features[name].meta
        #    else:
        #        ls[name] = plugin_meta(module=name)
        for name,meta in sorted(ls.items(), key=lambda e: e[1]["type"]+e[1]["title"].lower(), reverse=False):
            if not name in conf.plugins:
                conf.plugins[name] = False
            add_ = self.add_channels if meta.get("type") == "channel" else self.add_features
            self.add_plg(name, meta, add_)
        pass

    # add configuration setting definitions from plugins
    plugin_text = "<span size='larger' weight='heavy'>%s</span> "\
                + "<span style='italic' foreground='slate blue'>(%s/%s)</span> "\
                + "<span weight='bold' foreground='#777777'>%s</span>\n"\
                + "<span size='smaller' stretch='ultraexpanded'>%s</span>"
    def add_plg(self, name, meta, add_):
        # add plugin load entry
        cb = gtk.CheckButton(name)
        cb.set_sensitive(not meta.get("priority") in ("core", "required", "builtin"))
        cb.get_children()[0].set_markup(self.plugin_text % (meta.get("title", name), meta.get("type", "plugin"), meta.get("category", "addon"), meta.get("version", "./."), meta.get("description", "no description")))
        cb.set_tooltip_text(re.sub("(?<=\S) *\n(?! *\n)", " ",meta.get("doc", "")).strip())
        add_( "config_plugins_"+name, cb, color=meta.get("color"), image=meta.get("png"))

        # default values are already in conf[] dict (now done in conf.add_plugin_defaults)
        for opt in meta["config"]:
            color = opt.get("color", None)
            # display checkbox
            if opt["type"] == "boolean":
                cb = gtk.CheckButton(opt["description"])
                add_( "config_"+opt["name"], cb, color=color )
            # drop down list
            elif opt["type"] == "select":
                cb = ComboBoxText(ComboBoxText.parse_options(opt["select"])) # custom uikit widget
                add_( "config_"+opt["name"], cb, opt["description"], color )
            # text entry
            else:
                add_( "config_"+opt["name"], gtk.Entry(), opt["description"], color )

        # spacer 
        add_( "filler_pl_"+name, gtk.HSeparator() )


    # Wrap entries/checkboxes with extra label, background, images, etc.
    def wrap_entry(self, id, w, label, color, image):
        if id:
            self.widgets[id] = w
        if label:
            if type(w) is gtk.Entry:
                w.set_width_chars(11)
            w = uikit.hbox(w, uikit.label(label))
        if image:
            pix = gtk.image_new_from_pixbuf(uikit.pixbuf(image))
            if pix:
                w = uikit.hbox(w, pix, exr=False)
        if color:
            w = uikit.bg(w, color)
        return w

    # Put config widgets into channels/features configwin notebooks
    def add_channels(self, id=None, w=None, label=None, color=None, image=None):
        self.plugin_options.pack_start(self.wrap_entry(id, w, label, color, image))

    # Separate tab for non-channel plugins
    def add_features(self, id=None, w=None, label=None, color=None, image=None):
        self.feature_options.pack_start(self.wrap_entry(id, w, label, color, image))

    # save config
    def save(self, widget):
        self.save_config(conf.__dict__, "config_")
        self.save_config(conf.plugins, "config_plugins_")
        [callback() for callback in self.hooks["config_save"]]
        conf.save(nice=1)
        self.hide()