[Plugin] 2D Tools
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TIG
On the 2D Text tool would it be possible to limit the color selection to just 8 colors. Right now the end of the list is off screen's bottom and this makes it impossible to select yellow or any other color that is be at the bottom.
Again thanks for the plugin.
Ken
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@unknownuser said:
TIG
On the 2D Text tool would it be possible to limit the color selection to just 8 colors. Right now the end of the list is off screen's bottom and this makes it impossible to select yellow or any other color that is be at the bottom.
Again thanks for the plugin.
Ken
You CANselect off any list that goes off the screen...
Select that list option...
Type the first letter of the color you want - say W for 'White'
The list jumps to 'Wheat' - because it's the first item starting with W...
Now use the down-arrow key to scroll through the list until you have 'White' selected
If you wanted 'Violet' use the up-arrow key to scroll up to that etc...
In your example pressing 'Y' would jump to 'Yellow' directly as that is the first item it finds...
The clunky 'inputbox' methods are not great but you can work through them...
A web-dialog based interface with proper-scrolling is on the to-do-list...
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TIG
Thanks. That works for me. I was unaware of this feature.
Again, thanks for your plugins.
Onto another note, will you be at 3D Basecamp?
Ken
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@unknownuser said:
TIG
Thanks. That works for me. I was unaware of this feature.
Again, thanks for your plugins.
Onto another note, will you be at 3D Basecamp?
KenUnfortunately, it's a no.
Google arranged 3D Basecamp a verybad time...
I have a sick relative coming to live with us around then... AND I have to get things ready [like finish the new ground-floor bedroom/bathroom etc]... AND also it's aloooong way... AND it's a lot of money for a few days' junket AND... it starts on my wife's birthday AND it ends on our wedding-anniversary
So all in all a resounding 'no' - though I would have loved to have gone -
@tig said:
@unknownuser said:
TIG
Thanks. That works for me. I was unaware of this feature.
Again, thanks for your plugins.
Onto another note, will you be at 3D Basecamp?
KenUnfortunately, it's a no.
Google arranged 3D Basecamp a verybad time...
I have a sick relative coming to live with us around then... AND I have to get things ready [like finish the new ground-floor bedroom/bathroom etc]... AND also it's aloooong way... AND it's a lot of money for a few days' junket AND... it starts on my wife's birthday AND it ends on our wedding-anniversary
So all in all a resounding 'no' - though I would have loved to have goneExcuses, excuses, TIG....
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does this plugin only work for SU porfessional, or will it work with the free version.
i cant get it to load up.
Thanks
Glenn
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It works on SU Free. Have you extracted the zipped folder into your plugins directory? Making sure to keep the folder/file structure intact.
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Glenn, it works with both pro and free versions of SU. Perhaps you could be a little more specific about what you've done and what's happening.
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Also it's not to be found in the Plugins Menu... See Menu > Draw > 2D Tools > sub-menu items... AND you will need to activate the 2D Tools toolbar from Views > Toolbar > 2D Tools to see that too...
Please read the instructions in the Help file... -
i feel like such an idiot, yes, they have been there all along.
sorry, i had been so engrossed in trying to get them to appear in the plugins section.thanks for the info
Glenn
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TIG,
The 2D tools don't seem to work in v8. I get the following error (3 pages actually - just copying one as they are all similar).Error Loading File 2D#.rb
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/2DlineTool.rb:33: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
Sketchup::set_status_text ("Length"), SB_VCB_LABELI don't have an urgent need for this plug-in right now but I thought you'd like to know that it may need to be updated.
Thanks!
Wyatt -
Wyatt, I don't want to speak for TIG but I'm not having any problem with the 2D Tools on either my Mac or my PC. In fact I just used it a few minutes ago on my PC here at work. Could it be an install problem?
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His error indicate a syntax error.
Sketchup::set_status_text ("Length"), SB_VCB_LABELinstead which Ruby 1.8.6 throws an error at now that it's stricter than previous version.Possible he has used different tools than you?
@Wyatt: exactly when you do get these errors? What tools/operations are you doing?
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I don't know, Thomas. I've gone through all of the 2D tools just now and didn't get any errors.
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Ok, figured it out. The 2D tools that don't work for me are these:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=21445v4.6 works fine. Are the plugins on the other thread an earlier build?
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As Thomthom says v8 is more unforgiving of having only part of the arguments parenthesized - I will check my code and reissue to suit... B U T . . .
However, there is no occurrence of the textSketchup::set_status_text ("Length"), SB_VCB_LABELANYWHERE in the current2DlineTool.rb- it's always the correctly syntaxedSketchup::set_status_text((db"Length"),SB_VCB_LABEL)???
So I am a bit mystified - do you have the correct version downloaded from the main page zip file... -
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Peculiar. Though, I did find the syntax alien to be TIG's...
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@thomthom said:
o_O
Peculiar. Though, I did find the syntax alien to be TIG's...It was 'wrong' in some older versions.... BUT not in the more recent ones - and they coincidentally suits v8 too............
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Thank's a lot
Reg@rds Fred
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Here's v4.7 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
The MAC TAB-key press glitch is trapped using key-up check instead of key-down in 2DlineTool.
MAC 'help' openURL glitch fixed.
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