[Plugin] TextureTools

TIG

Wonderful.
A little issue is that now i have to do something like this when input values:
rotate-->dot
adjust-->dot
shunt-->comma
nudge-->comma
scale-->dot
tweak-->dot

Massimo [& Oxer]

What's your 'locale' ?
How do you normally input 'decimal-points' ?
In the UK/US it's 1.234 and I know in EU etc its [perversely] 1,234
The rotate/scale tools take 'float' numbers because angles and scaling are always in that format - the 'decimal-point' is determined by the system setup/locale not by me... 'I think 'floats' always use a '.' ??
The shunt/nudge tool takes a 'string' as its input since the user might type '10mm' or '1"' irrespective of their current units, and if they type '1' and their current units are 'cm' it is taken as '1cm', using the API's .to_l method. When the user enters a decimal-point it should be in the format that is determined by the system setup/locale not by me... So '1.234' or '1,234' - however I'm amazed that the two types of input are handled different.
Can you do a test in the Ruby Console for me... type these [exactly as they appear here] and report the result:
1.23.class 1,23.class 1.23.to_l 1,23.to_l '1.23'.to_l '1,23'.to_l
Depending on your feedback I COULD try trap it to change the input for the 'string' type so if you entered '1.23' and it couldn't be made into a length in length='1.23'.to_l then it'd try length='1.23'.tr('.',',').to_l - that way all of these tools would expect you always to use a '.' BUT it would substitute a ',' if your system needed it...
The code to swap is


  u=u.to_l
  v=v.to_l

which becomes


  begin
    u=u.to_l
  rescue
    u=u.tr('.', ',').to_l
  end
  begin
    v=v.to_l
  rescue
    v=v.tr('.', ',').to_l
  end

AND then

  @d=@@nudge.to_l

which becomes


  begin
    @d=@@nudge.to_l
  rescue
    @d=@@nudge.tr('.', ',').to_l
  end

massimo

Well TIG in SU it's always comma or semicolon (for example when drawing a rectangle) for me, even the plugins, while in CAD, for example, it's always dot...
Anyway here is what i get in the ruby console:

1.23.class
Float

TIG

@massimo said:

Well TIG in SU it's always comma or semicolon (for example when drawing a rectangle) for me, even the plugins, while in CAD, for example, it's always dot...
Anyway here is what i get in the ruby console:

1.23.class
> Float
>

I'd like the whole list please ?
I know in EU etc in the SKP's UI the '.' swaps with the ',' and then the ',' with the ';' BUT in the Ruby API I must always use a '.' as the decimal-separator, ',' as the list-separator and ';' as a line-break...
However I'd have expected that the SUp UI would seamlessly swap float '.' for ',' when displayed inputed in a UI.inputbox() to suit the locale, as it seems to take ',' in strings to convert to 'lengths' ??

massimo

@unknownuser said:

I'd like the whole list please ?

I've copied and pasted ALL the text you posted, sorry...
Here you have the results of every single line

1.23.class
Float
1,23.class
Error; #<SyntaxError; (eval);894; compile error
(eval);894; syntax error
1,23.class
  ^>
(eval);894
1.23.to_l
1.23
1,23.to_l
Error; #<SyntaxError; (eval);894; compile error
(eval);894; syntax error
1,23.to_l
  ^>
(eval);894
'1.23'.to_l
Error; #<ArgumentError; (eval);894;in `to_l'; Cannot convert "1.23" to Length>
(eval);894
'1,23'.to_l
0.484251968503937

Oxer

Hi TIG,
I had probe to type the text in Ruby Console and this the result:
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I'm in Spain (EU) and i use metric units.

TIG

So, as I suspected...
I'll reissue a trapped version that will take '.' or ',' as the decimal-separator in the inputbox for every tool, BUT it will if it's a string value it'll convert it to ',' to suit your locale and make a length from it if it has to... entering a number with a ',' it WILL work without failing [IF the locale supports] BUT it'll convert it back into a '.' when you OK the dialog...
Watch for an update...

jgb

Ah yes, A period is as important to a programmer as it is to his girlfriend.

notareal

@tig said:

Massimo

I hadn't anticipated you weird Eurpoeans using a ',' as a decimal point rather than a sensible '.'
I can easily trap that in the code... I'll release an update later today - it should also have new tools added - TextureScale and TextureTweak...

...waiting for the fix.

TIG

Here's v1.5 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=329765#p329765
Irrespective of their locale, users may now type a '.' OR a ',' as a decimal-separator, depending on their preference, for any of the tools' dialogs - issues with conversion of strings to lengths from potential locale-wrong input is addressed in the code, 'behind the scenes'.

Feedback please...

broomstick

@tig said:

Here's v1.5 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=329765#p329765
Irrespective of their locale, users may now type a '.' OR a ',' as a decimal-separator, depending on their preference, for any of the tools' dialogs - issues with conversion of strings to lengths from potential locale-wrong input is addressed in the code behind the scenes.

Feedback please...

Just tried it, win7 64 bit skp 8... works fine and I must say this is one of the best plugins ever made!!!

driven

Hi TIG,

all functionality working very well on the Mac, except toolbar tooltips.

They work if I put the icons in the custom toolbar but not on the standard, floating toolbar.

not a big issue here, just thought I'd mention it.

john

massimo

@unknownuser said:

Here's v1.5 viewtopic.php?p=329765#p329765...

Perfect!

Oxer

@driven said:

Hi TIG,

all functionality working very well on the Mac, except toolbar tooltips.

john

The same, it works perfect on Mac.

Oxer

I have translated the plugin to spanish, here is:

Texture Tools 1.5 Spanish version

Thanks TIG!!

massimo

TIG, i have tried this:
-painted a surface with a material;
-used one texture tool on the texture;
-picked the texture with the sample tool and painted other surfaces with different orientations.
Only with the "tweak" tool i get a strange behaviour following that workflow on connected faces. The texture looks a lot different on each plane... But if the planes are not connected it works just fine...

TIG

I think the built-in UV-mapping of connected-faces assumes a certain 'flow' of the material across their shared edges...
If you have separate faces then their textures are arranged logically on a per-surface basis.
Hence the different behavior of textures on separate and connected faces...

massimo

Hmmm...That happens also with the "texture scale" tool if you input different values for U and V. But that doesn't happen if you use the native "edit" and input different values for length and width. (picture below)

TIG

Hmmm... this is v1... perhaps there's more to do...

massimo

No worries it's already a wonderful set of tools.

EarthMover

Thanks TIG! Most helpful plugin of the year!