new approach

todo.md

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   * create menu sections: (maybe a kind of hook for plugin-types?)
     * put plugins into sections
     * types: livesystem, rescue, tools, installer, etc.
+    * priority: sort stanzas 
 
 ### ./plugins
   * plugin contains all needed files
@@ -82,7 +83,28 @@
     * depends: nfs, samba, etc.
     * plugin specific variables and settings
 
+# Central config file approach
 
+a main script with a conf.d/ directory. config files are sorted by numbers
+and special names: menu_20_pxelinux.conf, service_10_nfs.conf, plugin_30_knoppix.conf
+each .conf file contains the needed variables
+
+the main script can select files by name (menu,service,plugin) and sort them by number
+for the desired lineup.
+
+menu* files build the menu and processes all plugin* files to fill the menu
+
+### File structure
+
+* main.sh
+* ./conf.d/
+	* menu_10_default.conf
+	* service_10_tftp.conf
+	* plugin_10_knoppix.conf
+	* plugin_20_rescuezilla.conf
+
+### menu*.conf
+* find all enabled plugins and read them in a sorted array