[Plugin] LordOfTheToolbars - v2.8a - 10 Nov 24

cmeed

Hi Fredo
Thank you for all the time you put into these plugins! legend!!

I've attached a little video of my problem with Palette line breaks, copying of icons and deleting them

I'd guess this is not expected behaviour? or Have i go this completely wrong....

All I'm trying to do is create a few rows of plugins, I also am attempting to move them about to suit my needs.

rv1974

@cmeed the plugin needs extra polishing. From my experience you should start a new empty file, make all the desired changes in lott toolbars and restart SU afterwards.
Trying to make changes in the middle of long editing of complex files might be too buggy.

cmeed

WIP!

I was going for a big palette with lots of icons I'll have to plan a bit better and maybe use more palettes with reduced amounts in

C

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: LordOfTheToolbars v1.8a - 31 Jan 22

Requirements

LibFredo6: v12.4a or above
Sketchup version: SU2017 and above

LordOfTheToolbars 1.8a includes

Bug fixing for ghosted icons (appearing grayed-out, although they are installed)
Bug fixing for blocking of UI right after import (specific SU2022)
Bug fixing for line-breaks and insertion of icons in palettes.

Home Page of LordOfTheToolbars for information and Download.

Main post of this LordOfTheToolbars thread.

fredo6

@cmeed said:

I've attached a little video of my problem with Palette line breaks, copying of icons and deleting them

I'd guess this is not expected behaviour? or Have i go this completely wrong....

All I'm trying to do is create a few rows of plugins, I also am attempting to move them about to suit my needs.

The problems when inserting and deleting icons and line-breaks should be fixed in LOTT v1.8a.

fredo6

@aismebel said:

With "LordOfTheToolbars" I'm having trouble loading the tabs I've created.
These problems started after my SU crashed. Resetting the settings and reinstalling the plugin can not solve the problem (((
Loading tabs starts only after clicking on any icon of the LordOfTheToolbars plugin.
Very inconvenient (Icons constantly fly off from the places where I installed them (

Could you first confirm which SU version you have (SU2018?).

Then be more precise on the problem. And could you keep the Ruby console opened when dealing with LOTT, in case there are some error messages displayed.

I would also recommend that you upgrade to LOTT V1.8a just published.

AISmebel

Hey Freddo. First I want to thank you for your work, your extensions are very helpful.
With "LordOfTheToolbars" I'm having trouble loading the tabs I've created.
These problems started after my SU crashed. Resetting the settings and reinstalling the plugin can not solve the problem (((
Loading tabs starts only after clicking on any icon of the LordOfTheToolbars plugin.
Very inconvenient (Icons constantly fly off from the places where I installed them (
https://youtu.be/EWKnFRXS1NE

AISmebel

@fredo6 said:

@aismebel said:

With "LordOfTheToolbars" I'm having trouble loading the tabs I've created.
These problems started after my SU crashed. Resetting the settings and reinstalling the plugin can not solve the problem (((
Loading tabs starts only after clicking on any icon of the LordOfTheToolbars plugin.
Very inconvenient (Icons constantly fly off from the places where I installed them (

Could you first confirm which SU version you have (SU2018?).

Then be more precise on the problem. And could you keep the Ruby console opened when dealing with LOTT, in case there are some error messages displayed.

I would also recommend that you upgrade to LOTT V1.8a just published.

https://youtu.be/EWKnFRXS1NE
Now I use SU 2020. The plugin version is the latest and I update it regularly as soon as a new version appears.
Reinstalling the plugin didn't help.

fredo6

If you do not see the Vignette Stripe at start up, it maybe be stuck off-screen (I guess you have multiple monitors).

Could you go to the menu Tools > Fredo6 Collection > LordOfTheToolbars > Reset the Vignette Stripe position.

AISmebel

@fredo6 said:

If you do not see the Vignette Stripe at start up, it maybe be stuck off-screen (I guess you have multiple monitors).

Could you go to the menu Tools > Fredo6 Collection > LordOfTheToolbars > Reset the Vignette Stripe position.

I made a screen recording with another program.
https://youtu.be/e6jSXIc9Dvo

Reset the Vignette Stripe position did not help me

fredo6

Could you display the Vignette Stripe? (go to menu Tools > Fredo6 Collection > LordOfTheToolbars > Toggle Visibility of the Vignette Stripe)

AISmebel

@fredo6 said:

Could you display the Vignette Stripe? (go to menu Tools > Fredo6 Collection > LordOfTheToolbars > Toggle Visibility of the Vignette Stripe)

https://youtu.be/BJ-jEZQvnrA

Hello. The plugin itself works correctly. It just doesn't load icons.
Yesterday I installed SketchUp 2022. I installed fresh LordOfTheToolbars for it. Problem still exists. So it's not in the plugin itself and not in SU. Maybe the problem is on my PC. Could this happen?

fredo6

You seem to have 2 problems

The Vignette Stripe does not display
The custom toolbars are not showing at startup, but later on

I don't have an explanation for that. I will probably need to send you a special version with traces to find out what is the problem.

In the meantime, could you

Open the Ruby console
Close Sketchup with the Ruby console opened
restart Sketchup
Check if some errors appear in the Ruby console

AISmebel

@fredo6 said:

You seem to have 2 problems

The Vignette Stripe does not display

The custom toolbars are not showing at startup, but later on

I don't have an explanation for that. I will probably need to send you a special version with traces to find out what is the problem.

In the meantime, could you

Open the Ruby console

Close Sketchup with the Ruby console opened

restart Sketchup

Check if some errors appear in the Ruby console

"Add help menu!"
"create new"
"created"
#Sketchup::Menu:0x0000023c232015f0

This inscription appeared a minute after the launch of SU. And after I opened the console on my own.
Ruby console didn't open automatically!

fredo6

Is this something happening only in SU2022.?

AISmebel

@fredo6 said:

Is this something happening only in SU2022.?

The problem first appeared on SU 2020. A week later I installed SU 2022. And migrated all the plugins to SU 2022, uninstalled LordOfTheToolbars and reinstalled it with the latest version of the plugin. SU 2022 and SU 2020 have the same problem.

fredo6

@AISmebel

I sent you a modified version of LOTT by Private message. This version includes traces at startup, so that I can find out what is going on.

rv1974

Somehow I completely missed the the feature of custom toolbars (I thought the palettes were the only option for icons).. Anyway I built a custom toolbar of 50 icons and experienced very long loading times (approx 1+ sec for icon) - so it took 1 minute to load this toolbar.
Palettes loading times are much better.

AISmebel

@rv1974 said:

Somehow I completely missed the the feature of custom toolbars (I thought the palettes were the only option for icons).. Anyway I built a custom toolbar of 50 icons and experienced very long loading times (approx 1+ sec for icon) - so it took 1 minute to load this toolbar.
Palettes loading times are much better.

You're right. Long loading panels are a little annoying)))
But this version of the panels suits me better.

fredo6

@rv1974 said:

Somehow I completely missed the the feature of custom toolbars (I thought the palettes were the only option for icons).. Anyway I built a custom toolbar of 50 icons and experienced very long loading times (approx 1+ sec for icon) - so it took 1 minute to load this toolbar.
Palettes loading times are much better.

This is a known problem in Sketchup, which has already been logged to Trimble. Displaying a custom toolbar outside of the startup sequence takes long on Windows. I have the same issue on my laptop. There is no workaround currently.