[Plugin] LaunchIt v 1.4 (14 oct 2009)

tbd

nice work a4chitect and thanks for putting my scripts as an example

I like github.com for hosting source and allows forking and if you want to learn about check the online book about Git

a4chitect

tbd: you're welcome. will look into the github, thx

stanmarsh

hello a4rchitect,

i was just thinking if this could combine and work with pluginloader by alexschreyer to load plugins, then use launchit as the front-end.
pluginloader link
http://www.alexschreyer.net/projects/plugin-loader-for-sketchup/

remus

Added a load of plugins but only one ever shows up by adding the

if(defined? $launchitcmd == nil)
   $launchitcmd = []
end

$launchitcmd.push ["Command name","Command action"]

Bit, but only one ever shows up.

seems to be in alphabetical order, so weld.rb was the only one that would load, moved out of the folder then it was webconsole.rb and so on.

Any ideas?

Jim

@a4chitect said:

tbd: you're welcome. will look into the github, thx

don't let this stop you from working on the plugin. Distributed version control software is nice, but can have a lengthy learning curve (my experience, at least.) If you're in it for the long haul, then learning to use git or mercurial is well worth the effort. If this is an occasional endeavor - maybe not so much.

Jim

I was playing around with speech, and this could turn out to be a good interface for voice command control of SketchUp. It's not quite working - I can speak the word and it gets typed in the filter box, but for whatever reason the list is not filtered.

jeff hammond

doesn't seem to work on macs too well but...

this is built into OS X (it's not SU specific.. all apps have this ability)

same deal, start typing some letters and all the options start popping up etc.. if you hover over a command for a second, it's path will be shown as well.. skindigo, fredo, etc works fine too..

it's also sort of smart in that it won't display commands that aren't possible at the time (for instance, redo won't show up in the search if there's nothing to redo)

i don't have anything to test it with but i'm almost positive voice cmmd will work.

[flash=640,385:3v2nt73s]http://www.youtube.com/v/1HBmYx3w3W0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6[/flash:3v2nt73s]

i'll add this.. it's a cool feature but the only time i use it is for obscure commands or when learning a new app.. once you know an app, shortcut keys are way better..

a4chitect

Jim: I suppose that using speech for input doesn't trigger the OnKey event in the javascript - to perform the search

Jeff: I envy you - because the built-in OS X functionality looks great. The whole purpose and idea of launchit was, that my plugins menu won't fit on the screen anymore, and gets 'randomized' very often - because of new plugin installations. I agree that using keyboard shortcuts is way better. I think that Google should consider integrating the shortcut preferences into the GUI. It provides the functionality of searching for commands already, but serves only to assign shortcuts.

Jim

How's the git repo coming?

a4chitect

Jim: I gave up on git or any other code repos for the time being. This plugin would probably not get developed by anyone else

Jim

@a4chitect said:

Jim: I gave up on git or any other code repos for the time being. This plugin would probably not get developed by anyone else

I can understand. But I did actually want to look at this as the menu for a "Protable Plugins" project to create a plugins folder people can carry with them on a portable device.

a4chitect

you are welcome to use/reuse/change the code

I would love someone to upgrade the command-extraction routine from present ruby files, the current version is weak (fails at extracting fredo6 commands, dynamic commands, and actually at all not simple ones)

I was hoping that all visiting ruby developers could agree on one method of the sketchup-top-menu and context-menu population, which could simplify any GUI replacement projects.

Even at this stage a GUI replacement in html+javascript could be easily done, thanks to the wonderful sketchup-ruby architecture.

gavvy

oh NO ,
IN YOUR V1.4 I get a lot of error BECAUSE OF your html FILES
is there times for us to disscusion through MSN or QQ?
I have some idea to your plugins

orei

if i regenerate the list of ruby... doesn't appear all my ruby script.. why?? i've so many ruby.. but in the list there are only a part

gavvy

now i have null your script and change some part of it .

Just use the Java script to Filit or return the command name ,then index the command in the command array.
because if you throuh the javascript to launch the below commands it get errors
========
Joint Push Pull|JointPushPull.execute 'J'|jointpushpull|jpp_j|Joint Push Pull
Vector Push Pull|JointPushPull.execute 'V'|jointpushpull|JPP_V|Vector Push Pull
Normal Push Pull|JointPushPull.execute 'N'|jointpushpull|JPP_N|沿法线挤出
Undo Push Pull|JointPushPull.redo|jointpushpull|JPP_Undo|返回
RDC_ROUND|RoundCorner.launch :RDC_ROUND_ ||RDC_icon_Round_16|Round corners in 3D
RDC_SHARP|RoundCorner.launch(:RDC_SHARP_, { :sharp => true }) ||RDC_icon_Sharp_16|Sharp corners in 3D
RDC_BEVEL|RoundCorner.launch(:RDC_BEVEL_, { :profile_type => ['C', 1] }) ||RDC_icon_Bevel_16|Bevel edges and corners
=======

the index code

 ame=$launchitcmd.find{|n|n.index(params.to_s)}

so i change to just to return the command name to ruby.

I try to use the winole.so to connect to the access file ,and the Excel files ,it work well and fast, but it must work on the mechine which have install the sofeware.

haynesc

how comes not all my plugins get loaded into the menu 'weld' is not there for eg ...

Edson

forgive me for being a bit on the dumb side, but this first post could declare what the plugin is supposed to do. it is only through reading the whole thread that one is able to understand its function.

arjunmax09

hi a4chitect!! i installed your launchit plugin in my sketchup plugins folder... unfortunately when i start sketchup the following message appears

Error Loading File A4_launchit.rb
undefined method `file_loaded?' for #<Object:0xbd292d0 @ignorelist=["launchit", "indigo"]>

what should i do??

glro

This plugin seems a very good idea to me, because i experienced that too many icons make sketchup unstable

gavvy: I modified the original code as you have indicated, and it seems to work better, but i still have a problem:

If i uncheck "close?", the plugin seems to freeze, nothing happens; i can only use it once, and the box closes; each time i want to use it again, i have to open it again

Did you experience the same problem?
Is there a way to fix it?

To have only the plugins i want in the box, i just deleted the lines corresponding to the unwanted plugins in "plugins.rb", and deleted "builtin-pc.rb" and "builtin.rb"

![problem when "close" is unchecked](/uploads/imported_attachments/acdk_A4launchitcloseproblem.jpg "problem when "close" is unchecked")

glro

@a4chitect said:

[color=#4080BF]short tutorial:
installation: 1. extract the provided zip file into your Sketchup\Plugins folder

Future
...
3.allow the choice of closing after launch to be saved/remembered

This plugin might be a solution to the instability i noticed when too many icons are shown on sketchup screen

one minor problem: only one operation at a time, the dialog box can not stay opened, even if i uncheck the "close" rectangle

so i have to re open it each time i need it; any other solution?