Animation SUalive extension. May you test beta version?

WhyDi

Hi John (perhaps you prefer Driven?). Nice to meet you here!

Good idea reformatting the code to get a better understanding. I like your way! Your code looks better than mine.
Before explanations may I ask you for running the script on the previous page. I would have liked you to run one time clicking 'continue' button the another clicking 'exit' button then show me the results in your console.
This only to make sure that first script works on more than one single Mac computer.

Good evening

driven

@whydi said:

... I would have liked you to run one time clicking 'continue' button the another clicking 'exit' button then show me the results in your console...

the webDialog works in both scripts, but debug code doesn't write to console when you expect...

it runs on load and returns false because you haven't defined @is_ok

Start debug ------------------------------------------------2.0.0
Dlg_debug returns false
--------------------------------------------------------debug End

you need to add a timer if you want to wait for the dlg's action callback...

john

WhyDi

Hi John
Looks like you know the solution. Good news!
I made some minor changes in your reformatted script. May you run it?
In main_method I commented 'if lics.load_dialog...end' block which is replaced with one message and one puts
in HTML I commented //alert(isOK)

       def main_method
         puts 'main_method() entry point'
         bool_first = true
         if bool_first
           puts '..first true'
           bool_second = false
           if bool_second
             puts '....second true'
           else
            # added to show ruby gets here
             puts '....second false'
             lics = YDalv;;Dlg_debug.new
						 str_msg = "....Dlg_debug returns " + lics.load_dialog().to_s
						 UI.messagebox(str_msg)
						 puts str_msg
             # if lics.load_dialog
               # puts '....Dlg_debug returns true'
             # else
               # puts '....Dlg_debug returns false'
             # end
           end
         end
       end

may you post both message-box snapshot on your Mac?

what is meant to show

script.rb in zip

Regards

driven

it this what your after?

maybe this.gif

if so you need to move the message box into the callback, or else it shows before the user selection...

you still dont get it.gif

here's the code for the first gif...

# added a couple more puts to see what happens...
module YDco_debug
  module YDalv
    class << self
       def main_method
         puts 'main_method() entry point'
         bool_first = true
         if bool_first
           puts '..first true'
           bool_second = false
           if bool_second
             puts '....second true'
           else
            # added to show ruby gets here
             puts '....second false'
             lics = YDalv;;Dlg_debug.new
						 str_msg = "....Dlg_debug returns " + lics.load_dialog().to_s
						 # UI.messagebox(str_msg)
						 puts str_msg
             # if lics.load_dialog
               # puts '....Dlg_debug returns true'
             # else
               # puts '....Dlg_debug returns false'
             # end
           end
         end
       end
    end

    class Dlg_debug < UI;;WebDialog
      def initialize
        # pre-define variable
        @is_ok = 'waiting'
        puts '......class initialize entry'
        super 'SUalive debug', false, 'SUalvDebug', 512, 256, 500, 500, false
        str_html = '
          <!DOCTYPE html>
               <html>
               <head>
                  <meta content="charset=utf-8" http-equiv="content-type">
                  <meta content="Yes" http-equiv="MSThemeCompatible">
                  <meta content="IE=edge,chrome=1" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible">
                  <script type="text/JavaScript">
                     function jsDebugSwitch(obj) {
                        document.getElementById("btnContinue")
                           .disabled = !obj.checked
                     }

                     function jsDebugTellMe(obj) {
                        var isOK = (obj.id == "btnContinue");
                        //alert(isOK);
                        window.location = "skp;qwerty@" + isOK
                     }
                  </script>

                  <title>
                  </title>
               </head>

               <body>
                  <div style="width; 496px; font-family; Arial">
                     <div style=
                     "border; solid 1px #CECECE; padding; 0px 10px 0px 10px; font-family; Arial; font-size; 14px; width; 470px; height; 150px; text-align; justify; overflow; auto">
                     Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam gravida
                     nunc metus, id vulputate metus rutrum at. Curabitur et pretium arcu. Morbi
                     vehicula arcu a nisl consequat, non vulputate ligula congue. Aenean sit
                     amet orci nec leo cursus tempus. Nulla facilisi. Mauris vestibulum elit
                     magna, ut pellentesque enim tincidunt placerat. Nunc volutpat varius
                     maximus. Praesent bibendum convallis tellus ut fringilla. Vestibulum
                     dignissim lacinia sapien, sed porttitor justo dictum quis. Curabitur
                     laoreet nisl nunc. Ut egestas magna eget laoreet gravida.
                     </div>


                     <div style="width; 482px; margin; 20px 7px 0px 7px; font-size;smaller">
                        <div style="float; right">
                           <button disabled id="btnContinue" onclick="jsDebugTellMe(this)" style=
                           "margin-right; 7px">Continue</button> <button id="btnExit" onclick=
                           "jsDebugTellMe(this)">Exit</button>
                        </div>
                        <input onclick="jsDebugSwitch(this)" type="checkbox">Check me please
                     </div>
                  </div>
               </body>
               </html>'
        puts '......' + str_html.length.to_s
        set_html(str_html)
        puts '......add_callback'
        add_action_callback('qwerty') do |wdialog, str_params|
          puts '........callback ' + str_params
          @is_ok = (str_params == 'true')
          puts '........isOk ' + @is_ok.to_s
          wdialog.close
          puts '........close'
          str_msg = "....Dlg_debug returns " + @is_ok.to_s
	 UI.messagebox(str_msg)
          puts "\n --------------------------------------------------------debug End"
        end
      end

      def load_dialog
        puts '......load_dialog entry'
        show_modal
        puts '......show_modal back'
        puts '......isOk ' + @is_ok.to_s
        @is_ok
      end # def
    end

    puts 'Start debug ------------------------------------------------' + RUBY_VERSION.to_s
    puts 'call main_method()'
    main_method
    # move this to the callback...
    # puts '--------------------------------------------------------debug End'
  end
end

john

WhyDi

Hi John
I'm actually after your first gif but on OSX got the second one until now!
Thanks for your time. I know how much time it takes for you making the previous post.
The matter seems all about way of coding and the first step out of two could be achieved - provided the following works fine on your Mac! may you run it?

script.rb in zip

what it should show

require 'sketchup'

module YDco_debug;module YDalv
	class << self
		def main_method()
			YDalv;;Dlg_debug.new()
		end
	end
	class Dlg_debug < UI;;WebDialog
	
		def initialize()
			super "SUalive debug", false, "SUalvDebug", 512, 256, 100, 50, false
			set_html(html_data)
			initialize_callback()
			set_on_close do
				str_out = "  Dlg_debug returns " + @is_ok.to_s
				puts str_out
				UI.messagebox(str_out)
			end
			show_modal()
		end
		
		private
		def html_data()
			str_html = '<html><head>' +
				'<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="charset=UTF-8">'+
				'<meta http-equiv="MSThemeCompatible" content="Yes">'+
				'<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">'+
				'<script type="text/JavaScript">'+
				'function jsDebugSwitch(obj){document.getElementById("btnContinue").disabled=!obj.checked}'+
				'function jsDebugToRuby(obj){var isOK=(obj.id=="btnContinue");window.location="skp;qwerty@"+isOK}'+
				'</script>'+
				'</head><body>' +
				'<div style="width; 496px; font-family; Arial">' +
				'<div style="border; solid 1px #CECECE; padding; 0px 10px 0px 10px; ' +
						'font-family; Arial; font-size; 14px; width; 470px; height; 150px; ' +
						'text-align; justify; overflow; auto">'+
				'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam gravida nunc metus, '+
				'id vulputate metus rutrum at. Curabitur et pretium arcu. Morbi vehicula arcu a nisl ' +
				'consequat, non vulputate ligula congue. Aenean sit amet orci nec leo cursus tempus. '+
				'Nulla facilisi. Mauris vestibulum elit magna, ut pellentesque enim tincidunt placerat. '+
				'Nunc volutpat varius maximus. Praesent bibendum convallis tellus ut fringilla. '+
				'Vestibulum dignissim lacinia sapien, sed porttitor justo dictum quis. Curabitur laoreet '+
				'nisl nunc. Ut egestas magna eget laoreet gravida. '+
				'</div>' +
				'<div style="width; 482px; margin; 20px 7px 0px 7px; font-size;smaller">' +
							'<div style="float; right">' +
								'<button id="btnContinue" style="margin-right; 7px" onclick="jsDebugToRuby(this)" disabled>Continue</button>' +
								'<button id="btnExit" onclick="jsDebugToRuby(this)">Exit</button>' +
							'</div>' +
							'<input type="checkbox" onclick="jsDebugSwitch(this)">Check me please' +
						'</div>' +
					'</div>' +
				'</body></html>'
			return str_html
		end
		def initialize_callback()
			add_action_callback("qwerty") do |wdialog, str_params|
				@is_ok = (str_params == "true")
				wdialog.close()
			end
		end
		
	end
	
	puts "Start debug ------------------------------------------------" + RUBY_VERSION.to_s
	main_method()
	puts "--------------------------------------------------------debug End"
end;end

Have a good day

driven

Start debug ------------------------------------------------2.0.0
--------------------------------------------------------debug End

  Dlg_debug returns true

Start debug ------------------------------------------------2.0.0
--------------------------------------------------------debug End

  Dlg_debug returns false

your 'debug End' is still being called too early...

did you notice I had moved it in the code for the first gif?

john

driven

yes it works as you expect...

BTW. did you look at this old post in your search http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=418498#p418498, the code would need some updating for ruby2 but it works if I remove the dot in the pathnames...

I did develop the idea further to use in a mac plugin called Add_Icon, it's in the store and not scrambled...

john

SUalive

Hi John,

I downloaded your extension and had a look to the code below your link. I never thought making code this way and such WebDialog is really fully modal as it locks the full screen.

The user can only interact with your own controls and even not the system - shortcuts perhaps?
Are minimize and maximize and close buttons hidden? maybe dialog.navigation_buttons_enabled does?
Html '<title> TOP more= <<MORE </title>'. Never seen such construction. May you explain?

WhyDi

driven

@unknownuser said:

...such WebDialog is really fully modal as it locks the full screen.

it is a 'faux' modal window, as in 'fake' or 'false'...

@unknownuser said:

The user can only interact with your own controls and even not the system - shortcuts perhaps?

it really only effects the mouse clicks on the dialog
@unknownuser said:

Are minimize and maximize and close buttons hidden? maybe dialog.navigation_buttons_enabled does?

the window buttons that are shown work for the dialog, and cover the SU ones below it...

@unknownuser said:

Html '<title> TOP more= <<MORE </title>'. Never seen such construction. May you explain?

it's ruby HEREDOC and works the same as %Q allowing the use of quotes inside the strings and dynamic content from ruby calls...

it's useful for html as you can have mixed quotes for javascript or css in the strings...

john

SUalive

Hi John,
I don't feel comfortable with ruby HEREDOC. May come soon! or not!

Now get back on your reformatted code. I noticed your html header

<head>
  <meta content="charset=utf-8" http-equiv="content-type">
  <meta content="Yes" http-equiv="MSThemeCompatible">
  <meta content="IE=edge,chrome=1" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible">
</head>

and our


<head>
  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="charset=UTF-8">
  <meta http-equiv="MSThemeCompatible" content="Yes">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
</head>

Is it all about your way of coding or can such small variation effect html rendering in WebDialog on the Mac?

WhyDi

SUalive

Hello,

Here are our comments after adjusting SUalive code
cross-platform Windows/OSX show_modal. Report on Windows side.

In short UI::WebDialog.set_on_close() only raised if parent window not visible.

main_window not visible
Shared code above works only if dlg_main is not visible e.g. dlg_license - dlg_license launched at start time but dlg_main is not shown and will be shown only if user agrees to license. In such context SketchUp raises set_on_close() method. dlg_parent.nil? == true inside set_on_close which means no call to any outside method reading dlg_license class variable. As a consequence we need true_modality_emulation_through_timer() method where dlg_parent.nil? == false - don't tell me why I really don't know.
main_window visible
Shared code above no longer works after dlg_main shown as SketchUp does not raise set_on_close() method. So any inside code is simply ignored. Here is the alternative.

script.rb inside

require 'sketchup'

################################################################################
#    Cross-platform WebDialog True-modality workaround - Windows - Mac OSX     #
#        - www.SUalive.com shared code - FREE OF USE no liability -            #
#                Thanks to John - Driven - for his great help                  #
#      authors would appreciate a link to this topic or www.SUalive.com        #
# http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=65013&start=30#p603466 #
#                              see also above                                  #
# http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=65013&p=602971#p602971 #
################################################################################
# Goes on next code after dialog-bow closed
# 1  - parent_window must be visible
# 2  - dialog_box_run() method runs the dialog
# 3a - Mac OSX - call dialog_box_is_closed() from set_on_close()
# 3b - Windows - call dialog_box_is_closed() after dialog_box_run()
################################################################################
#        Please note Mac-user can interact with the parent window wheras       #
#        Windows-user can't. So locking parent window is up to you             #
################################################################################

module YDco_debug
	module YDalv
	
		class << self
		
			@cli_dlg_debug = nil
			
			def dialog_box_run()
				@cli_dlg_debug = YDalv;;Dlg_debug.new()
			end
			def dialog_box_is_closed()
				str_out = "  DlFg_debug returns <Continue> button cliqued? " + 
					@cli_dlg_debug.is_continue.to_s
				puts str_out
				#UI.messagebox( str_out )
			end
			
		end
		
		class Dlg_debug < UI;;WebDialog
		
			attr_reader ;is_continue
		
			def initialize()
				@is_continue = false
				super "SUalive debug", false, "SUalvDebug", 512, 256, 100, 50, false
				set_html(html_data)
				initialize_callback()
				set_on_close do
					YDalv;;dialog_box_is_closed()
				end
				show_modal()
			end
			
			private
			def html_data()
				str_html = '<html><head>' +
					'<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="charset=UTF-8">'+
					'<meta http-equiv="MSThemeCompatible" content="Yes">'+
					'<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">'+
					'<script type="text/JavaScript">'+
					'function jsDebugSwitch(obj){document.getElementById("btnContinue").disabled=!obj.checked}'+
					'function jsDebugToRuby(obj){var isOK=(obj.id=="btnContinue");window.location="skp;qwerty@"+isOK}'+
					'</script>'+
					'</head><body>' +
					'<div style="width; 496px; font-family; Arial">' +
					'<div style="border; solid 1px #CECECE; padding; 0px 10px 0px 10px; ' +
							'font-family; Arial; font-size; 14px; width; 470px; height; 150px; ' +
							'text-align; justify; overflow; auto">'+
					'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam gravida nunc metus, '+
					'id vulputate metus rutrum at. Curabitur et pretium arcu. Morbi vehicula arcu a nisl ' +
					'consequat, non vulputate ligula congue. Aenean sit amet orci nec leo cursus tempus. '+
					'Nulla facilisi. Mauris vestibulum elit magna, ut pellentesque enim tincidunt placerat. '+
					'Nunc volutpat varius maximus. Praesent bibendum convallis tellus ut fringilla. '+
					'Vestibulum dignissim lacinia sapien, sed porttitor justo dictum quis. Curabitur laoreet '+
					'nisl nunc. Ut egestas magna eget laoreet gravida. '+
					'</div>' +
					'<div style="width; 482px; margin; 20px 7px 0px 7px; font-size;smaller">' +
								'<div style="float; right">' +
									'<button id="btnContinue" style="margin-right; 7px" onclick="jsDebugToRuby(this)" disabled>Continue</button>' +
									'<button id="btnExit" onclick="jsDebugToRuby(this)">Exit</button>' +
								'</div>' +
								'<input type="checkbox" onclick="jsDebugSwitch(this)">Check me please' +
							'</div>' +
						'</div>' +
						'<div style="position;fixed;left;0;top;0;width;500px;height;220px;border;solid 1px blue;display;block;" onclick="javascript&#058;alert()"></div>'+
					'</body></html>'
				return str_html
			end
			def initialize_callback()
				add_action_callback("qwerty") do |wdialog, str_params|
					@is_continue = (str_params == "true")
					wdialog.close()
				end
			end
			
		end
		
		#Here parent_window must be visible
		dialog_box_run()
		#required as set_on_close() not raised
		dialog_box_is_closed() if RUBY_PLATFORM.include?('mswin')
		
	end
end

Unfortunately I'm not able to tell you SUalive results on this as Vincent has left for some weeks. If you want to get the results tell me. I will be pleased to send you a link so that downloading something like JohnSUalive.rbz

WhyDi

WhyDi

Yes John I had
The previous code was merely another check before going further. The issue is fixed in the following, at least I think until you tell me the results!
so here is the code aiming nearly full emulation of WebDialog modality.

script.rb inside

What it should show on Mac OSX

require 'sketchup'

################################################################################
#    Cross-platform WebDialog True-modality workaround - Windows - Mac OSX     #
#        - www.SUalive.com shared code - FREE OF USE no liability -            #
#                Thanks to John - Driven - for his great help                  #
#      authors would appreciate a link to this topic or www.SUalive.com        #
# http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=65013&p=602971#p602971 #
#                              see also below                                  #
# http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=65013&start=30#p603466 #
################################################################################
# waits for WebDialog close then goes on next code
# 1 - dialog_box_run() method runs the dialog
# 2 - tmr_modal waits for user cliks on <Continue> or <Exit>
# 3 - tmr_modal calls dialog_box_is_closed()
################################################################################
#        Please note Mac-user can interact with the parent window wheras       #
#        Windows-user can't. So locking parent window is up to you             #
################################################################################

module YDco_debug
	module YDalv
	
		class << self
		
			@cli_dlg_debug = nil
			
			def dialog_box_run()
				@cli_dlg_debug = YDalv;;Dlg_debug.new()
			end
			def dialog_box_is_closed()
				str_out = "  DlFg_debug returns <Continue> button cliqued? " + 
					@cli_dlg_debug.is_continue.to_s
				puts str_out
				UI.messagebox( str_out )
			end
			
		end
		
		class Dlg_debug < UI;;WebDialog
		
			attr_reader ;is_continue
		
			def initialize()
				@is_continue = false
				@is_closed = false
				super "SUalive debug", false, "SUalvDebug", 512, 256, 100, 50, false
				set_html(html_data)
				initialize_callback()
				set_on_close do
					@is_closed = true
				end
				true_modality_emulation_through_timer()
				show_modal()
			end
			
			private
			def html_data()
				str_html = '<html><head>' +
					'<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="charset=UTF-8">'+
					'<meta http-equiv="MSThemeCompatible" content="Yes">'+
					'<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">'+
					'<script type="text/JavaScript">'+
					'function jsDebugSwitch(obj){document.getElementById("btnContinue").disabled=!obj.checked}'+
					'function jsDebugToRuby(obj){var isOK=(obj.id=="btnContinue");window.location="skp;qwerty@"+isOK}'+
					'</script>'+
					'</head><body>' +
					'<div style="width; 496px; font-family; Arial">' +
					'<div style="border; solid 1px #CECECE; padding; 0px 10px 0px 10px; ' +
							'font-family; Arial; font-size; 14px; width; 470px; height; 150px; ' +
							'text-align; justify; overflow; auto">'+
					'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam gravida nunc metus, '+
					'id vulputate metus rutrum at. Curabitur et pretium arcu. Morbi vehicula arcu a nisl ' +
					'consequat, non vulputate ligula congue. Aenean sit amet orci nec leo cursus tempus. '+
					'Nulla facilisi. Mauris vestibulum elit magna, ut pellentesque enim tincidunt placerat. '+
					'Nunc volutpat varius maximus. Praesent bibendum convallis tellus ut fringilla. '+
					'Vestibulum dignissim lacinia sapien, sed porttitor justo dictum quis. Curabitur laoreet '+
					'nisl nunc. Ut egestas magna eget laoreet gravida. '+
					'</div>' +
					'<div style="width; 482px; margin; 20px 7px 0px 7px; font-size;smaller">' +
								'<div style="float; right">' +
									'<button id="btnContinue" style="margin-right; 7px" onclick="jsDebugToRuby(this)" disabled>Continue</button>' +
									'<button id="btnExit" onclick="jsDebugToRuby(this)">Exit</button>' +
								'</div>' +
								'<input type="checkbox" onclick="jsDebugSwitch(this)">Check me please' +
							'</div>' +
						'</div>' +
					'</body></html>'
				return str_html
			end
			def initialize_callback()
				add_action_callback("qwerty") do |wdialog, str_params|
					@is_continue = (str_params == "true")
					wdialog.close()
				end
			end
			
			def true_modality_emulation_through_timer()
				tmr_modal = UI.start_timer(0.3333, true) {				
					if @is_closed
						UI.stop_timer(tmr_modal)
						YDalv;;dialog_box_is_closed()
					end
				}
			end
			
		end
		
		dialog_box_run()
		
	end
end

WhyDi

osx59

De retour, par contre j'ai eu des problèmes de mails et n'ai plus le tien.
Voilà, dès que tu veux on y va ...
Vincent

WhyDi

Bonsoir Vincent,

Pas de difficulté! Je t'envoie un e-mail dans les prochains jours. Je manque un peu de temps présentement!

EN:
No problem! I send you an e-mail in the coming days. I'm currently short on time!

WhyDi

SUalive

Hello,

We are pleased to announce SUalive Free is now cross-platform - Windows or Mac Osx.

Thanks to Helen and Hugh, Vincent ( osx59) and some others for the time. That Osx very first version also owns a debt to John ( driven ) for his welcome and wise advices and the nice way he offers to test SUalive user interface.
I would like to tell you nothing would have been possible without your great help. It's an honour for me to have met such friendly people.
If there is anything I can do for you, it will be a pleasure.

Have a good week-end

jumpjack

I think there is a bug in handling face-me objects, they do strange things my animatioms.

Additionally: could the animation start and stop be "smoothed" by accelerating/decelerating the objects?

jumpjack

Question: can free version also animate camera orientation?

jumpjack

some further notes:

.ydprj files are not automatically associated to anything, so currently I must:

start sketchup
start plugin
specify project path
click "reload model"

A double click on a .ydprj file would be much more comfortable.

There is no memory of "recent files" in the plugin

Dan Rathbun

@jumpjack said:

A double click on a .ydprj file would be much more comfortable.

As far as I know, there is no way to implement a double-click for a specific extension.

The ARGV array is empty after SketchUp loads. If we were running a system Ruby process (inside of one embedded in an application's process,) then all the command line parameters would be stuffed into the ARGV array, and an extension might be able to process the parameters.

Class: ARGF (Ruby 2.0.0)

Class : ARGF - Ruby 2.0.0

(ruby-doc.org)

BUT, ... the SketchUp development team decided NOT to pass SketchUp.exe's startup parameters into it's Ruby sub-process.

There might be a kind of workaround. If a utility program or script could be associated with a double-click on a .ydprj file, and a system environment variable set to hold the path to the .ydprj file, then start SketchUp,... if the extension loads and checks the ENV hash for a value in a "YDPRJ" variable, ... said extension would be able to act upon it.

jumpjack

Maybe Sketchup development team didn't decide it... they just didn't think about it.