does anyone know: Can a toolbar button be aware of a modifier key being present (pressed)?

i can see it is possible with mouse click, but not from toolbar (at least all my attempts have failed).

yes, i still have my first ever version 2!

no official list exists, so no way to tell for sure. most are still compatible, some aren't.

why not try.... see the errors in the console. if any, take note of the ones not working and get them out of the folder. (you may still find others not working though).

but really, if you are going 2015, i would strongly advise to start fresh. get sketchucation tools and extensions warehouse on tour and take some time looking around. you will find some new things and finish with the least buggy set up and latest versions. (that's what i did)

PS. i have to say i still use 8 a fair amount, for some reason the viewport still runs faster than 2015 x64.

i just have a question... WHO is Fredo6!!!

this stuff should be in the evening news!

Thanks Fredo

great and simple tool, would be super-fab if able to flip curved faces as well!

...i thought combining the 2 bits of code above might do the trick:

1, click2flip
2, flip selection

the idea being that if i click on a curved face, i'm also selecting it and therefore running the 2nd script might reverse the whole curved face, say a cylinder. (ideally i thought it could be toggled by pressing an accelerator key) a fair bit beyond my christmas powers... surely possible though..?

class TIG;;Click2flip
  @@BEEP=false
  def initialize()
    @ip  = nil
    @ip1 = nil
  end
  def activate()
    @ip  = Sketchup;;InputPoint.new
    @ip1 = Sketchup;;InputPoint.new
    @msg="Click back of face to flip it..."
    self.reset()
  end
  def deactivate(view)
    view.invalidate
  end
  def onCancel(flag, view)
    view.invalidate
    Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool;")
    return nil
  end
  def resume(view)
    Sketchup;;set_status_text(@msg, SB_PROMPT)
  end
  def reset()
    Sketchup;;set_status_text(@msg, SB_PROMPT)
  end
  def onMouseMove(flags, x, y, view)
    @ip.pick(view, x, y)
    if @ip != @ip1
        view.invalidate if @ip.display? or @ip1.display?
        @ip1.copy!(@ip)
        view.tooltip = @ip1.tooltip
    end
  end
  def onLButtonDown(flags, x, y, view)
    if @ip1.valid?
        @pt=@ip1.position
        ph = view.pick_helper
        ph.do_pick(x,y)
        @face = ph.picked_face
        self.flipper() if @face
    end
  end
  def flipper()
    normal=@face.normal
    vector=@pt.vector_to(Sketchup.active_model.active_view.camera.eye)
    angle=normal.angle_between(vector)
    if angle > 90.degrees
      @face.reverse!
      UI.beep if @@BEEP
    end#if
  end
end#class

def self.flipBacks()
  model=Sketchup.active_model
  eye=model.active_view.camera.eye
  faces=[]
  Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|e|faces << e if e.class==Sketchup;;Face}
  return nil unless faces[0]
  model.start_operation("Flip Selected Back Faces...")
  faces.each{|face|
    normal=face.normal
    vector=face.bounds.center.vector_to(eye)
    angle=normal.angle_between(vector)
    face.reverse! if angle > 90.degrees
  }
  model.commit_operation
end

EDIT: actually just noticed the second script only flips half a cylinder (the side to the screen), the back remains undone.

Thank you TNTDavid

i will look into this, though i can already predict a higher climb than my skills might allow..

meantime there are a few good scripts around: didier 2d align, su4you align and sd mitch A&D - and probably others i forget.

yes, sketchup of course... but, without the masters.....can you imagine?

makes one feel like sketch-fu panda!

adding myself to the 'great-full' chorus - and wishing all a good Christmas and peace filled new year.

(where would i be without you!)

ok, in my case progressbar.rb is the culprit

now it's smartdrop

it changes..

ok TIG, thanks for that, i shall have a go with this.

i thought i wasn't too far with my first example!

Thanks!

i've got a toolbar, clicking an icon it loads and applies a style from a folder (mystyle.style, for want of a better name). this part is working fine.

what i was trying to do is for the icon to highlight anytime that style is active.

(from the api the 'active' procedure didn't work but the 'selected' did)

hope this makes some sense..

yes TIG i think that is it - i'm going to try it. (fail)

mystyle.style is just the name of the file i'm calling (from a toolbar).

John, then i wanted to have an icon which activated if that particular style was active (selected).

this is all i could find, on retrieving a style name that seems to work from the console.

styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles
style = styles.selected_style
UI.messagebox ('The selected style is; ' + style.name)

but i can't get it to work with a validation proc - something along these 'lines'...

 cmd.set_validation_proc {
 styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles
 style = styles.selected_style
 
 if style.name = mystyle.style
     MF_CHECKED
   else
     MF_UNCHECKED
   end
 }

Thanks TIG (as always) - i've got some already updated. i can sift through, see if other masters agree, package the lot accordingly and get them to you to check.

i met many others who found them useful - i will talk to the masters and Rich. perhaps we can make a comeback with some SCF gems...

ha ha - Kris tell the truth - you just like the icons!

well, if the masters give their consent i can start an updated one (lots has changed since then) - i'll write to them and see if they agree.

now it is perfect. thank you TIG

yeeeeaaa! fantastic Master Anton, works ghurait now!

exactly as you described it - i got a 'works!' button as i quit SU.

(on reopening i still got the green bar)