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      driven
      last edited by

      you could check the 'defaults' position or just set a new one
      for position-
      defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.sketchuppro8.plist ALToolPalette_Vertex Tools_frame '150 797 36 304 0 0 1920 1178'``
      or what ever your toolbar is actually called.
      for visibility it's the Sketchup version to give
      <key>SketchUp.Toolbars.Vertex Tools.Visible</key>
      <string>1</string>
      should show up on restart...
      john

      learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        @wind-borne said:

        Are we talking about the single button to activate tool?

        Yes. I'll point the user to these screenshots and see what he makes out of it.

        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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          gt5
          last edited by

          @gaieus said:

          I don't have experience with Mac toolbars either but is there any chance it's floating somewhere either behind the SU window or off-screen?

          Hi, I'm the one with the problem. I've eliminated the possibility of it floating behind the SU window. I'll have to think about the off-screen possibility.

          @wind-borne said:

          Are we talking about the single button to activate tool?
          .

          Nope, the single button is there. It's the long toolbar that appears after one clicks the button that as wondered off.

          @thomthom said:

          @wind-borne said:

          Are we talking about the single button to activate tool?

          Yes. I'll point the user to these screenshots and see what he makes out of it.

          No, it's the toolbar not the activate button.

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            wind-borne
            last edited by

            @gt5 said:

            Nope, the single button is there. It's the long toolbar that appears after one clicks the button that as wondered off.

            @thomthom said:

            @wind-borne said:

            Are we talking about the single button to activate tool?

            Yes. I'll point the user to these screenshots and see what he makes out of it.

            No, it's the toolbar not the activate button.

            That toolbar does occasionally disappear for me also, usually when editing a group.
            If I close and reopen group the toolbar reappears in the same space as before when Vertex Tools is reactivated, never had toolbar move.
            I've gotten used to doing that without giving much thought.

            "To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text."OSX 10.11.6

            %(#BF80BF)[SU 8 pro

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              gt5
              last edited by

              @wind-borne said:

              That toolbar does occasionally disappear for me also, usually when editing a group.
              If I close and reopen group the toolbar reappears in the same space as before when Vertex Tools is reactivated, never had toolbar move.
              I've gotten used to doing that without giving much thought.

              I've even tried a new window, 2 quads, no toolbar.

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                gt5
                last edited by

                @driven said:

                you could check the 'defaults' position or just set a new one
                for position-
                defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.sketchuppro8.plist ALToolPalette_Vertex Tools_frame '150 797 36 304 0 0 1920 1178'``
                or what ever your toolbar is actually called.
                for visibility it's the Sketchup version to give
                <key>SketchUp.Toolbars.Vertex Tools.Visible</key>
                <string>1</string>
                should show up on restart...
                john

                good idea, didn't work

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  @wind-borne said:

                  That toolbar does occasionally disappear for me also, usually when editing a group.

                  Really? And only with Vertex Tools? 😲 πŸ˜•

                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    Try this - from Windows > Ruby Console: (Type each command and see what the results are)

                    t=UI.toolbar('Vertex Tools')

                    t.visible?

                    t.get_last_state

                    t.show

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                      gt5
                      last edited by

                      @thomthom said:

                      Try this...

                      t=UI.toolbar('Vertex Tools')
                      #UI::Toolbar:0x165b4e04
                      t.visible?
                      true
                      t.get_last_state
                      1
                      t.show
                      nil

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                      • wind-borneW Offline
                        wind-borne
                        last edited by

                        @thomthom said:

                        @wind-borne said:

                        That toolbar does occasionally disappear for me also, usually when editing a group.

                        Really? And only with Vertex Tools? 😲 πŸ˜•

                        Now we have established gt5's problem is not the button but the toolbar inside of Vertex Tools that is missing.

                        The main toolbar and information panel within Vertex Tools have at times disappeared when editing inside of a group. Vertices will be highlighted blue as if waiting to be selected, no toolbar and nothing can be selected in Vertex Tools until I exit group and reenter group edit mode and open Vertex tools again. Then all functions normal. Select freehand initial tool. Of course I couldn't recreate today πŸ˜†
                        I use a different color for selections in SU, that blue only shows up inside of Vertex Tools.

                        I rely on 'edit vertices' shortcut to activate tool so I never have that initial toolbar button visible if that is what you are asking about.

                        "To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text."OSX 10.11.6

                        %(#BF80BF)[SU 8 pro

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          @gt5 said:

                          @wind-borne said:

                          Are we talking about the single button to activate tool?
                          .

                          Nope, the single button is there. It's the long toolbar that appears after one clicks the button that as wondered off.

                          Ah! I completely missed this! 😳 Sorry - now I'm with you!

                          Ok - lets debug that toolbar:

                          Can you please type:
                          TT_Vertex.settings

                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            @wind-borne said:

                            The main toolbar and information panel within Vertex Tools have at times disappeared when editing inside of a group. Vertices will be highlighted blue as if waiting to be selected, no toolbar and nothing can be selected in Vertex Tools until I exit group and reenter group edit mode and open Vertex tools again. Then all functions normal. Select freehand initial tool. Of course I couldn't recreate today πŸ˜†

                            When this happens, can you please open the Ruby Console and see if you're getting any error messages?

                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              gt5
                              last edited by

                              @thomthom said:

                              Ok - lets debug that toolbar:

                              Can you please type:
                              TT_Vertex.settings

                              TT_Vertex.settings
                              #<TT_Vertex::Settings:0x169d16f4 @section="TT_Vertex", @cache={:remember_uv=>true, :view_normals=>true, :context_menu=>true, :radius=>0.0, :vertexinfo_x=>615, :axis_lock=>false, :normal_size=>20, :vertexinfo_y=>234, :gizmo_visible=>true, :l10n=>"en", :vertex_size=>6, :merge_tolerance=>0.393700787401575, :last_select_tool=>:rect, :last_tool=>"T_Select_Rectangle", :toolbar_x=>1133, :axis=>:local, :auto_smooth=>true, :ss_cos=>false, :toolbar_y=>202, :initial_tool=>"T_Select"}>

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                hm... And your monitor resolution is larger than 1133px wide? Or, is your viewport that wide?

                                Sketchup.active_model.active_view.vpwidth

                                And if you have the Ruby Console open while you use Vertex Tools, do you see any error messages appearing?

                                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  gt5
                                  last edited by

                                  @thomthom said:

                                  hm... And your monitor resolution is larger than 1133px wide? Or, is your viewport that wide?

                                  Sketchup.active_model.active_view.vpwidth

                                  And if you have the Ruby Console open while you use Vertex Tools, do you see any error messages appearing?

                                  Sketchup.active_model.active_view.vpwidth
                                  1766

                                  no errors in console

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    I'm baffled. πŸ˜•

                                    Could it be an OpenGL issue, hardware? If you disable hardware acceleration under Preferences - does that have an effect?

                                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                      gt5
                                      last edited by

                                      @thomthom said:

                                      I'm baffled. πŸ˜•

                                      Could it be an OpenGL issue, hardware? If you disable hardware acceleration under Preferences - does that have an effect?

                                      Ok, this is just weird:
                                      Turned off HA
                                      Dialog says: The change will take effect for new windows
                                      Toolbar returns in the existing window
                                      However, now it's gone again regardless of HA setting! (I even tried restart.)

                                      I may need to reinstall the OS--not fun

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                                      • thomthomT Offline
                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

                                        That is very strange. What are you hardware specs? What is the graphic card?
                                        Is it possible to update the graphic driver - or is that done automatically by OSX?

                                        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          Do you notice any artefacts in any other applications?
                                          What about Fredo's tools - he uses similar technique to draw the UI as I do.

                                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                            gt5
                                            last edited by

                                            @thomthom said:

                                            That is very strange. What are you hardware specs? What is the graphic card?
                                            Is it possible to update the graphic driver - or is that done automatically by OSX?

                                            2010 Quad-Core 2.93 GHz i7 iMac
                                            16GB RAM
                                            ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB Graphics Ram OpenGL 3.2

                                            Can not upgrade driver

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