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⚠️ Libfredo 15.4b | Minor release with bugfixes and improvements Update

[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v15.4b - 21 Jul 25

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    cgarchitekt
    last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 15:47

    @dave r said:

    That doesn't answer the question about having installed SketchUp correctly. If you didn't install it correctly you could have issues such as you describe. It also doesn't answer the question about which version of SketchUp you are actually using.

    everything is fine. Installed it completely new as administrator. Seems this was the problem.Thought an installation is not possible if you are not logged in as administrator. Apparently I was wrong.

    Thank you all for your appreciated help to solve my problem.
    Regards
    cgArchitekt

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      Dave R
      last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 15:59

      Happy that fixed it. FWIW, you should be logged into Windows as your normal user but when you install programs, right click on the installer and choose Run as administrator. That is actually different from being the system admin anyway. If you don't use the Run as administrator option, Windows security features prevent some needed program stuff from being installed correctly and this results in various strange behaviors. Some of those behaviors don't become obvious right away.

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        TIG Moderator
        last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 16:01

        As DaveR says [beat me to the post!]
        SketchUp should always be installed on PC thus:

        For a new installation...
        Log into Windows as your normal user-account [whether or not this has admin=powers is irrelevant]/
        Find the installer's exe file - usually in your Downloads folder...
        Select that installer's exe file.
        Right-click > Context-menu > "Run as administrator"
        When prompted choose to "Install"...
        Permissions etc are set up properly.

        If it's already installed...
        Close SketchUp.
        Run as above
        When prompted choose "Repair"...
        Permissions etc are set up properly.

        Never 'Run' an installer's exe file by double-clicking it - even if that user has admin powers it is not the same.
        Running SketchUp as 'the admin' [i.e. NOT a normal user (who might also have some admin-powers)] will result in SketchUp behaving oddly - e.g. drag-n-drop will not work because SketchUp is operating at an elevated permissions level compared to Windows-Explorer...

        TIG

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          fredo6
          last edited by 12 Jun 2020, 19:25

          NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v10.7a - 12 Jun 20

          LibFredo6 10.7a is a maintenance release, with bug fixing, adjustments for Mac (dialogs) and better support of imperail units in VCB


          Requirements: SU2017 and above

          See plugin home page of LibFredo6 for Download of LibFredo6.

          Main Post of the LibFredo6 thread

          Fredo

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            vmddelrosario
            last edited by 16 Jun 2020, 01:54

            Tried installing libfredo6 v10.7a to no avail.. extension manager says the plugin is unsigned and sketchup keeps saying C:\Users"user_name"\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2017\SketchUp\Plugins\Fredo6_!LibFredo6 is missing after I restart the software and even when the said directory actually exists.

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              William_Wang
              last edited by 16 Jun 2020, 10:01

              @fredo6 said:

              I actually forgot about the feature '/', and its dual '*'.

              I found the problem, and it will go into LibFredo6 v10.4c.

              Thanks for signaling.

              Fredo

              Intall LibFredo6 v10.7a but plugins not running

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                fredo6
                last edited by 16 Jun 2020, 10:29

                @vmddelrosario said:

                Tried installing libfredo6 v10.7a to no avail.. extension manager says the plugin is unsigned and sketchup keeps saying C:\Users"user_name"\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2017\SketchUp\Plugins\Fredo6_!LibFredo6 is missing after I restart the software and even when the said directory actually exists.

                Is it the first time you install LibFredo6?

                If so, this may be related to the installation of Sketchup, which you must do with "Run as Administrator".

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                  fredo6
                  last edited by 16 Jun 2020, 10:30

                  @william_wang said:

                  Intall LibFredo6 v10.7a but plugins not running

                  Do you have a menu entry Window > LibFredo6 settings...?

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                    Gus R
                    last edited by 16 Jun 2020, 18:58

                    Not a critical issue but is there any way to tweak the font sizes for the interface windows? Seems like I was able to do that using standard Windows zoom keyboard commands. Here's some examples. Hard to read.


                    LF1.jpg


                    LF2.jpg

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                      fredo6
                      last edited by 17 Jun 2020, 07:16

                      @GusR

                      Strange. It seems you don't have some fonts installed and default to Arial Narrow Black.

                      Did this happen with v10.7a only ?

                      What do you get for dialog boxes used by other plugins than mine?

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                        Gus R
                        last edited by 17 Jun 2020, 15:24

                        @fredo6 said:

                        @GusR

                        Strange. It seems you don't have some fonts installed and default to Arial Narrow Black.

                        Did this happen with v10.7a only ?

                        What do you get for dialog boxes used by other plugins than mine?

                        I have Arial Narrow. It's Windows 7 Pro if that matters. Was fine before v10.7a.

                        Other dialog boxes are fine.

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                          fredo6
                          last edited by 17 Jun 2020, 16:55

                          Best would be Tahoma or Helvetica.

                          With Windows 7, there may be many problems. This one is related to the change I made for some dialog boxes (like Check Plugins for Update) to rely on the recent API (HtmlDialog), because the old one (WebDialog) is being deprecated.

                          So, there is little I can do with this.

                          Fredo

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                            Oxer
                            last edited by 19 Jun 2020, 15:46

                            Hi Fredo,
                            I installed LibFredo 10.7a on SU2017 & macOS 10.13.6 and when I try to 'Check Fredo6 Plugins for Update', SketchUp crash.
                            The rest of functions work fine and the Tools too.

                            "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                            [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                              fredo6
                              last edited by 19 Jun 2020, 17:15

                              @oxer said:

                              Hi Fredo,
                              I installed LibFredo 10.7a on SU2017 & macOS 10.13.6 and when I try to 'Check Fredo6 Plugins for Update', SketchUp crash.
                              The rest of functions work fine and the Tools too.

                              Thanks for advising. Actually I get it on Catalina too. I will investigate.

                              I converted some of the LibFredo6 dialogs to HtmlDialog (instead of WebDialog), which is the 'new' framework for web dialogs since SU2017 (and recommended). There are plenty of problems and this could be one more.

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                                Oxer
                                last edited by 19 Jun 2020, 17:28

                                Ok, thanks for the info.

                                "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                                [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by 19 Jun 2020, 19:49

                                  I found the issue. Another discrepancy in HtmlDialog between Mac and Windows, and only for SU2017.

                                  I'll release tomorrow morning

                                  Thanks again for signaling.

                                  Fredo

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                                    alecabcas
                                    last edited by 19 Jun 2020, 21:45

                                    I have that problem.

                                    Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
                                    Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant LibFredo6_Loader::LibFredo6>
                                    C:/Users/usuario/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:65:in process' C:/Users/usuario/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:72:in module:LibFredo6_Loader'
                                    C:/Users/usuario/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:30:in `<top (required)>'

                                    Several times I tried to reinstall sketchup as admin and tried to repair sketchup...

                                    Could it be the problem? If is it, how can I fix it?

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                                      fredo6
                                      last edited by 20 Jun 2020, 06:34

                                      @alecabcas

                                      Strange issue. There is something wrong in the installation of LibFredo6 (probably not Sketchup).

                                      Could you cleanup the LibFredo6 top file and subfolder and re-install a fresh copy, maybe LibFredo6 v10.8a, just released.

                                      Fredo

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                                        alecabcas
                                        last edited by 20 Jun 2020, 07:02

                                        Hi Fredo6,

                                        Thanks for the reply.

                                        After uninstall and repair Sketchup by the way, and restart the PC, I have installed the v10.8a (then I have closed sketchup) but I have the same problem...I installed the plugin with the ExtensionStore

                                        Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
                                        Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant LibFredo6>
                                        C:/Users/usuario/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:65:in process' C:/Users/usuario/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:72:in module:LibFredo6_Loader'
                                        C:/Users/usuario/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2020/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:30:in `<top (required)>'

                                        So, could be the problem that I have the folder "users" with the name "usuarios" and the path would be broken? Just like I showed in the picture of the first comment? (attached again)


                                        Folder_ name_USUARIOS.jpg

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                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by 20 Jun 2020, 13:12

                                          It might be that SketchUp v2020 has not been installed properly ?
                                          Try doing a 'Repair' [see below], then reinstall the LibFredo again.
                                          Restart SketchUp and see if that has helped...

                                          To 'Repair' SketchUp do the following...
                                          Whilst you are logged into Windows as your normal user-account [usuario] ensure that SketchUp & Layout are both closed.
                                          Find the SketchUp installer's exe file - usually in your Downloads folder...
                                          Select that file's icon, right-click > context-menu > "Run as administrator"
                                          When prompted choose "Repair".
                                          When it completes SketchUp should run with all of its permissions set properly.

                                          Doing a 'Repair' should not affect any of your settings or customizations...

                                          Reinstall the LibFredo too...

                                          Installing from an exe in any other way will cause unpredictable permission problems - like you report.
                                          So never double-click any installer's exe file to 'Run' it.
                                          Even if your user-account has admin powers it is not the same thing.

                                          There have been a few reports about things suddenly going wrong - they seem to relate to a recent Windows auto-update breaking users' permissions. I know that SketchUp are investigating as it seems to permanently break some Windows users' accounts !

                                          Report back...

                                          TIG

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