Webdialog and input box

adutton · 15 Mar 2013, 11:28

I have a problem with displaying a webdialog and an input box at the same time. The web dialog shows a diagram which gives guidance on how to fill in the input box. So the web dialog is opened first followed by the input box. I can position the web dialog box but wherever it is the input box opens over it which is far from ideal. Is there a way of fixing the positions of both boxes so that they are not ontop of each other?
Also, the web dialog is opened in a def prior to the input box but I cannot then close the webdialog programmatically.
Thanks

Andrew

Chris Fullmer · 15 Mar 2013, 12:59

Hi Andrew, what operating system are you using? And is this a plugin that you are using that does this?

adutton · 15 Mar 2013, 15:09

Hi Chris,
Windows 7.
Yes it is a plugin that I am developing in Ruby for use with Sketchup.

Aerilius · 16 Mar 2013, 12:47

A (native) inputbox is always modal. I just tried it out, it opens in the center of the last active SketchUp window. While a modal dialog is active, changes to other SketchUp windows are not possible (even programmatically, ie. webdialog.set_position(100,100) ).

We should emphasis again on the feature request to control window focus (we can bring a webdialog to the front, but not remove focus or focus the SketchUp main window).

Is [Sketchup.set_status_text](http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/sketchup#set_status_text) sufficient for your purpose, or can you put the input into the webdialog (or into another, not modal webdialog)?

adutton · 16 Mar 2013, 19:04

You have confirmed my fear that a simple issue compromises what I can do. Unless there is a way to put an image into an input box it looks as if I will have to put the input which has about a dozen data items into the webdialog.I will have to master pushing data back to Ruby from the Webdialog.
Thanks