[Plugin] Multiple Component Edit Warning
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Ashscott,
I thought you were co-developing the plugin. It's very generous of you to pay for development and then sharing it with all of us. Most of the people here share they're own work and passion and accept donations if people willingly give them. To pay for sharing is something admirable. Specialy now, that many of us struggle with difficult financial questions.
Best regards,
JQL
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Its improved my productivity - why not share it and let others gain the same?
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We can add it to the PluginStore if you want.
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Yeah I had a look at that but got preoccupied with something else.
Is it possible to charge for something in the PluginStore? (I'm not going to charge for this version of the plugin but I'm just curious)
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In version 2.5 we have a working purchase through PayPal feature. Just ironing out the details.
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...very handy and useful
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Its my pleasure - I'll put together a little video explaining the plugin more clearly when I get time to make it.
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@unknownuser said:
In version 2.5 we have a working purchase through PayPal feature. Just ironing out the details
Have you got a rough ETA?
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We want to create a selling environment where 100% of the earning are the authors.
No commission, charges or fees.
That takes time to flesh out because of the myriad of payment options and licensing handling needed.
So ETA....new year...maybe.....or next week if you go the DIY method
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Cool Rich, that sounds like a good idea. Could it simply be an API/extension of the PluginStore that allowed vendors to plug their own paypal portal straight in?
I'm probably over-simplifying
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Basically, yes.
Currently vendors can sell direct here
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These are handled by the sellers PayPal accounts not us.
But for the PluginStore we can use the API to send us an IPN to let us know a purchase was made to your account. We can then change the BUY button to a DOWNLOAD button.
There are other things we need to talk to vendors about because they all use different licensing systems, stores etc....
It is something we need to all agree on and move forward with it.
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A video to explain the functionality has been added up top.
Who can share the best/worst/most shocking story about accidentally editing components prior to using this plugin?
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@unknownuser said:
But for the PluginStore we can use the API to send us an IPN to let us know a purchase was made to your account. We can then change the BUY button to a DOWNLOAD butto
Thanks for the explanation Rich
Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) money is a big motivator. Making it easier for developers to get paid will encourage developers to "push the envelope" even more which will push SketchUp and the whole community forward.
So, whos going to build the comprehensive Finite Element Analysis plugin?
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@unknownuser said:
Your idea is fantastic!
but it doesnt work with V7
I was so excited to use it as well.
Hey sorry, I put you wrong earlier. The plugin hasn't been tested in V7 and there may be some issues there - my mistake.
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also to edit this plugin...
Or when on the homepage, sketchucation.com, you should see Dev Tools in the header.
There's also this...
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Cool, thanks for that
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This is probably a dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway for interests sake:
I got Dan to do some more tweaking and added the following features that you people suggested:
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Have the flag turn back off as you exit components that you have been editing including nested components.
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reverse iterating the edit path (nesting) array, and multiplying the lower instance counts by the next level up - if that will return an accurate count of the components being edited.
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Make the zoom out function when the flag is clicked. Must be reversible so that when clicked a second time the user will be taken back to the close up view of the component they were originally editing (you simply click on the body of the webdialog to see all components being edited and click it again to go back to where you were).
I've paid to have this plugin developed and I wondered about charging a small price for this advanced version. Funds would go towards furthering the plugin. However, we all know of the "Penny Gap" issue and charging for this plugin could mean no-one uses it and it simply fades into obscurity (something I definitely DONT want to happen).....
What are people's thoughts? Is the penny gap too big an obstacle to successfully keep plugins like this available?
Or maybe I should just stop working so much and learn to code so I don't have to pay others to do it for me??
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How about crowdfunding ?
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hello!
i suggest these 2 things:
-make the notification become just a text that goes above the sketchup workspace at the lower-left corner (or probably make it have options for the location). the text doesn't not have to have its own window and just a floating text like how the "two point perspective" label appears on the screen when you go to 2-pt-persp view. this is a very useful plugin and it will help a lot if it appears as if it is a native option in sketchup.
-the notification auto-closes/disappears when you leave a component. and make it so that you do not have to close it yourself, and that you do not have to leave the whole 10-level grouping that your edited component is in just to make the notification disappear automatically.thanks for being awesome and for this awesome plugin!
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Your second suggestion has been done in the update I refer to above.
In terms of the notification position and style - you can move the webdialog to wherever you please and it will appear in the same place next time. The webdialog also serves as a button in the latest revision in that clicking it zooms the camera out to show all components being edited.
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