[plugin] Ruby Code Editor - UPDATED to v3.0 3/4/2013

[thomthom]

@driven said:

Exactly, the Mac 'flaw' is the best feature

? It's terrible. Makes it impossible to make replacements for UI.inputbox.

[driven]

@thomthom said:

? It's terrible. Makes it impossible to make replacements for UI.inputbox.

I'll more than likely agree if/when I get to that stage in coding, but being able to simply float the 'TextBook' over SU has already increased my workflow, so for now I see it as a blessing which I may curse later on...

BTW: I found the your 'missing manual' page helpful, but only found it through google after I almost last-night.

[thomthom]

Yea - it'd odd that show on PC keeps the window ontop of SU, while on OSX it doesn't. So much for consistency.

??? == osx.show() pc.show() == osx.show_modal() pc.show_modal() == ???

Oh the sanity of being a SketchUp scripter!

[driven]

@thomthom said:

Yea - it'd odd that show on PC keeps the window ontop of SU, while on OSX it doesn't.

on the PC, if you are watching a tutorial in a wd viewer, can you pause to draw and still see the video, or does it jump to the back,under SU, where you have to go find it to carry on?

[thomthom]

Webdialogs on PC created using .show() is always parent to the SU window and will stay on top. Like SU's toolwindows.

[Dan Rathbun]

@driven said:

BTW: I found the your 'missing manual' page helpful, but only found it through google after I almost last-night.

Check out these links (bookmark them!):

Sketchup Ruby resources
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=10142

Developer's Forum Sticky Links
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20427

State of Observers
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20676

[driven]

cheers for those Dan, it is a bit hard to navigate this forum, when your not quite sure what your looking for...

don't suppose you know a way of turning off

UI.play_sound(Sketchup.get_resource_path("video/fera.mp3"))

#in sync with

when "stop"
		UI.stop_timer @timer1;"video/fera.mp3"

I know this dosen't work but I can't find any method of having the sound pause or stop when I turn off the video texture, which I can turn on and of at will.

I could change a new page and switch to another .mp3 (blank), but as an exercise I'm trying to avoid that as instead off pause, continue, need to start over to keep in sync...

john

[chyn2000]

I wanted to say that this is an AWESOME plugin!

Some functionality suggestions that (IMHO) would make your interface even more invaluable:

Add break point capability:
At break points, the pluging could add a popup before execution (behind the scenes, not in the viewable text field). The user would just press 'OK' to continue on.

Add Escape or Kill button:
The Escape would be an emergency breakout to stop execution if the user created an inf loop. Maybe force inserted into any loop conditions (again, behind the sceens).

Add Variable Watcher window:
This might be pretty hard, but then maybe not, but also a variable watcher window sharing the space with the results/error window. I could see this working by having pairs of fields. Type the variable name in one field and the program updates that fields pair with the in scope value.

Reduce Web Console's realestate during execution:
Have the option to hide, minimize or make the Web Console transparent during code execution.

Just some suggestions, though I'm sure you are busy doing things that actually make you money so you can pay for internet access (oh, and I guess eat and have a place to sleep too... )

Cheers!
Reg

[Dan Rathbun]

@driven said:

don't suppose you know a way of turning off ...
This needs to be broken off into a new thread. It's far removed from the WebConsole/RubyEditor discussion.
(and sorry.. John, I don't mess with sound in Sketchup or WebDialogs. My only suggestion would be to embed a media player of some kind in the webpage. Check up on the html OBJECT tag. [EMBED and APPLET are deprecated.])
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535859(VS.85).aspx

[chrisglasier]

Here's yet another plugin related to this from 2006.

The introspection aspect is interesting but it seems to have some problems with XP.

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suapi.rb

[Dan Rathbun]

@driven said:

Is it possible, or could I put it on my website and read it from there (less preferable as the books not published yet)?

I think it would be better to open the PDF file using the Adobe Reader browser plugin running in a normal instance of Safari (in your case.)

How to Access a PDF in your default Browser
Safari on Mac | MS Internet Explorer on PC

Copy the code below save it to a file name 'helpmenu.rb' and put it in your plugins directory.

# helpmenu.rb for PLAT=Mac & OS=OSX
# Public Domain
module SU_User
  module Menus
    helpmenu=UI.menu('Help')
    helpmenu.add_separator
    # Edit the 'Your TextBook Title' Menu Item Title below
    # Edit the pathname to your textbook pdf file below
    helpmenu.add_item('Your TextBook Title') { 
      UI.openURL("file;//localhost#{ENV['HOME']}/ruby/help/textbook.pdf")
    }
    #   #{ENV['HOME']} inside a double-quoted string
    #   should return something like; '/Users/John' on the Mac
    #   For PC, the HOME variable must be changed to USERPROFILE
  end # module Menus
end # module SU_User

Revised: Added 'file://localhost' to openURL argument.(see posts below.)

[rvs1977]

looks great!

I discovered a strange behavior with my (danish)keyboard. When I want to
make brackets [ ], it opens a small textarea inside the console.
The textareabox appears when I push the AltGr key. When I enter numbers
and press Enter, it submits it at the top op the console???

anyone seen that too?

[alexschreyer]

Just updated to version 2.0.

Cheers,
Alex

[Gaieus]

Alex (or anyone as a matter of fact): excuse my utter ignorance but how do I launch this plugin at all?

[driven]

it's under Window >> Ruby Code Editor, not Plugins

make sure it's 'checked' as an extension in prefs if not showing up

john

[Gaieus]

Holy crap! I did not even think of that location. Thanks a bunch!

(And of course, to Alex for the plugin)