In the last couple of days I started getting a small window pop up randomly that says

sketchucation
(object xmldocument)
with a "x" to close the window
and an "ok" button to close the window

What is this and how do I stop it?

I checked for viruses and found none
I don't even know if this has anything to to with sketchucation

It's annoying and until I close the notification, I can't click on anything else.
I couldn't find any other forum on this site to post a problem like this.

Any suggestions??

@tig said:

If you auto-install the toolset from its current RBZ that is all you need to do.
You get a 'SKMtools.rb' and its subfolder of several helper files, called 'SKMtools'.
The obsolete 'SKMtools_loader.rb' file is NOT needed.
In fact having it will break things !
I assume you found it and then downloaded that from somewhere else, and installed it in frustration.
It is now several years out of date !
Please remove it from your Plugins folder...
It will break things if it's forced in there !

If you have proper FULL security permission for your Plugins folder then the current toolset actually deletes that very file from the Plugins folder [if you have it installed] as it loads, and it does a tidy-up.
If you have limited permissions, or you have subsequently manually reinstall the '_loader', then you could get issues as it loads and messes with the latest code...

Can I suggest that you manually delete all SKM files and the whole 'SKMtools' subfolder.
Then reinstall the SKMtools toolset from its latest RBZ.
Then restart SketchUp and then retry the tools.

Things are getting very tangled

I totally removed the SKMtools folder, SKMtools.rb, SKMtools_loader.rb and anything left in the user-temp-skmtools folder.

I am administrator and I have full control in the plugins folder and SKMtools folder as shown in the attached images.

From the SketchUcation toolbar within Sketchup, I found and auto-installed the SKMtools.
It confirmed successful install when it was completed.

I ran imagetrimmer and, like always, the java error window pops up with the same message about "can't find or locate main class c:......\edgedetector.jar"

It's probably a java / win8 problem which I don't expect you to help me solve.
Your program obviously works fine based on other users successfully using it.
I'll keep researching and hopefully figure it out.
If you want to continue to suggest other things to try, I'm welcome to that also.

After total frustration, I decided to delete the SKMtools files and folder and START over.
The problems probably started in the installation itself.

This is the same procedure I originally used........

I downloaded the file SKMtools_V20121214.rbz
While in Sketchup under preferences/extensions/ install extension
I "chose" SKMtools_V20121214.rbz

It seemed to load however when I went looking for image trimmer under the tools drop-down
it was missing.

I then separately downloaded the file "SKMtools_loader.rb and put it in the plugins folder.

Now Imagetrimmer is listed in the drop-down menu.

Clicking it the first time brings up an error window that says it can't find SKMtools_loader.rb even though it's in the Google SketchUp 8\Plugins folder

Obviously I've done something wrong from the very beginning.
Please explain the correct way to install this.

Ran the test.
Seems to be the right version that I installed.

Do you know of at least one other person running this ruby script in win8.1 and sketchup 8?
Just trying to figure out where the problem might be. (other than me)

Attached are images of both directories (google and user/temp)
They are identical since i copied the google one to the temp one earlier.
If you know that's a problem let me know.
I know less than squat about Java and I've only been using Windows 8.1 for about a month.
I use quite a few other ruby scripts (some are yours) in Sketchup 8 without any problems.
This is the only one however that uses .jar files.

The image "example-1.jpg is what I've been expecting from "imagetrimmer".
Please verify.

Also attached is a screen shot of the java error message box which flashes on and then off so fast I had to do a screen capture video to be able to read the message.

My java settings are identical with the exception of the one about Java plug-in.
My Java control panel doesn't have this check box category.

Attached are two pngs

Is java working? I don't know but I presume not. I keep getting the can't find or load main class c:\users\Rick\appdata\local\temp\skmtools\edgedetector.jar
Even though the progress line says "making edges", I don't think it has the image/data to actually do this. It's just running the loop until it times out.

I have both the jre and jdk java packages loaded and the web test on their web site indicates it is loaded and working correctly.
File association is set to run jave.exe (even tried javaw.exe)

I know java won't run on the "start"(metro) screen in win8 or win8.1 but I'm running sketchup on the desktop mode anyway.

Any other suggestions?

<<If you open: C:\Users\Rick\AppData\Local\Temp\SKMtools
are there any files in there ?>>

There is one subfolder called.... META-INF
and 4 files EdgeDetector.class
Edgedetector.jar
from.ini
to.ini

<<The jar files needed should be copied across...>>

jar files are now copied across

<<Does C:\Users\Rick\AppData\Local\Temp\SKMtools have FULL permissions ?>>
Yes

After opening the SU file, clicking the "image" and then clicking "imagetrimmer" from the drop-down list under tools,
I can see it processing. The error box (content is the same as before) pops up again very briefly and dissappears like before.
This time it processes much longer and then finishes. Nothing new in the window. There is a new folder in the project directory called "TrimmedImages" with the png file in it.
The script appears to stop at that point. I'm expecting to see a new componant in the SU window with the trimmed image.

Any ideas of what I need to do next???

I'm running into a similar problem with image trimmer running and hope mine has a simple answer. After clicking image trimmer from the dropdown box, it appears to start processing but quickly diplays an windowed dos error message indicating it can't find EdgeDetector.jar.

At the top of the window it reads: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe

The message reads: Error: Could not find or load main class C:\Users\Rick\AppData\Local\Temp\SKMtools\EdgeDetector.jar

Why java is looking there, I don't know because the file is where it's supposed to be at Google SketchUp 8\Plugins\SKMtools\EdgeDetector.jar

Quick Background..... New computer with Windows 8. No java came preinstalled so loaded the latest 64bit version from their website. jar files were originally associated to another program so I had to change associated program to java.exe

All folder permissions in SKMtools (and below) have "full control" rights

What am I missing???

Rick

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