Getting an active page

fuzzybro

There is no method like model.active_page and PagesObserver doesn't return a 'page' object on the onContentsModified(pages) call. So, is there a way to get the active (selected) page from the API?

V.

jiminy-billy-bob

http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/pages.php#selected_page

tt_su

Don't you just love the consistency of the API?

jiminy-billy-bob

Haha, yeah

fuzzybro

Hah, nice
Thank got this method is even exist

Thanks a lot!

Dan Rathbun

@tt_su said:

Don't you just love the consistency of the API?

Actually.. thinking a bit. The naming is correct.

Why? Because you often are animating (in transition,) between two scene pages. After the first frame, you still are nowhere near being "in" the selected (target) page.

Someone might argue that, once animation begins, there really is no active_page. (Ie, you are somewhere in limbo between the previous page and the target page.)

jiminy-billy-bob

Dan, I think TT meant this :

model.active_layer
model.materials.current
model.pages.selected_page

So much for consistency

tt_su

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

model.active_layer
model.materials.current
model.pages.selected_page

Don't forget model.styles.selected_style

Dan Rathbun

I know what he meant.. my arg still stands.

Sometimes "active" is appropriate.. other times "selected" is more appropriate. Still other times "current" may seem more appropriate.

There is a difference between the terms. They are not direct synonyms.