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      pgarmyn
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      @hgdar said:

      Hello,
      Extension seems great but i can't make it working
      It seems to install but when i restart SU, i've got the following errors :...
      I can't launch SU as an administrator. Is it still possible to use plugin?

      I don't understand : your computer returns "C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/" as the default user directory.
      What Windsows version are you on ?
      Can you copy these lines in redin the ruby console (copy+past the complete text in red in the input field of the ruby-panel + return button) and send me the result ?

      defaultFileDir = Win32::Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER.open "Software\\SketchUp\\Sketchup 2015\\File Locations", Win32::Registry::KEY_READ puts "result = "+defaultFileDir["Materials"].gsub(/\\/,'/')

      On my computer it returns :
      result = C:/Users/MYUSERNAME/Documents/

      For an unknown reason, the returned path seems to be "C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/" on your computer, which is not writable. Can you confirm this ?

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      • TIGT
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        No folders inside the 'Programs' folder-path are 'writable' by default - even if the User has full Admin powers !!
        It's a Windows default.
        So any error relating to making a folder in the installed 'Materials' folder IS going to be compromised, UNLESS the User has already given themselves Security permissions to that folder as 'FULL' 😒

        Why must this new folder be 'there' ?
        Can it not be with the Plugin installation itself - because the User must have FULL permissions to install those files in the first place ??

        You should not need to be querying the Registry ???
        You are making things more difficult than they need to be....... 😒

        TIG

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          pgarmyn
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          Sorry, i just followed your advise (march 2014):
          http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=56887#p516842

          I won't do it anymore. 😳

          As you can read above : i never intended to write in a program folder, but in a user folder.
          The stats report that it works for many users.

          Find_support_file searches by default in the program directory, at least in OLDER SU versions.
          Older Versions (< 2013) don't separate application and user data (materials, styles, ....)
          The intention was to create a user directory (in C:/Users/MYUSERNAME/Documents/Sketchup/....), and this ALSO for older SU versions.

          HKEY_CURRENT_USER stores per-user settings, and also where the current user stores its data.
          It should not return the program path, and certainly not for 2015.
          The directory can also be used for common data (library) for different SU-versions (with the same plugin), but only for one user.

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          • TIGT
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            I told you how to find the path NOT to use it.

            On a PC ALL folders with the 'Program Files' SketchUp folder tree have restricted permissions.
            It has been well documented.
            That is why in more recent versions of SketchUp the default Plugins folder was moved out into a User location with default FULL permissions...

            The main question is why are you wanting to write files to the main Materials folder when there are alternative locations ?

            TIG

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              pgarmyn
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              Read again : I NEVER intended to write to the main materials folder.
              Test the code : it will return the documents folder for the current user.

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                rhott311
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                Plugin does not display correct input panels in OS X Yosemite in SU 08, textured section does not appear at all. Previous versions of this plugin did not work either. Are there known panel issues for OS X?

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                • TIGT
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @pgarmyn said:

                  Read again : I NEVER intended to write to the main materials folder.
                  Test the code : it will return the documents folder for the current user.
                  You are mistaken.

                  Your current somewhat convoluted code returns whatever folder the User might have set up to be the default folder for saving Materials in SketchUp's Preferences - and of course this may well be the default SketchUp.../Materials folder...
                  To find the default Materials folder Sketchup.find_support_file('Materials') would do...

                  If there is no change to the User's default settings the Preferences path should default to be the User's Documents folder...

                  BUT in my case it is set to be: C:\Program Files\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\Materials\
                  Although I'd have no problem because the permissions are FULL...

                  BUT some Users' won't be so lucky...

                  To always point to a folder that should 'always' be fully accessible to the User try some ENV['???'] paths... like 'TEMP' [Win], 'TMPDIR' [Mac], 'USERPROFILE' [+'/Documents'] etc
                  These ensure the same folder is used and it has FULL permissions...

                  TIG

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                    pgarmyn
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                    @TIG
                    If you know better my intentions than i do, then i am on the wrong site.

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                    • srxS
                      srx
                      last edited by

                      Where is this wonderful plugin?

                      www.saurus.rs

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                      • TIGT
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @pgarmyn said:

                        @TIG
                        If you know better my intentions than i do, then i am on the wrong site.
                        I did NOT say I knew your intentions.
                        You said what your intention was.
                        I simply point out that your current convoluted Registry hacking code returns the User's Preferences setting for the Materials folder set up under Files...
                        This is NOT always the User's Documents folder [your intention].
                        It can be any folder that has been set...
                        That folder might not have the FULL permissions your coding requires...

                        There are simpler ways of finding the User's Documents folder - if that is what you want...

                        If you explained the reasoning behind your 'intention' then perhaps a more fruitful dialog would ensue...
                        😒

                        TIG

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                        • TIGT
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @srx said:

                          Where is this wonderful plugin?
                          PluginStore...
                          http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=RichSection

                          It was set to 'unpublished' in its PluginStore entry.
                          I assume this was an oversight by the author when updating it.
                          Previously he had had an issue with the updating to v0.5.5 RBZ, but this was fixed recently...
                          I have used my admin powers to 'published' it.
                          However, if for some unclear motive, the author wishes to revert its 'published' status, then he needs to reverse my admin changes, and 'unpublish' it...

                          TIG

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                            hgdar
                            last edited by

                            @pgarmyn said:

                            @hgdar said:

                            Hello,
                            Extension seems great but i can't make it working
                            It seems to install but when i restart SU, i've got the following errors :...
                            I can't launch SU as an administrator. Is it still possible to use plugin?

                            I don't understand : your computer returns "C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/" as the default user directory.
                            What Windsows version are you on ?
                            Can you copy these lines in redin the ruby console (copy+past the complete text in red in the input field of the ruby-panel + return button) and send me the result ?

                            defaultFileDir = Win32::Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER.open "Software\\SketchUp\\Sketchup 2015\\File Locations", Win32::Registry::KEY_READ puts "result = "+defaultFileDir["Materials"].gsub(/\\/,'/')

                            On my computer it returns :
                            result = C:/Users/MYUSERNAME/Documents/

                            For an unknown reason, the returned path seems to be "C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/" on your computer, which is not writable. Can you confirm this ?

                            Mmmh, i don't kwow what happened and why the materials folder path has been changed. I change it back to default value and it's ok now. thx very much

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                              2Harry
                              last edited by

                              Sorry pgarmyn, I've been travelling for the past two days and have just now seen your reply to my question.

                              I will try to work out what folders it is trying to access and their permission status.

                              Thanks

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                                2Harry
                                last edited by

                                pggarmyn,

                                I ran your ruby code in the console and got this: result = C:/Users/Mark-MSI/Documents/

                                Note that this is on a different computer (my laptop for travelling) but I am getting the same errors with this plugin. Previous machine was running Win7, this one Win8.1

                                I have not changed any of the default file locations in Sketchup

                                Regards

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                                  2Harry
                                  last edited by

                                  Sorry pgarmyn,

                                  I see that you posted a fixed 0.5.5 version. That is the one I installed on this Win8.1 laptop and it seems that I am getting the same type of error as hgdar:

                                  Error: #<Win32::Registry::Error: The system cannot find the file specified.>
                                  C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/RubyStdLib/win32/registry.rb:385:in open' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/RubyStdLib/win32/registry.rb:496:in open'
                                  c:/users/mark-msi/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2015/sketchup/plugins/piga_richsection/richsection.rbs:1003:in userFileLocations' c:/users/mark-msi/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2015/sketchup/plugins/piga_richsection/richsection.rbs:1103:in module:PiGaRSection'
                                  c:/users/mark-msi/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2015/sketchup/plugins/piga_richsection/richsection.rbs:113:in <main>' C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection/RSloader.rb:25:in eval'
                                  C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection/RSloader.rb:25:in require' C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection/RSloader.rb:25:in module:PiGa'
                                  C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection/RSloader.rb:3:in <top (required)>' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require'
                                  C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load' C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection.rb:40:in register_extension'
                                  C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection.rb:40:in <module:PiGa>' C:/Users/Mark-MSI/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection.rb:17:in <top (required)>'

                                  Regards

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                                  • srxS
                                    srx
                                    last edited by

                                    Still, there is no download in plugin store...

                                    www.saurus.rs

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                                      pgarmyn
                                      last edited by

                                      You will have to wait for an update.
                                      V0.5.4 won't work on SU 2015 if SU 2014 wasn't installed before
                                      V0.5.4 and V0.5.5 won't work on 2014 and 2015 if the user folder for materials isn't defined (even if you see the default path in 'preferences') or if it isn't writable

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                                      • srxS
                                        srx
                                        last edited by

                                        OK. Thanks.

                                        www.saurus.rs

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                                          pgarmyn
                                          last edited by

                                          [Plugin] RichSection V0.5.6 UPDATED dec 2014

                                          PLUGINSTORE

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                                            pgarmyn
                                            last edited by

                                            @rhott311 said:

                                            Plugin does not display correct input panels in OS X Yosemite in SU 08, textured section does not appear at all. Previous versions of this plugin did not work either. Are there known panel issues for OS X?

                                            Hy rhott311

                                            I can not test all combinations of Sketchup versions and Systems.
                                            The last version has been tested on OS X (10.9.4), Sketchup 2014 and 2015
                                            The input panel works on OS X

                                            There was a bug (only on OS X) with the previous versions : Textures displayed only after switching them 'off' and 'on' again
                                            (Menu : View/Face_Style/Shaded and View/Face Style/Shaded_with_Textures)

                                            Try again here : PLUGINSTORE

                                            Thanks for the interest.

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