[Plugin] LordOfTheToolbars - v2.9c - 20 Dec 24

haymaker · 1 Oct 2022, 07:52

Hey Fredo.
I just brought your bundle and made a donation for all the great work you do. Before I install it I thought I would re arrange some of my LOTT pallets first. I have been using LOTT for a while now and love it, however the new pallets I have created will not disappear after I pick a tool or click outside of the pallet, or even if I press escape.. I have to either double click on the top of the pallet or click the red X to get them to close. Some, but not all of my older pallets continue to work fine and they close by themselves once I have clicked the icon for the tool I want to use. I have scrolled through the 'Default parameters' window but cant see if I am missing something or is this a bug. I have saved settings and closed and restarted SU but that did not help,
Any assistance you can offer would be greatly appreciated, I would like to resolve this issue before I install the bundle encase I have any other issues.
Could this be an issue with libFredo6 as this is the most recent update?
I have attached a screen shot, shortcuts A, B, D and X are the ones that are not working, A B and X are new, D is an old one that is also not working.

SU2022
LOTT v2.2a
Libfredo6 13.2a Last updated on the 16 sep 22
Windows 11

Thanks for your help

Mike

fredo6 · 1 Oct 2022, 11:21

@haymaker,

Could you open the Ruby Console before trying to close a palette, in case there is an error message displayed.

For shortcuts, I would suggest you do not select letters that are used by Sketchup native tools (such as A, B, D and X).

haymaker · 2 Oct 2022, 00:05

Hey Fredo
I have changed a shortcut key to SHIFT H but problem persists.
I opened the Ruby console and got no message when closing a pallet but I did get the attached message on start up of sketchup.
It means nothing to me, hopefully you can understand it.
Thanks for your help

Mike

haymaker · 2 Oct 2022, 00:27

Fredo
I have cleaned out a few unused shortcut keys. There are now just 5 shortcuts for LOTT, and I noticed that the four that are not working properly also don't show up in the 'menu' window as shown by the screen shot. The only pallet that shows up in the orange custom shortcuts and the menu window is "Often used" and that was created a long time ago. the other 4 pallets and shortcuts were created yesterday and are the ones causing issues

Cheers

fredo6 · 2 Oct 2022, 09:02

The warning in the console is for TTLib. It is harmless and not related to LOTT.
I cannot reproduce the problem with shortcuts. In my environment, I can just define them and they work.

Do you have the latest version of LibFredo6 and LOTT installed?

haymaker · 2 Oct 2022, 21:41

Hi
I have version 13.2a and 2.2a installed and when I check using your 'check for updates everything is green and up to date. I will uninstall both Library and LOTT and reinstall them. see if that works.
Will let you know. Thanks

Dave R · 2 Oct 2022, 21:45

@haymaker said:

I have version 13.2a and 2.2a installed

How are you checking? The current version of LibFredo6 is 13.4a.

haymaker · 2 Oct 2022, 22:06

Hi
Thanks for the input
I checked using Fredo 'Check for update command' It said it was all up to date?
I just uploaded the latest version and problem persists
I have uninstalled LOTT and am about to reinstall it.
Will report back soon

Cheers

Dave R · 2 Oct 2022, 22:10

@haymaker said:

I just uploaded the latest version and problem persists

Did you quit SketchUp and restart it to make sure all extensions were loaded correctly?

Did you install SketchUp correctly? That requires right clicking on the installer and selecting run as administrator.

haymaker · 2 Oct 2022, 22:23

Yes I quit SU every time I make a change.
When I installed SU I did not right click and run as administrator. I did not know that was a thing.
SU is on my personal computer. How do I fix that, Do I have to uninstall SU.. If I do that will I lose all my settings and plugins.

Thanks again for your help

Dave R · 2 Oct 2022, 22:27

@haymaker said:

When I installed SU I did not right click and run as administrator. I did not know that was a thing.
SU is on my personal computer. How do I fix that, Do I have to uninstall SU.. If I do that will I lose all my settings and plugins.

Thanks again for your help

Quit both SketchUp and LayOut. find the downloaded installer in your Downloads folder or get it from sketchup.com/download/all. Right click on the installer, choose Run as administrator, and when prompted, choose Repair.

As for your settings and extensions, no, you will not lose them.

haymaker · 2 Oct 2022, 23:33

OMG I FIXED IT
As usual the problem was at my end.
So I figured out if you exclude the palette name from showing in the Vignette strip then the palette will not disappear once a tool is selected if you launched the palette with a shortcut key. If I select 'icon' or 'abbreviation' when setting up the favourite then the palette acts as expected and disappears once the tool is picked.
I am not sure if this is a deliberate function or an oversite. The reason I removed them from showing in the Vignette strip was to reduce clutter when moussing across for other pallets, I have them as shortcuts which I have mapped to the space mouse so I click on one of those keys when I need the palette. My work around is to assign a single letter to the abbreviation and position them at the end of the vignette strip.
I feel like a bit of a muppet for not making the connection sooner. There is nothing like beating your head against a brick wall to induce a bit of clarity!!
Thank you for your efforts in resolving this.

Mike

yishuiyiqin · 18 Oct 2022, 00:59

conflict with v-ray 6.0

xudognik_rus · 31 Oct 2022, 02:13

Hi. The plugin asks to update, but the version is up to date. What to do?

Msaitakalin · 31 Oct 2022, 06:00

when will the final version be released
i can't use it now

Msaitakalin · 31 Oct 2022, 07:26

when will the last version be out I can't use now i need urgent support

fredo6 · 31 Oct 2022, 07:27

NEW RELEASE: LordOfTheToolbars v2.3a - 31 Oct 22

Requirements

LibFredo6: v13.4a or above
Sketchup version: SU2017 and above

LordOfTheToolbars 2.3a includes

Bug fixing
Extension of validity

DO NOT FORGET TO UPGRADE TO LibFredo6 v13.4a or above

Home Page of LordOfTheToolbars for information and Download.

Main post of this LordOfTheToolbars thread.

debbio · 8 Nov 2022, 10:04

Dear Fredo,

First of all many thanks for everything you are doing, I rely on your software and innovation more than on what the entire Trimble company does. For this exact reason I was wondering if there was the possibility to just buy LOTT as you made possible for other extensions of yours.

These continuous updates are a problem because every time you make a change I have to update all the machines straight away otherwise nothing works (this time, by the way, the plugin dos not seem to load every time). I would much rather pay to update the plugin when I am ready to do so.

Thanks!

Nicola

fredo6 · 8 Nov 2022, 22:49

@debbio said:

Dear Fredo,

First of all many thanks fro everything you are doing, I rely on your software and innovation more than on what the entire Trimble company does. For this exact reason I was wondering if there was the possibility to just buy LOTT as you made possible for other extensions of yours.

These continuous updates are a problem because every time you make a change I have to update all the machines straight away otherwise nothing works (this time, by the way, the plugin dos not seem to load every time). I would much rather pay to update the plugin when I am ready to do so.

I am not sure I understand. Paying for the plugin will not change the question of plugin updates (and potential bugs)...

optimaforever · 9 Nov 2022, 17:04

Hello Fredo
I have noticed that regularly my LOTT toolbars don't appear when loading SU.
It seems it's related to updates.
While I understand that you update your plugins on a regular basis, it's very annoying that essential tools get stuck each time you make an update.
I need to have a guess and try Extension Manager updates (nope), a Sketchucation tools update (nope), a manual reinstall of the LOTT plugin (overwriting) via sketchucation tools (YES)...
At least you could give us a hint when the LOTT toolbars don't appear anymore.
When I don't have a wifi connexion it's a nightmare, I need to open all my plugins toolabr again to have access to the tools I use on a daily basis (and clutter my UI as in the past).

Thanks for the cool essential addon!