VCB values disappear on orbit

Chris Fullmer

So I'm writing a script that draws lines following a vector. All of it is working well until the part where I am now trying to integrate the VCB into my script. Here's the parts of the script that I think are messed up somehow. I could use some help, I'm guessing its a view and draw and invalidate problem (because I don't quite understand all that just yet).

This is what gets run everytime the user enters a VCB value and hits enter:

def onUserText(text, view)
	@@last_height = text.to_l
	endpoint_maker @faces
	if (@last_line[0])
		(@last_line[0]).erase!
	end
	make_line
end # onUserText

I also have a working draw method (I've canablized one of the example scripts, so they wrote it and it works great for it was written for which is updating the inputpoint on the screen (I think)):

def draw(view)
	Sketchup.set_status_text.draw view
    if( @ip.valid? && @ip.display? )
        @ip.draw view
        @displayed = true
    else
        @displayed = false
    end
end

So to re-iterate the problem: The VCB shows the values when the user types it. And it stays there. Until the model is orbited, then the value is not shown anymore.

So....any thoughts? Thanks,

Chris

NOTE: I also included the entire tool class I've written just in case the problem is outside of the small bits I posted and someone would like to dig through the rest of the class. Thanks!

normal line class.rb

Chris Fullmer

Come to think of it, here's the entire script as it stands so you can just install it (temporarily) and test it to see what I mean. This script is not intended to be a distributed release. So there's really no need to instll it unless you are helping troubleshoot the problem. Once the problem is solved, I'll post an update of the actual script, thanks.

Chris

clf_vertical_line_maker.rb

Chris Fullmer

So I had a breakthrough idea: just add the set status code to my draw method. So I've added the line:

Sketchup.set_status_text @@last_height, SB_VCB_VALUE

to the draw method. And it is always shown, but its being called non-stop (I think because I have an onMouseMove method that calls the draw method?). Is that really the way to do it?

Chris

Jim

Chris, does the resume method get called after an Orbit? Maybe it can be used to reset the displayed values.

def resume view
  Sketchup.set_status_text @@last_height, SB_VCB_VALUE
end

Chris Fullmer

Hey, that works great Jim, thanks! [me thinking this through out loud to make sure I have the logic straight] So the VCB is being set to blank because another tool is being called (oribt). Defining a resume method tells my tool what to do when it is resumed? Excellent. Thanks Jim,

Chris