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Gaieus

@jim said:

And don't forget about Google's own Sandbox tools and Dynamic Components.

Then the ocean modelling tool (new to M1 of SU 7), utilities and one other I'm too lazy now to look up should also be counted.

Chris Fullmer

I think he is interested in who outside of Google is taking advantage of this feature - especially since it is relatively easy to write into a ruby script.

I'm curious if people ever disable extensions using the extensions enable/disable window?

Chris

Jim

I'm curious if the Extensions dialog will still be usable and easy-to-use if there were, let's say 25 or more extensions in there.

Chris Fullmer

Exactly, thats another great question! It probably becomes just as unwieldly as the plugins menu does. If every plugin installs itself there, that could be rather tedious to work with.

But then again, if you're just turning some things on and off occasionally to keep the plugins menu clean and tidy, maybe its a good trade-off?

Al Hart

What is the effect of the second parameter (true/false) in Sketchup.register_extension

[edit]It looks like the .rb file gets loaded whether true or false is set.

August

@al hart said:

What is the effect of the second parameter (true/false) in Sketchup.register_extension

[edit]It looks like the .rb file gets loaded whether true or false is set.

I found this page of doc:
http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/sketchup.html#register_extension
which includes this section:
Sketchup.register_extension doc

Here's the text from that image (so that it is searchable), formatted as best as my experience with SCF will allow:

Sketchup.register_extensionSketchUp [6.0+]

The register_extension method is used to register an extension with SketchUp's extension manager (in SketchUp preferences).

Arguments:

extension -- A SketchupExtension object.
registered -- true if extension should be automatically
loaded the first time it is registered.

Returns:

status -- true if extension registered properly

utilitiesExtension = SketchupExtension.new "Utilities Tools",
  "Utilities/utilitiesTools.rb"

utilitiesExtension.description = "Adds Tools->Utilities to the " +
  "SketchUp inteface. The Utilities submenu contains two tools; " +
  "Create Face and Query Tool."   

Sketchup.register_extension utilitiesExtension, false

That formatting is way too much trouble. Code boxes should be wider so it will display readably and there really should be some way of indenting, creating lists bullets, etc.

ANYBODY know of any doc for formatting SCF posts that goes beyond the buttons at the top of the text entry window?

I hope this helps,
August

Chris Fullmer

The SCF uses BBCode. When you are replying, over on the right, under all the smileys, there is a small section with this:

BBCode is ON
[img] is ON
[flash] is ON
[url] is ON
Smilies are ON

and the BBCode is a link to this:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/faq.php?mode=bbcode

So when you are posting, you can use that as a aguide to help with formatting.

Chris

mirami

Hi!
I have loaded the soap bubble skin from tensil structure.de but cannot open it.. I am using Vista and SU6.
I unzip the files as mentionned , I create C>program>google>su6>tools but get a message telling me the file cannot be created, immposible to open... I tried to unzip on the desktop, copied the files in su6, this worked fine. But np new toolbar in SU6 at all.. I tried to take away the anti virus and firewall, ,no results..
Has anyone got this problem before ?
Thanks a lot

Gaieus

Hi Mirami,

Even if successfully installed (you may have administration right issues with this on Vista), SSB needs to be activated from the Window > Preferences > Extensions tab. Also, you may need to activate the toolbar itself from View > Toolbars.

mirami

Hello!
Well, could you be so kind to refresh my memory and explain me how to go in window>preference and what you excatly do one you are there ?
In SU toolbar all is apparently activated..
Thanks a lot

Gaieus

See attached (I don't have it installed at the moment but it should be there)

mirami

ok you was right , both utility tools and sand box were not activated. There are now activated, I have got the sand box icons on the screen but nothing regarding SSB still!! I have redone the whole installation but still get the same message, it cannot create the path...

Gaieus

Can you make a screenshot of the file structure in your Tools folder?

mirami

sure pls see the attachment ..

Gaieus

That's not your Tools folder but one level up > your SU 6 folder.
Please, double click on the Tools folder and make another snapshot.

mirami

sorry I clicked too early!
I did for info load yesterday two plugin, shape bender and round corner into plugin. I unzip exactly the same way as I did for ssb into tools. It worked perfectly allright with the plugin but does not want to work into tools.
And even now, files are into tools as you can see, it does not work.
thanks again for your help!

Gaieus

What I guess now is that all the files and subfolders were zipped into a folder called "SoapSkinBubbleTool_Rel_1.0.8" and you unzipped this container folder into the Tools folder.

Now move everything from it one level up (straight into the Tools folder). That "wrapping" SoapSkinBubbleTool_Rel_1.0.8 folder is unnecessary.

mirami

Well I tried that but windows does not want.. I might not do it properly as I am not a technician I must admitt.
Could I ask you to take the hand via Teamviewer as it seems to me you are much more pro than I am in such operation ?

mirami

Look ... I did something different but which is probably what you asked me to do and Bingo it works now !!!
I took everything abt ssb away from tools. I unzipped ssb on the desk top. I explored all folders and copied them into tools. Iopen SU and got a message that there was no file such as SSB to open.. That ment SU got something through at last ! I coied then also the empty folder ssb into tools and tried again and then all icons were there!! The only question left now is that when clicking the first time on one of these ssb tools i got a message saying tools were valid until 30 october 2009 ?? This message never appeared again after.
Well I will try to use ssb now!!
Many thanks again!!
Michel

Gaieus

OK, finally it seems to work now, great. There wouldn't have been any (real) chance for such a help like you mentioned previously as I can imagine that Vista wouléd've blocked that action for security reasons. Also, not only I haven't ever used Vista but haven't even seen a computer running it.

As for the time limit; Josef, the author keeps doing this. Every version works only until a certain time and you have to download the new version then. Maybe he will even commercialise the plugin one day and from then on, there won't be a free version even with the time limit.