[Plugin] LaunchUp – A Quick Launcher for SketchUp

Aerilius

None of the options affect the main Launchup dialog. I've checked this in 2013pro and 8free.

I cannot reproduce such an issue in a clean install of SketchUp and with either plugin version 1.0.15 or 1.0.8. That means I need more precise info, namely when you open the Ruby console, is there any output?

It's a very old version and I'm much further, about to release 1.1.0 (which is supposed to be reviewed by EWH, but there is nothing happening over a weeks…). I'd rather give you that to test.

@tommy.jhd said:

Separately - when the Launchup dialog overlaps the main Sketchup window its size keeps resetting to fit 'Type to search...'

What you see is that the dialog continuously reduces its width, which I've seen under rare circumstances on some Windows 7. After re-opening the dialog it's often gone. It is because the SketchUp API has been unhandily designed to set the width including the window border, which requires unstable work-arounds. I don't see anything I can improve, but version 1.1.0 could be better.
By the way, what is your UI scaling factor (or dpi)?

Oxer

Hi,

I installed the plugin v1.0.15 and it appears a Load Errors when SU runs:

%(#BF0040)[Error al cargar archivo /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/LaunchUp.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/commands/Commands.rb:366: syntax error, unexpected modifier_rescue, expecting ')'
if not (Sketchup.send_action(21083) rescue false)
^
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/commands/Commands.rb:375: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting '}'>
/Applications/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp.app/Contents/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
/Applications/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp.app/Contents/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/LaunchUp.rb:99:in `module:LaunchUp'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/LaunchUp.rb:82:in `module:AE'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/LaunchUp.rb:78:in `<top (required)>'
/Applications/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Content/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `require'
/Applications/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Content/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `load'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp.rb:15:in `register_extension'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp.rb:15:in `<top (required)>']

I work on Mac OSX Mavericks & SU2014

Aerilius

Surprise! I said, 1.0.15 is not supported. It will be updated soon. Also nowhere does it say that it supports SketchUp 2014.

Oxer

Excuse me, I didn't read all the post.
I'll wait the new version compatible with SU2014.

Aerilius

I finished the update!

glro

@vicxp0518 said:

I've figured out that this plugin will cause a major slow down with selecting, component editing, layer visibility switching, and something else.

I hope I was wrong but when I suffer with the annoying problem, there seems no way out, but when I disable this plugin, everything gets back to fine normal. I don't know why this would happen, but it really occurs on my larger models.

i am experiencing slowdown of sketchup also, with the last version

Have to desinstal it because i cannot use anymore my other plugins...

glro

@aerilius said:

I will look into it. Though I don't know what could cause this (the plugin does not use observers, and should not be triggered when you change a layer etc.). Can you tell me how many plugins you have and how components and layers in the model?

Maybe launchup is not responsible for the slowdown

i have increased a lot the size of my components folder, recently; one folder is 129 MB and another 102

And i use launchup together with "CLibrairies_loader.rb", to call components as well as plugins

I understand now that "CLibrairies_loader.rb" must be the one slowing down sketchup, because it has so many components to load.

Aerilius

Thank you!

I didn't find any further hint what could cause slowdowns, but if CLibraries creates menu items for components (for all components?) it could be related.

LaunchUp uses an index of all menu items. I would expect a larger index could eventually slow down the startup and the search inside LaunchUp but shouln't affect SketchUp when LaunchUp is not used.
More components could also slowdown the components browser. But as long as components are not added into the model, they shouldn't affect SketchUp's general performance when the components browser is not used.
Could you check how many plugin-created menu items there are?
c=0; ObjectSpace.each_object(UI::Command){ c+=1 }; c

glro

@aerilius said:

Thank you!

I didn't find any further hint what could cause slowdowns, but if CLibraries creates menu items for components (for all components?) it could be related.

LaunchUp uses an index of all menu items. I would expect a larger index could eventually slow down the startup and the search inside LaunchUp but shouln't affect SketchUp when LaunchUp is not used.
More components could also slowdown the components browser. But as long as components are not added into the model, they shouldn't affect SketchUp's general performance when the components browser is not used.
Could you check how many plugin-created menu items there are?
c=0; ObjectSpace.each_object(UI::Command){ c+=1 }; c

i typed
c=0; ObjectSpace.each_object(UI::Command){ c+=1 }; c
i got
70

deaneau

@Aerilius is it possible to update your awesome plugin to sketchup 2017?

thank you

Oxer

@deaneau said:

@Aerilius is it possible to update your awesome plugin to sketchup 2017?

+1

derei

I'm wondering if this plugin is being maintained, as it seems to have some connections with Toolbar Editor plugin (perhaps a reason for both acting weird in the latest SU versions?).

designerbursa

I am using sketchup 2021. After running the plugin, all other plugins give an error.

Error in C:/Users/samib/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2021/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/interception.rb:126 for add_item
break from proc-closure
C:/Users/samib/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2021/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/index.rb:138:in block in load_menus' (eval):5:in block in observe_instance_method'
C:/Program Files/Chaos Group/V-Ray/V-Ray for SketchUp/extension/ruby/gui/context_menu:10:in block in init' Error in C:/Users/samib/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2021/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/interception.rb:126 for add_item break from proc-closure C:/Users/samib/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2021/SketchUp/Plugins/!ae_LaunchUp/index.rb:138:in block in load_menus'