[Plugin] VisTools

Dan Rathbun

@simon le bon said:

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@unknownuser said:

Utilities](http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f) (renamed VisTools)":2wizqn62]Version 2.x is coming .....
... We are then gone back to the first post of this present thread

Simon,
I suppose you are asking the question "What happened to FreezeTools v2.0 ?"

(1) FreezeTools must be thought of as an experimental code fork of the original, that was never released.

(2) Some organizational ideas for the code were used by Dana in the VisTools v1.1 (or v1.0.1 ?) release.

I am guessing that I had made the codebase for FreezeTools much too complex, in too many files. Again (guessing,) I think Dana did not have the time to test it, but needed to update the original, and decided to keep the update as simple as possible, still in one file, and include only the most important revisions, which were the name change to VisTools, and wrapping the code within his new IntrepidBear module namespace.

And probably, that was the correct decision. (I think I got carried away, and broke the code up into far too many files. Also, I likely introduced too many changes all at once. It is better to do changes in smaller increments, for debugging, and just in case that "fork" must be rolled back if it does not work out.)

But... since VisTools still needed an update to correct the multi-model situation on Mac, I said to myself,
"Why waste the work I and others did creating the language strings for FreezeTools?"

I still have all those language hash files, so I used the language strings, but in a slightly different way. (I no longer read the file as a hash literal into a string object, and then eval() it. I just let the interpreter use the language file via the load() method.)

SO .... this really is where we should be.

Version %(#000000)[1.2.0] is just a small incremental change that adds multi-model support, and loads localized language strings for the menus, toolbar, and tooltips.

Dan Rathbun

Issue #15 - Feedback needed:

Should commands that change entity states (hide, show, isolate, unfreeze & freeze,) touch entities that are already on hidden layers?

Currently there is no test for this, and commands just change the states without testing if the entity is on a layer that is not displayed.

Should we:

(1) avoid changing entity states when the entity is already hidden by virtue of it's layer ?

or

(2) provide a toggle (both menu item and toolbar button,) to ignore hidden layers ?

Dan Rathbun

Issue #13 - Feedback needed:

The hide_entities() and isolate_entities() commands can unexpectedly cause freezing.

If the entity is a group or component, and it is already locked, but not hidden, the above commands will cause freezing, by making them both hidden and locked. (Ie, there is no test to determine if the entity is a locked group or component.)

This may be unexpected by the user. A subsequent show_all command will not then make everything that was hidden become visible again.

Is this kind of freezing desired ?? ... or should these commands be changed to avoid causing freezing ?

Dan Rathbun

Issue #12 - Feedback needed.

Should the show_all() command be separated into a show_all_layers() and show_all_groups_and_components() command ??

Reasoning: The layers are not tested for freezing (because they cannot be locked,) but the groups and components are tested for freezing.

Dan Rathbun

Issue #11 - Feedback needed:

The command methods show_all() and unfreeze_all() only work upon the model level entities collection.

Should these instead iterate the definitions collection, and their instances collections, in order to act upon groups and components at ANY level, top or nested ??

ishboo

Dan, you're at it again

You're correct in guessing that I was daunted by your changes, I appreciate you're understanding and your time.

As you may have noticed, we've made the decision of closing down ExtendSketchUp and in turn I won't be doing any work on SketchUp plugins in the foreseeable future. Please feel free to use my code in any way you choose and I hope some of it becomes useful. Sorry to be disappearing but I don't use SketchUp much these days and don't feel I can adequately support any plugins at this time.

Cheers!

Dan Rathbun

UPDATE v1.3.3

Added Asian language support:

Chinese Simplified (zh-CN) language support by Xiao Long (guanjin)
Other Asian language support files (preliminary):
Chinese Traditional (zh-TW)
Japanese (ja)
Korean (ko)

THANK YOU to :

Xiao Long (guanjin)

Chinese Simplified (zh-CN) language file.

Pushed update into a forked GitHub online repository at:
https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools

Feedback via: https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools/issues

Dan Rathbun

UPDATE v1.3.2

Pushed update into a forked GitHub online repository at:
https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools

Feedback via: https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools/issues

Dan Rathbun

[Plugin] VisTools v1.2.1 ready for testing

Dan Rathbun

[Plugin] VisTools v1.2.0 ready for testing

Dan Rathbun

[Plugin] VisTools v1.3.0 ready for testing

Dan Rathbun

Issue: Toolbar button ordinal positions

ADD: Issue filed for milestone 1.3.1, and fix has been done.

Dan Rathbun

UPDATE v1.3.1

Pushed update into a forked GitHub online repository at:
https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools

Feedback via: https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools/issues

risoto1978

Hi ishboo, the plugin is great but unfortunately "isolate selected layers", "isolate selected entities" and "freeze" and "unfreeze" does work."Hide selected layers" and "show all layers and entities" work perfectly. I formerly used the hide tool within the SCF selector toolbar but unfortunately this toolbar is not available fro SU 2014. I work with SU 2014. Can you help?

Dan Rathbun

This has not been tested under SU2013 nor SU2014.

WHAT commands DO NOT work ????

josephkim626

@dan rathbun said:

UPDATE v1.3.3

Added Asian language support:

Chinese Simplified (zh-CN) language support by Xiao Long (guanjin)

Other Asian language support files (preliminary):

Chinese Traditional (zh-TW)

Japanese (ja)

Korean (ko)

THANK YOU to :

Xiao Long (guanjin)

Chinese Simplified (zh-CN) language file.

Pushed update into a forked GitHub online repository at:
https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools

Feedback via: https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools/issues

what, I didn't know you speak korean Dan.
I don't mind helping out the language review, but I want to avoid installing another version of SketchUp in Korean

Dan Rathbun

@josephkim626 said:

what, I didn't know you speak korean Dan.

I don't. I used Google Translator and Bing Translator. I have no idea if my translations are cussing a ppl, or not.

@josephkim626 said:

I don't mind helping out the language review, but I want to avoid installing another version of SketchUp in Korean.

You can load the files in a code editor.
I use Notepad++ on Windows.
The files must be saved in UTF-8 encoding.

The Vistools loader ruby in the "Plugins" folder has the descriptions in it, and the korean setting is this:
@@plugin.description = %q{VisTools:(비전 도구) 몇 가지 유용한 엔터티를 추가 하 고 표시 도구에 Sketchup 에서 레이어: 숨기기, 표시, 동결 및 해 동}

In the plugins' folder is a " VisTools_ko.rb" file with the other UI strings which looks like:

# encoding; UTF-8
#
#  THIS FILE MUST BE SAVED IN ENCODING;  "UTF-8 WITHOUT BOM"
#
module IntrepidBear  # <--<< Dana Woodman's proprietary toplevel namespace

  module VisTools    # <--<< THIS plugin's nested namespace

    #{# MODULE VARIABLE LANGUAGE HASHES
    #
      # --====  KOREAN  ====-- #

      @@menutext = Hash[
        ;plugin_name,      "비전 도구",
        #
        ;hide_layers,      "레이어 숨기기",
        ;isolate_layers,   "분리 레이어",
        ;hide_entities,    "엔티티 숨기기",
        ;isolate_entities, "엔터티를 분리",
        ;freeze_entities,  "고정 그룹 및 구성 요소",
        ;unfreeze_all,     "고정 취소 모두",
        ;show_all,         "모두 표시",
        #
        ;debug_mode,       "디버그 모드"
      ]

      @@tooltips = Hash[
        ;hide_layers,      "선택한 레이어 숨기기",
        ;isolate_layers,   "선택 된 도면층 분리",
        ;hide_entities,    "선택한 엔티티 숨기기",
        ;isolate_entities, "선택 된 엔터티가 분리",
        ;freeze_entities,  "그룹 및 구성 요소 동결",
        ;unfreeze_all,     "모두 고정 취소",
        ;show_all,         "모든 레이어 및 엔터티 보기"
      ]
    #
    #}#

  end # module VisTools

end # module IntrepidBear

josephkim626

@@plugin.description = %q{VisTools:(VisTools) 스케치업에 레이어와 객체 제어를 돕는 숨기기, 표시, 동결 및 해동 등의 기능을 추가.}

@@menutext = Hash[
:plugin_name, "Vistools",
#
:hide_layers, "레이어 숨김",
:isolate_layers, "레이어 분리",
:hide_entities, "객체 숨김",
:isolate_entities, "객체 분리",
:freeze_entities, "객체 동결",
:unfreeze_all, "모든 레이어 및 객체 해동",
:show_all, "모든 레이어 및 객체 표시",
#
:debug_mode, "디버그 모드"
]

  @@tooltips = Hash[
    :hide_layers,      "선택 된 레이어 숨기기",
    :isolate_layers,   "선택 된 레이어 분리",
    :hide_entities,    "선택 된 객체 숨김",
    :isolate_entities, "선택 된 객체 분리",
    :freeze_entities,  "선택 된 객체 동결",
    :unfreeze_all,     "모두 레이어 및 객체 해동",
    :show_all,         "모든 레이어 및 객체 표시"
  ]
#
#}#

Above is the parts of the code that you have included perhaps better explains your plugin.
I have short experience in translating programs/documents. I think this would do.

The description of Vistools didn't really mean anything as the sentences were in shuffled order. I've kept the name in English as I am not sure direct translation really gives you any benefit.

Just so you know, you didn't really offend anyone

@dan rathbun said:

The Vistools loader ruby in the "Plugins" folder has the descriptions in it, and the korean setting is this:
@@plugin.description = %q{VisTools:(비전 도구) 몇 가지 유용한 엔터티를 추가 하 고 표시 도구에 Sketchup 에서 레이어: 숨기기, 표시, 동결 및 해 동}

In the plugins' folder is a " VisTools_ko.rb" file with the other UI strings which looks like:

# encoding; UTF-8
> #
> #  THIS FILE MUST BE SAVED IN ENCODING;  "UTF-8 WITHOUT BOM"
> #
> module IntrepidBear  # <--<< Dana Woodman's proprietary toplevel namespace
> 
>   module VisTools    # <--<< THIS plugin's nested namespace
> 
>     #{# MODULE VARIABLE LANGUAGE HASHES
>     #
>       # --====  KOREAN  ====-- #
> 
>       @@menutext = Hash[
>         ;plugin_name,      "비전 도구",
>         #
>         ;hide_layers,      "레이어 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_layers,   "분리 레이어",
>         ;hide_entities,    "엔티티 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_entities, "엔터티를 분리",
>         ;freeze_entities,  "고정 그룹 및 구성 요소",
>         ;unfreeze_all,     "고정 취소 모두",
>         ;show_all,         "모두 표시",
>         #
>         ;debug_mode,       "디버그 모드"
>       ]
> 
>       @@tooltips = Hash[
>         ;hide_layers,      "선택한 레이어 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_layers,   "선택 된 도면층 분리",
>         ;hide_entities,    "선택한 엔티티 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_entities, "선택 된 엔터티가 분리",
>         ;freeze_entities,  "그룹 및 구성 요소 동결",
>         ;unfreeze_all,     "모두 고정 취소",
>         ;show_all,         "모든 레이어 및 엔터티 보기"
>       ]
>     #
>     #}#
> 
>   end # module VisTools
> 
> end # module IntrepidBear

Dan Rathbun

@josephkim626 said:

Above is the parts of the code that you have included perhaps better explains your plugin.
I have short experience in translating programs/documents. I think this would do.

The description of Vistools didn't really mean anything as the sentences were in shuffled order. I've kept the name in English as I am not sure direct translation really gives you any benefit.

Just so you know, you didn't really offend anyone

Okay, thank you Joseph. You have been entered in the halls of VisTools fame !

The patch RBZ for your Korean language strings has been posted in the OP of this thread:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=49662%26amp;p=446865#p446865
You just install it in the normal manner, and it should overwrite the old "VisTools_ko.rb" file.

You need to restart SketchUp to load the new strings.

josephkim626

Thank Dan,

I prefer English in most cases, but honored to be on the halls of fame!