Preparing for SmustardOrganizer script

RickW

You can add a folder name to the SmustardOrganizerExcludeFolders.txt file, and that folder will not be loaded. Or you can add "--" to the front of a folder name and it will not load. This way, you can prevent the metric and imperial from both loading - just exclude the one you don't want to use. When you need to switch, change the excluded folder and restart Sketchup.

While it is possible to add the whole plugins menu to the context menu, it won't be immediately available with Organizer, but perhaps in a future version I will add that.

JClements

Hi Rick:

Couple of questions/requests:

Could you post a screen capture of how a typical "organized" plugin directory would appear?
Is there any way for the organizer script [assuming the Smustard (or any other scripts) were properly annotated] to display the revision number? And, if not the Organizer script, perhaps another similar script,ie., an "About.rb" script, to detect the rev levels?
Would there be a method for the users to control the order of scripts within a folders (short of renaming them) or is this still controlled by SU as it loads the scripts into memory?

Regards, John

JClements at brwncald daught com

RickW

Well, I think it's up to the individual user, but I created the following folders:

Cameras-Pages
Draw-Create
Edit-Modify
Export-Import
Selection
Textures-Materials
There are items not in folders, but I think the majority are categorized.

The annotation part is the key. I could try to create something like that, but my guess is that it would be rather "iffy". For Smustard scripts, a quick trip to MySmustard (via the Smustard Toolbar) will give you a synopsis of the last script version you downloaded, compared to the version currently available.
I think it's still controlled loosely by SU and/or the OS. Organzier could load things alphabetically by sorting the directory list before loading, but that's about the extent of it. It would be possible to create a text file that indicates the order to load scripts, but I think that would be prone to problems if things got moved or deleted. I'll think about how that might be implemented and see if it could be workable.

JClements

Thanks, Rick

not registered yet

Rick,
Maybe I'm just not getting it today, but I have followed the instructions given for Organizer and keep getting this message when I run organizerEdit.txt from the Ruby console.

organizerEdit.txt
Error: #<NameError: (eval):196: undefined local variable or method `organizerEdit' for #Object:0xe8a6880>
(eval):196

If I go ahead and add my folders, they show on the plugins menu, but don't do anything. And the original plugins are still listed as before!!?

Any idea what's going on?

[TonyF]

RickW

Rather than typing
organizerEdit.txt

you need to type
load "organizerEdit.txt"

Hope that helps...

not registered yet

organizerEdit.txt ran okay, but I didn't get a log file.
Further, when I create a sub folder under plugins, it shows on the Plugins menu drop down, but any files I put in that folder are listed underneath it, not inside it?

[TonyF]

not registered yet

Rick,
I'm still not having much success
"organizerEdit.txt" seems to run okay - i.e. the Ruby conole shows no errors, but no log file is produced.
If I add a new sub-folder to the plugins folder, it does not show in the Plugins menu until I put a ruby file in the new folder. Even then, the ruby that I have just put in to the sub-folder, does not show up as a sub-menu item, but is listed below the new sub-menu item on the main Plugins menu drop down.
Confused ?? That make two of us
Any ideas??

[TonyF]

RickW

It sounds like the .rb files didn't get edited. Please contact me through Smustard so we can email back and forth. I would like to see some of the files that are giving you problems.

RickW

I finally restructured Organizer. This adds a troubleshooter and OrganizerEdit into a Tools>Organizer menu item.

juju

let us know when you're letting it into the wild

RickW

I am updating Organizer again. The main change is for accommodating plugins that have subfolders for required files.

The update provides a mechanism for developers to easily exclude their subfolders so Organizer will not try to load the contents of those folders. This should result in a smoother experience for users, who won't have to contend with manually maintaining the excluded folders list in the SmustardOrganizerExcludeFolders.txt file.

Developers: in your subfolder, create a text file called "exclude.txt" that has as its contents the plain text name of the subfolder - that's it! You can use the attached file and change "myFolderName" to your subfolder's name if you want.

The new version should be available starting Monday (14 Sept 2009).

exclude.txt

RickW

Organizer 1.4 is now available.

To update to Organizer 1.4, you have three possible options:

Use the download link you previously received when you purchased your license. If you don't have it, then
Use the "MySmustard" button on the free Smustard Toolbar. Register using the email address provided when you purchased your license. If you don't have that account, or if you just don't want to install the Smustard Toolbar (which also gives you access to relevant upgrade offers), then
Email me and I'll hunt down your information. If too many need/choose this option, my response may be delayed, and I may need to come up with an alternative method.