[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v14.6a - 18 Sep 24

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v4.0a - 23 Aug 11

LibFredo6 4.0 is a major technical release. The intention is to simplify the installation of my plugins and make their loading more robust, with error detection and protection.

A main feature of LibFred06 4.0 is that the ZLoader__xxx.rb files are no longer used(it will work however even if you still have them in your plugin folder, but it is advised to delete them). This means that my plugin will now be published as a simple folder (like ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22) to be put in the same directory as LibFredo6. The plugins will only be loaded if you have LibFredo6 installed and load errors will be tracked and reported.
RoundCorner footprint.jpg

LibFredo6 4.0 also includes a few plugin maintenance utilities available in the Windows > LibFredo6 Settings... menu:
Menu LibFredo6.jpg

1) Purge Obsolete files
This utility shows the files which are no longer useful and that you can safely delete. Indeed, you will see there all the ZLoader__xxx.rb files which are now ignored.
LibFredo6 Purge Obsolete.jpg

2) Plugin load performances
It displays the time for loading the plugins based on LibFredo6. I am interested in getting a feedback on these load times as it seems to be different on different machines and systems.
LibFredo6 Perfromances.jpg

3) Trace Log viewers
LibFredo6 4.0 stores some traces (in a temporary folder). Currently this is mainly related to the load cycle of the scripts. If an error has happened it will be recorded there. Note that there is n Export feature (as a TXT file) which might be useful for reporting problems to the author if needed.
LibFredo6 Trace Log.jpg

4) Plugin directory location
Just to recall that LibFredo6 (and all my scripts) can be located in another directory than the standard SU one.
In this respect, it might be useful to install 000_AdditionalPluginFolders.rb script. This will allow you to specify additional plugin directories and put LibFredo6 there.

I recommend to install LibFredo6 v4.0 as it will be more robust and easier (for me) to support.

See Main Post for detailed documentation and download.

Fredo

bac9-flcl

Great release!

However, there seems to be a small issue... It seems that if you won't manually delete an old ZLoader, the new menu won't appear (and perhaps the library won't be loaded properly?). The problem is that I don't remember how exactly that ZLoader file was called, something like ZLoader__LibFredo.rb, but I'm not sure at all, - just deleted it and there is now no way to know the exact name, unfortunately. And it's not there in LibFredo 3.7b archive I found around, so perhaps it's some ancient file from a very old release. Anyway, after I've deleted it, everything loaded properly, and is now working well.

Lulliloo1

There are a lot of links ABOUT '[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v4.0a - 23 Aug 11'. I've spent quite some time unsuccessfully looking for the link to actually download '[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v4.0a - 23 Aug 11'. Would someone please provide that? It would be helpful to others to also provide that as part of this subject.

Thanks

Gaieus

In the first post, there is a big Download button under which there is the link (or click on the image below - you need to be logged in)

Lulliloo1

ref my post this morning regarding downloading:
'

[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v4.0a - 23 Aug 11'

The download link did not work with Google Chrome, but it did with Windows Explorer (9). Problem solved...

Dave R

@lulliloo1 said:

ref my post this morning regarding downloading:
'

[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v4.0a - 23 Aug 11'

The download link did not work with Google Chrome, but it did with Windows Explorer (9). Problem solved...

that's odd. I've never had any trouble downloading any files from here with Chrome. You might want to check your settings in Chrome.

bimbachi

hello
i'm having problem with "Check Plugins for Update"
attached screen info
any idea how to solve it?
regards
ps.-i'm on mac, osx 10.7.1

Screen Shot 2011-09-09 at 12.05.48.png

fredo6

@bimbachi said:

hello
i'm having problem with "Check Plugins for Update"
attached screen info
any idea how to solve it?
regards
ps.-i'm on mac, osx 10.7.1

Can you check your version of Safari.
If it is Safari 5.0.6, then bad luck, there is a big issue (which is under resolution, see that thread)

Thanks to confirm. Also, do you see the images in the dialog box (I mean the small + and - at the top of the table, on left)?

Fredo

PS: I hope I can publish a fix soon.

bimbachi

@unknownuser said:

Can you check your version of Safari.
If it is Safari 5.0.6, then bad luck, there is a big issue (which is under resolution, see that thread)

Thanks to confirm. Also, do you see the images in the dialog box (I mean the small + and - at the top of the table, on left)?

Safari is Version 5.1 (7534.48.3)
You are right images not showing correctly.
regards

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v4.1a - 11 Sep 11

LibFredo6 4.1 is a technical release which normally fixes some issues for recent version of Mac OS and Safari 5.0.6 and above (images not displayed and check for update not working).

See main post of this thread for Download.

Fredo

fredo6

@bimbachi said:

@unknownuser said:

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v4.1a - 11 Sep 11

hm, problem persist the same !

Could you try with this patch (drop the attached file into LIBFREDO6_Dir_41 folder)
Lib6WebWdlg.rb

Fredo

bimbachi

@unknownuser said:

"Fredo6"]NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v4.1a - 11 Sep 11

hmm, problem persist the same - images and update, message is;
"ERROR in Check for Update
Please verify your Internet connection
The Following URLS could not be checked
-- Sketchucation Forum (http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=3263)"

bimbachi

Could you try with this patch (drop the attached file into LIBFREDO6_Dir_41 folder)
[attachment=0:28se3n33]Lib6WebWdlg.rb[/attachment:28se3n33]

yes - done - unfortunately no change

fredo6

@bimbachi said:

Could you try with this patch (drop the attached file into LIBFREDO6_Dir_41 folder)
[attachment=0:q3lrc8is]Lib6WebWdlg.rb[/attachment:q3lrc8is]

yes - done - unfortunately no change

Then there is another difference between 5.0.6 and 5.1.
In the Check of update can you check or uncheck the checkbox "Show only plugins installed locally". This refresh the web dialog box. Can you then see the images.

Thanks

Fredo

bimbachi

Then there is another difference between 5.0.6 and 5.1.
In the Check of update can you check or uncheck the checkbox "Show only plugins installed locally". This refresh the web dialog box. Can you then see the images.
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<<In the Check of update can you check or uncheck the checkbox "Show only plugins installed locally".>> - yes
<<This refresh the web dialog box.>> - dose not refresh box!
<<Can you then see the images.>> - checkbox yes images no, text only

regards
bimbachi

fredo6

Bimbachi,

Alternatively, click on one of the colored filtering cross box. This should refresh the dialog box.

Also, can you then try with this patch
to drop into LIBFREDO6_Dir_41 folder

Thanks very much

Fredo

Myro21

Iv down loaded the plugin and put it the directory stated above but nothing shows up when i start up sketchup? im using a mac and have followed all the steps but still nothing... any help please

fredo6

@myro21 said:

Iv down loaded the plugin and put it the directory stated above but nothing shows up when i start up sketchup? im using a mac and have followed all the steps but still nothing... any help please

Do you have a menu Windows > LibFredo6 settings....?

Fredo

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v4.2a - 16 Sep 11

LibFredo6 4.2 should fix some issues for recent versions of Mac OS and Safari 5.0.6 and above (images not displayed and check-for-update not working). LibFredo6 4.1 was not fully solving the problem.

See main post of this thread for Download.

Fredo

driven

Fred,

Everything now works on Safari 5.0.6.

thanks for all your great plugins and pursuance of cross platform performance.

if I had the money, I'd buy you a mac as a well deserved reward...

john