Always extend left side of `fm.log`

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/ranger/core/fm.py b/ranger/core/fm.py
index 8168b7d6..5a435999 100644
--- a/ranger/core/fm.py
+++ b/ranger/core/fm.py
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ class FM(Actions, SignalDispatcher):
         self.hostname = socket.gethostname()
         self.home_path = os.path.expanduser('~')
 
-        self.log.append('ranger {0} started! Process ID is {1}.'
+        self.log.appendleft('ranger {0} started! Process ID is {1}.'
                 .format(__version__, os.getpid()))
-        self.log.append('Running on Python ' + sys.version.replace('\n', ''))
+        self.log.appendleft('Running on Python ' + sys.version.replace('\n', ''))
 
         mimetypes.knownfiles.append(os.path.expanduser('~/.mime.types'))
         mimetypes.knownfiles.append(self.relpath('data/mime.types'))
diff --git a/ranger/core/main.py b/ranger/core/main.py
index 118a7480..93c71e81 100644
--- a/ranger/core/main.py
+++ b/ranger/core/main.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def main():
         if fm.username == 'root':
             fm.settings.preview_files = False
             fm.settings.use_preview_script = False
-            fm.log.append("Running as root, disabling the file previews.")
+            fm.log.appendleft("Running as root, disabling the file previews.")
         if not arg.debug:
             from ranger.ext import curses_interrupt_handler
             curses_interrupt_handler.install_interrupt_handler()
@@ -313,12 +313,11 @@ def load_settings(fm, clean):
                     else:
                         module = importlib.import_module('plugins.' + plugin)
                         fm.commands.load_commands_from_module(module)
-                    fm.log.append("Loaded plugin '%s'." % plugin)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    fm.log.append("Error in plugin '%s'" % plugin)
+                    fm.log.appendleft("Loaded plugin '%s'." % plugin)
+                except Exception:
                     import traceback
-                    for line in traceback.format_exception_only(type(e), e):
-                        fm.log.append(line)
+                    fm.log.extendleft(reversed(traceback.format_exc().splitlines()))
+                    fm.notify("Error in plugin '%s'" % plugin, bad=True)
             ranger.fm = None
 
         # COMPAT: Load the outdated options.py