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    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
      jiminy-billy-bob
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      @bob james said:

      @unclebim said:

      Not sure whether since ver. 0.4 or 0.5 but in both SU 8 and SU 2013 Edit->Paste and Ctrl+V do not work when pasting a group/component from another SU file, Edit->Paste in place works though

      This started happening for me after ver 0.5

      All the time ? With all kind of objects ? Even when LP is closed ?

      I really don't see what could cause that... And I can't reproduce it.

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      • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
        jiminy-billy-bob
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        @dancho said:

        my actual project I can't see layer list with your plugin.

        You're not the first to experience this.
        Could you send me the file by PM ? (Even with all the content deleted, keeping only the layers) The best would be a version of the file that was never saved since LP was installed.

        @dancho said:

        Secont, will be fine that you can put a possibility to show/hide panel like old layer window, click on the top of window.

        That's not possible, unfortunatly 😞

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        • tt_suT Offline
          tt_su
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          @jiminy-billy-bob said:

          That's not possible, unfortunatly 😞

          Workaround suggestion, size the window and leave a small clickable header in the HTML itself.

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          • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
            jiminy-billy-bob
            last edited by

            I guess I could do that, thanks 😄
            But still not dockable, though

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            • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
              jiminy-billy-bob
              last edited by

              @dancho said:

              my actual project I can't see layer list with your plugin.

              Try to change scene.

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              • M Offline
                Mike Whitton
                last edited by

                This is a marvelous idea - SketchUp has needed this sought of control of layers for a long time. BUT .....It makes my version of SketchUp (2013) very unstable to the point of being unusable. I have had to uninstall the plugin.

                Am I doing something wrong?

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                • K Offline
                  kct3937
                  last edited by

                  Too bad it doesn't work in OSX. Looks like a good plugin. Now if it worked on a real operating system….just imagine.

                  Dave Richards might quit looking in a mirror.

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                  • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                    jiminy-billy-bob
                    last edited by

                    @kct3937 said:

                    Too bad it doesn't work in OSX. Looks like a good plugin. Now if it worked on a real operating system….just imagine.

                    Dave Richards might quit looking in a mirror.

                    Please don't come here to troll...
                    The reason why it doesn't work on your "real" OS is because Safari handles javascript requests higgledy-piggledy. JS sends a bunch of informations to ruby, and safari says "oh well, let's just put all of this into the trash and keep only the last one".
                    So much for a real OS.

                    Even though I'm happy to take request, I primarily develop this plugin for myself. And I don't really like MacOS (The OS itself, Apple's politic, etc...), so I'm not really motivated to develop Layers Panel for it. Guess what? People coming here smugly, telling me that their OS is superior, and should be the one and only, don't really motivate me much more!

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                    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                      jiminy-billy-bob
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                      @mike whitton said:

                      This is a marvelous idea - SketchUp has needed this sought of control of layers for a long time. BUT .....It makes my version of SketchUp (2013) very unstable to the point of being unusable. I have had to uninstall the plugin.

                      Am I doing something wrong?

                      What are you experiencing, exactly ?

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                        dtrarch
                        last edited by

                        Hi JBB
                        FYI:
                        Layers not showing up.? 👎
                        Same problem here but====== 👍
                        If I click on a scene tab the layers are then listed. 👍
                        SU 2013 Pro

                        dtr

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                        • K Offline
                          kct3937
                          last edited by

                          Well I have been chastized before and probably will be again, but I must apologize for offending you about OS versus Windoze. If my comments are considered Trollish, that is because I am unaware of what a Troll in this context is.

                          I am an architect and have programmed on Microsoft based equipment since before Windows…when we could only use DOS. I have used SU from the early versions (2 or 3) and have seen and used many good plugins and yours caught my eye as being one that would be of much use to me.

                          I realize that most addins/extensions are created out of the need of an individual to simplify their work or to emulate a desirable feature of another program and applaud your creation of this plugin. I was really hoping to be able to use it in my workflow…hence my disappointment; maybe even a dosappointment.

                          About 6 years ago, I switched to OSX and have not experienced the Blues Screen of Death since. Being familiar with many languages that are platform independent, I did not look to see that your extension was Windows specific…my first bad.

                          I regularly use javascripts and rubies to create programs and have not run into issues with Safari that are insurmountable, but I respect your opinion of Apple and trust that you respect mine regarding Windows. As I have not delved into the SU API myself, I do not know where the problem with OSX lies but I hope that you can overcome it, either yourself or with help from an OSX user on this forum.

                          Again, my apologies for my comment regarding OSX as I meant no disrespect toward you or your work. I look forward to the day that I can post some glowing report of my experience with this plugin/extension.

                          From reading the other posts, it would appear that your program is being well received.
                          Regards,
                          kct3937

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                          • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                            jiminy-billy-bob
                            last edited by

                            It's ok... I'm just sick of this PC/Mac war.

                            In the meantime, you can always try the plugin. I know for a fact that some people on OSX use it everyday.

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                            • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                              jiminy-billy-bob
                              last edited by

                              New version 0.5.2 beta !

                              Changelog :

                              • Fix bug where "old layers" (created before Layers Panel was installed) were not listed
                              • Fix bug where groups couldn't be renamed after being nested in another one.

                              Download in the plugin store !

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                              • unclebimU Offline
                                unclebim
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                                @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                @unclebim said:

                                1. In SU 8 it displayed the outdated IE version message and did not allow the scroll. Since ver. 0.5 it does not display this message but only shows render engines in the window and no layers or layer groups at all. In SU 2013 this problem does not exist.

                                What's your IE version ?

                                @unclebim said:

                                1. Not sure whether since ver. 0.4 or 0.5 but in both SU 8 and SU 2013 Edit->Paste and Ctrl+V do not work, Edit->Paste in place works though. Removing the plugin files from SU Plugins folder resolved the problem in both SU 8 and SU 2013. Also renaming layers in the native SU Layers window sometimes caused bugsplat with the plugin installed in SU 2013.

                                Weird. Does it work when Layers Panel is installed but closed ?

                                1. It is ver. 10 and no updates available. After installing ver. 0.5.2. it displays the outdated IE version message again. Operating with the Layers panel is possible but with some delay of about 2-3 sec.

                                Attached is a screenshot from whatmyua.com and another from chips-architecture.com/layers/test.html.

                                1. Well it does happen no matter whether Layers Panel is open or closed. What happens is that you can see the pasted object shortly on the screen and then it disappears and the move tool cursor reverts back to the formally active tool. I tried this with groups and components and with ungrouped geometry. The problem occurs when the pasted object requires the creation of a new layer that does not exist in the file already. If I make a layer with the same name that the pasted object is on then it can be pasted. Although I have a problem pasting a nesting group in Layer 0 and I have no problem pasting the nested groups together (also on Layer 0). Moving the same nesting group on a newly created (after Layers Panel installation) layer does not help. Making the group a component also.

                                Another issue I have experienced with the latest version is that turning layers and layers group visibility one after another sometimes causes SU (both 8 Pro and 2013) to close.

                                I hope this can be helpful. I appreciate the effort you put into this plugin and it is indeed one of the most useful ones out there.


                                What's My User Agent - Windows Internet Explorer_2013-10-10_00-11-41.jpg


                                httpchips-architecture.comlayerstest.html - Windows Internet Explorer_2013-10-10_00-13-43.jpg

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                                  huckrorick
                                  last edited by

                                  @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                  This is really weird. Can you open this link with Internet Explorer and tell me what the popup says ? (If you don't have a popup, this may be because of an ActiveX warning at the bottom or top of the IE window)

                                  I'm having a bit of a hard time following our conversation because it is intermixed with other questions, issues, comments, replies. I don't know if I missed any other response from you.

                                  Here's what I get at the link you provided (see attachment)


                                  MessageFromLinkReLayerPanel.jpg

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                                  • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                    jiminy-billy-bob
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks for the feedback guys, very much helpfull 😉
                                    I'll work on it.

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                                    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                      jiminy-billy-bob
                                      last edited by

                                      @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                      New version 0.5.2 beta !

                                      Changelog :

                                      • Fix bug where "old layers" (created before Layers Panel was installed) were not listed
                                      • Fix bug where groups couldn't be renamed after being nested in another one.

                                      Download in the plugin store !

                                      Looks like I uploaded 0.5.1 again, instead of 0.5.2...
                                      I'll upload the proper version at noon.

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                                      • S Offline
                                        shumphreys
                                        last edited by

                                        Fantastic layering tool, I applaud your hard work.

                                        If you're up for more work I have some suggestions...

                                        1. Highlight layers for currently selected entity, this would save having to consult the entity info window. Could also include colour coding for sub layers used within the entity.
                                        2. Entity count on layer list. This would help to identify incorrectly assigned layers.
                                        3. Select all entities by layer. Could be a context menu item.
                                        4. Option to remove render feature.

                                        Thanks again

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                                        • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                          jiminy-billy-bob
                                          last edited by

                                          @shumphreys said:

                                          1. Option to remove render feature.

                                          Already did 😉 Look in "options" in the menu.

                                          Noted the other propositions.

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                                            optimaforever
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello,
                                            The idea of this script is excellent, something I kept asking AtLAst developpers for a long time (in the famous wishlist), and the material list manager as well (by giving users the ability to group materials by components, for example).
                                            The thing is, the layer panel worked once, and the next time I launched SU8, it returned blank of layers, with the IE version is outdated message. I work with SU8, panel 0.5.2 on Vista 64 and IE9 (don't use IE anyway, but 9 is the last supported version by Vista).
                                            Any clue?

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