[Plugin] Make Fur v.2.1.0(20140323)

thomthom

Good stuff!

Very nice plugin this. Shaping up good.

Another remark: menu names, can you also avoid version number in the menu names? Keep them static? Because when the menu name changes between updates the shortcuts assigned to them doesn't work any more.

thomthom

hmmm...
I now see the problem daredevil talked about.

tak2hata:
When the user's locale is decimal you can't use the comma to get the various components of the vectors.
2010-05-20 12h02_47.png

"0,400mm,0mm,0mm" is interpreted as x=0, y=400, z=0

The problem is this:


  def fur_dialog_ini
    @fur_units_metric = false
    @fur_units_metric = true if ( 0.to_l.to_s )["m"]
    @delim = ","
    @delim = ";" if Sketchup.get_locale.upcase == "FR"
  end

This code only checks for FR Sketchup locale. But there are many more that uses , comma as decimal delimiter. Norwegian for instance.
But, Sketchup.get_locale does not return the locale of the system. It returns the language code of Sketchup.
For instance, I use Norwegian locales, but use English SU. Sketchup.get_locale returns en-US

I've been recently struggling with this myself.
And the hack I ended up using to find the user's comma decimal separator was this: @decimal_separator ||= 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]
See http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=28346 for more info.

Now, this only gives you what the comma separator is. I've not found a way to find the list separator. Just I think you can catch most cases by assuming locales with comma as decimal separator uses ; as list separator.

So to revise your code:


  def fur_dialog_ini
    @fur_units_metric = false
    @fur_units_metric = true if ( 0.to_l.to_s )["m"]
    decimal_sep = 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]
    @delim = ";" if decimal_sep == ','
  end

Then there is the other part of that method:
@fur_units_metric = false @fur_units_metric = true if ( 0.to_l.to_s )["m"]
Use model.options to get the user units.
http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/model.html#options

It returns an OptionManager that gives you access to some OptionsProvider classes.
http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/optionsmanager.html
http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/optionsprovider.html

To inspect the available options, use this snippet:
Sketchup.active_model.options.keys.each {|key| p key; Sketchup.active_model.options[key].each {|k,v| puts "> #{k} - #{v}"} }

Using that you can see that model.options["UnitsOptions"] gives you all the info you need about the model units.
model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthUnit"] gives you the unit type.

The unit types are:
// LENGTH_FORMAT: 0 = Decimal, 1 = Arcitectural, 2 = Engineering // LENGTH_UNITS: 0 = Inches, 1 = Feet, 2 = Millimeters 3 = centimeters, 4 = Meters // LENGTH_PRECISION: number of decimal places to show
(Found this in the Google SketchUp 7\Resources\en-US\i18n.dat file)

Gaieus

@frederik said:

...Only in UK in Europe (and I believe on Cypres too) they drive in the left side...

And Ireland, too.

watkins

Countries that drive on the left

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right.svg

Quite a few.

solo

@unknownuser said:

Countries that drive on the left

Looks like a British commonwealth map.

Gaieus

Yeah. Though already a minority of the countries, still "the sun never sets over the countries that drive on the left".

pilou

@unknownuser said:

This code only checks for FR Sketchup locale.

And when French user uses directly FR Locale "." (modified) whith English SU version seems there is no problem?

tak2hata

Hi, All.
I update this to v1.3e.
Thomas,Thank you very very much!
At last, I also understood.
I use your code "decimal_sep = 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]".
and model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthUnit"] >= 2 then unit is metric.
It not depend to Sketchup locale.

I think that this is perhaps no problem.
please reply when there is a problem.

Thanks

thomthom

@tak2hata said:

I use your code "decimal_sep = 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]".
and model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthUnit"] >= 2 then unit is metric.
It not depend to Sketchup locale.

I think that this is perhaps no problem.
please reply when there is a problem.

I think that should work.

thomthom

Oh - you posted update already! I see. I'll try it out then.

thomthom

1.3e not working for me.

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method[]' for nil:NilClass>
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:734:in fur_dialog_ini' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:741:in fur_webdialog'
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1414
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1413:in call'

TIG

With 1.3e I get Error: #<TypeError: no implicit conversion to float from nil> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1326:ininitialize'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1326:in new' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1326:in s_to_vec'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:713:in show_webdialog' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:658:in call'`
with the 'web-dialog' accept button.
You must be passing an empty argument to a defn ?

tak2hata

@thomthom said:

1.3e not working for me.

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method[]' for nil:NilClass>
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:734:in fur_dialog_ini' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:741:in fur_webdialog'
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1414
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1413:in call'

I think this is LengthFormat or LengthPrecision problem.
So I will change code..


def fur_dialog_ini
	unitoptions = Hash.new
	Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"].each{|key ,val| unitoptions[key] = val }
	Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthFormat"] = 0 if unitoptions["LengthFormat"] != 0
	Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthPrecision"] = 1 if unitoptions["LengthPrecision"] == 0
	@fur_units_metric = false
	lunit = unitoptions["LengthUnit"]
	@fur_units_metric = true if lunit >= 2
	lprec = Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthPrecision"]
	@decimal_sep = 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]
	@delim = ","
	@delim = ";" if @decimal_sep == ','
	unitoptions.each{|key ,val| Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"][key] = val }
end

@tig said:

With 1.3e I get Error: #<TypeError: no implicit conversion to float from nil> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1326:ininitialize'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1326:in new' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:1326:in s_to_vec'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:713:in show_webdialog' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/fur_en.rb:658:in call'`
with the 'web-dialog' accept button.
You must be passing an empty argument to a defn ?

Sorry,I will change the code.

thomthom

Why are you doing this?

Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"].each{|key ,val| unitoptions[key] = val } Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthFormat"] = 0 if unitoptions["LengthFormat"] != 0 Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthPrecision"] = 1 if unitoptions["LengthPrecision"] == 0

You're changing the model settings.

thomthom

This whole thing makes no sense...


    def fur_dialog_ini
       unitoptions = Hash.new
       Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"].each{|key ,val| unitoptions[key] = val }
       Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthFormat"] = 0 if unitoptions["LengthFormat"] != 0
       Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthPrecision"] = 1 if unitoptions["LengthPrecision"] == 0
       @fur_units_metric = false
       lunit = unitoptions["LengthUnit"]
       @fur_units_metric = true if lunit >= 2
       lprec = Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthPrecision"]
       @decimal_sep = 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]
       @delim = ","
       @delim = ";" if @decimal_sep == ','
       unitoptions.each{|key ,val| Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"][key] = val }
    end

You create an hash to store model UnitOptions, then change them and then restore the original values...?

thomthom

From what I could understand, that method could be condensed to:

    
    def fur_dialog_ini
       units = Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthUnit"]
       @fur_units_metric = (units >= 2) # true if units are 2 or greater
       @decimal_sep = 1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]
       @delim = (@decimal_sep == ',') ? ";" ; ","
    end

tak2hata

Hmmm,
When LengthFormat is Architectural or LengthPrecision = 0,
"1.2.to_l.to_s.match(/\d(\D)\d/)[1]" return error.

Is that problem excluding this?

thomthom

Ah, yes. I see the problem. ..hm... this needs some more thinking...

thomthom

Ok - turns out that you can't trust the SU methods to extract the decimal separator as model settings affects the length to string formatting. (Should have thought of that. )

Looking at there seems to mostly be just comma or period as decimal separator. At least if you make that assumption it will cover most.

So here is an alternative:


  def get_decimal_separator
    # If this raises an error the decimal separator is not '.'
    '1.2'.to_l
    return '.'
  rescue
    return ','
  end

  def fur_dialog_ini
    @decimal_sep ||= get_decimal_separator
    @delim ||= (@decimal_sep == ',') ? ";" ; ","
  end

This snippet makes some assumptions:
Only comma or period as decimal separator.
If the separator is a period then comma is used as list separator.
If the separator is a comma then ; is used as list separator.

The method is working out the decimal separator is by trial and error.

jchau2007

wow... keep it coming. Thanks.