[Plugin] Name Group on Creation

Jim

I mean the drop down list with the names You entered during the session.

Should the list be per model, or global?

dedmin

@jim said:

@dedmin said:

I mean the drop down list with the names You entered during the session.

Should the list be per model, or global?

I think global - looking at the furniture building point of view - You build with the same basic parts - front, back, shelf and etc. You can look at this plugin - it remembers the list of the names and saves it for future use - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=23411

Jim

Updated 2010 Dec, 05.

Up to 20 Group names are saved between SketchUp session, and recalled in the drop-down list.

This file is meant to replace the file named makeNamedGroup+.rb, if instralled.

See First Post for download.

dedmin

Thanks,Jim!

dedmin

I noticed when creating a named group and hit Cancel the group is still created.

Jim

@dedmin said:

I noticed when creating a named group and hit Cancel the group is still created.

Oops. Thanks, and updated: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=57692#p57692

JClements

Hey, Jim:

I'm sure the way the script works now meets the needs of many folks.

However, could you have an alternate script (makeNamedgroup2.rb)?

I'd like to have it so that the cursor is in the blank input box initially so I can type a new name in without having to do a mouse click. If I want a blank name, then I would press the [Enter] key. If I want to use an existing name, then I would click on the displayed name and hit enter or use the dropdown list. Perhaps the blank entry box could also be above the dropdown list?

I like the idea of the being able reuse existing group names from a convenient list, but in my workflow 9 times out of 10 I would first choose to create a new name or, secondly, choose not to name a group.

Regards, John

Bob James

@jclements said:

I like the idea of the being able reuse existing group names from a convenient list, but in my workflow 9 times out of 10 I would first choose to create a new name or, secondly, choose not to name a group

+1

dedmin

Thanks!

Krisidious

does this work in 8? this is seriously the leading cause of bad house keeping on my part.

TIG

I think the issue is in the way a standard 'inputbox' handles the 'values'.
The last value always has focus, unless there are 'lists' in the values, then the last value that has a list has focus - irrespective of where it is !
It's a limitation of the standard API interface.

The 'Tab' will key step through the various values [and the two buttons] in turn starting at the first value, if that would be quicker than clicking the mouse in a dialog itself...
If a list has focus then typing the first letter of the desired item [the list jumps to that item] and/or using the up/down 'Arrow-keys' to step through the list from the current item can be useful if the list is too long to be fully displayed on screen in one go !