How to make a toolbar with a dropdown menu

thomthom

You can't create a native toolbar. The closest you get is making a WebDialog.
I'm doing that with a plugin I'm currently working on: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=32810 (see video)

morci429

Amazing work.. i like the toolbar"was that a webdialog?" Any examples or walkthroughs how to make a similar one?

thomthom

Yes it's a WebDialog. It's nothing more than a dropdown <SELECT> element and some Javascript to get the value from it.
Have you got any HTML/CSS/JS experience?

morci429

Unfortunately not.
I will try some google searches

thomthom

Have a look at beginner webdesigner tutorials.
Then scan the notes and comments in this thread in regard to the WebDialog class: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=23445

Dan Rathbun

Your other option (perhaps only temporary to get things working for now,) is to use a popup dialog with a dropdown control.

def face_picker( facearray, default_face=0 )
  #
  face_string_array = facearray.collect {|e| e.to_s }
  #
  title    = ' Face Picker'
  labels   = [ 'Choose a Face ;  ' ]
  defaults = [ face_string_array[default_face] ]
  values   = [ face_string_array.join('|') ]
  #
  result = UI.inputbox( labels, defaults, values, title )
  #
  if (result != nil) && (result != false) && (result != [])
    # result will be an array, 1 member for each control
    return facearray[ face_string_array.index( result[0] ) ]
  else
    return facearray[default_face]
  end

end # def method face_picker

Ref: UI.inputbox

morci429

Great help you guys, really thanks.
one more thing tho, how do i get rid of the sketchup logo on the top left corner of the webdialog and also the minimize and maximize buttons??

Dan Rathbun

See ThomThom's posts:

base code
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=31213&start=30#p280148
additional code to suppress max & min buttons:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=31213&start=30#p280151

These are Windows only.

morci429

where do i find the file "Win32API"
It says "Error Loading File win32.rb
No such file to load -- Win32API"

Dan Rathbun

@morci429 said:

where do i find the file "Win32API"
It says "Error Loading File win32.rb
No such file to load -- Win32API"

I posted the two .so files that are distro'd with Ruby v1.8.6-p287, which is the version and patchlevel that Sketchup 8.x uses.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=54170

You can put them in any folder that can be found by the $LOAD_PATH array.

Most people just put them in their "Plugins" folder.

In your code, use a require statement:

begin
  require('Win32API.so')
rescue LoadError => e
  if e.message =~ /No such file to load/i
    msg = "This plugin requires the Win32API.so file!"
    msg<< "\n\nThis file cannot be found using the paths\n"
    msg<< " in the $LOAD_PATH array."
    UI.messagebox(msg)
  else
    raise
  end
end

gabino

hi guys, situation is the same with sketchup 2014?
i want to make a toolbar with organises approx. 50 tools (each tool is simply the link to a dynamic component). A drop-down menu in the toolbar would be I think best solution. Just like the one what appear in "Getting Started" toolbar.
I dont want to make the equivalent in webdialogs, it is possible but i think it would be a mess.
please, any ideas?