# or .features{} for other plugin types
                else:
                    self.features[name] = plugin_obj
                
            except Exception as e:
                log.INIT("load_plugin_channels: error initializing:", name, ", exception:")
                traceback.print_exc()


    # load application state (widget sizes, selections, etc.)
    def init_app_state(self):
        winlayout = conf.load("window")
        if (winlayout):
            try: uikit.app_restore(self, winlayout)
            except Exception as e: log.APPSTATE_RESTORE(e) # may fail for disabled/reordered plugin channels

        #winstate = conf.state()    # now handled by channels.gui() already
        #if (winstate):
        #    for id,prev in winstate.items():
        #        try: self.channels[id].current = prev["current"]
        #        except Exception as e: log.APPSTATE_RESTORE(e)

    # store window/widget states (sizes, selections, etc.)
    def save_app_state(self, widget):
        # gtk widget states
        widgetnames = ["win_streamtuner2", "toolbar", "notebook_channels", ] \
                    + [id+"_list" for id in self.channel_names] \
                    + [id+"_cat" for id in self.channel_names]