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@designerbursa said:

PLEASE UPDATE 2021 VERSION

I just installed it in SU2022 and it works fine in that version. No reason to expect it wouldn't in SU2021.

mmm.. don't think i can do that with ruby - unless the toolbar is moved to a webdialog.
it's something i have done but has its problems like stealing focus from keyboard shortcuts.

not sure about multiple monitors, but one thing i can suggest for now is to have a look at this little gem called winsize http://sourceforge.net/projects/winsize2/. you can store windows positions using their name.

@tig said:

I assumed that if you stop a timer it's the same as ' break' in a block, so then it'd never get to image.erase!, but having tested it I see that it complete the entire iteration after the timer is stopped !

Of course it does. A timer just loops and calls the block on the set interval. (The setInterval timers in Javascript work the same way.)

This why you should always stop the timer immediately when the condition is met. Otherwise the block gets queued up to be executed again, perhaps even before the first time is done doing it's work.

@tig said:

I don't immediately see the advantage of using @tid over tid - the block of code executed by the timer is referring back to itself, ...

Sometimes it works. But I have experienced that in some situations, the ID reference becomes invalid (perhaps gets garbage collected.) And then the call to stop the timer does not work.
[I remember having a discussion with Jim Foltz about timer IDs being invalid, or garbage collected.]

The Ruby docs say a proc is supposed to have access to it's environment (like a snapshot,) when it is defined. But the API UI timer is implemented on the C++ side.

@tig said:

... it's not like we are stopping it in another def method ?

I always assume code samples are going to run in a method.

It is rare that code is something that runs once at startup, (although we sometimes do post code like that.)

THIS feature we are discussing, is something that will be used "on demand" (by a end user,) in a Tool class or a UI::Command, which means it'll likely be wrapped in a method.

Bottom line, ... the above is my best advice on best practice. Believe or not, as you will.

It is not arbitrary. I have had timer use fail in the past when using local var for the id. Perhaps under Ruby 2.0, things have changed with regard to the timer IDs, .. but I still always use a persistent reference for timer IDs on the Ruby side, until I know it is no longer needed.

As far as using rescue in modifier position goes, that is a no brainer. (And is not a best practice rule I made up. I got it from one of the Style Guides or maybe the "Pick-Axe" book.)

begin; statement; rescue; end
is just plain uglier, and doesn't read as nice as:
statement rescue nil

Yes everything.
All entities in all entities-collections.

thanks John, already did that though (screenshot above is a watermark).

the problem with this system is that you are forcing a new style on the user: if the user has a sketchy style on, you cannot have the bars and keep the sketchy style. (in other words we cannot load watermarks without loading a style as well).

that's why i mentioned about another route: find user current style > save it as variable > load the 'grid' style > restore user style from variable when finished.

alas, no way to get the previous style back in. whether from the 'in model' style, or trying to save it to a temp directory and loading it back from there. (at least i found no info at all anywhere).

PS least of all the api docs! 😲

Hi,

unfortunately i don't have a mac on which to test the bugs.

if any mac using author wants to have a look, that's fine.

time is a bit tight, but hope to update JHSPB sometime in late february if i can.

meantime, i just thought that you can edit manually the toolbar file:

"jhs_pb_settings.txt"

true means the icon will show, false it is hidden.

if you reference the list with the image below, you can make it easier to see which icons will checked (true) or not (false).

ICONS V2.2.jpg

Indeed much nicer way to do it, jim 😉

@cadfather said:

Thanks Guys, i'll have a look at Jan's table. can't believe it's so messy working with the keyboard.

Yes, messy - but the mess originates in the OS, not SketchUp!

brilliant, does more than i asked! need to study it a bit now (tax return can wait...)

Thanks 👍

i guess one workaround is to make a webdialog tiny enough not to intrude 😲 but able to 'catch' the keystrokes repeating...

didn't notice the thread had progressed...

@tig said:

You could probably also write an AutoHotKeys snippet [PC only!] which would spot a click in SketchUp with a key etc, BUT it'd be mucho complicado... 😒

ahk is quite good, i can see it possible but not too good for public consumption - with compatibility etc..

@driven said:

if the button you click is a tool, you can watch for modifier keys?
I assume [due to lack of use case] that you want one button for 3 tools [as example]...
create a simple tool with one button...
on click, [activating your tool] start a timer and watch for modifier keys...
if key = a activate x
if key = b activate y
if you run out of time if activate z
is that the sort of thing your after?
or have I completely misunderstood yet again...
john

yes, exactly that.

@jim said:

There's this, but Windows only and not up-to-date and needs compiled, etc.
https://code.google.com/p/eventrelay/

will have a look, thanks Jim

@anton_s said:

There is a way, thought it will require that your extension to require AMS Library. Easy to implement.
Here is a snippet:

very interesting Anton, will look into it

(where's a Christmas holiday when you need it?!)

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

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

Thanks!

best_picked - or best_face if you want to avoid getting an edge or group or whatnot.

Yea, I've spent a lot of time testing things. The API docs are much better now then in 2007 when I started, but it's still lacking details.

TIG, you are talking to the master of coding.. you just have to be patient...!

yes, same result - i'm going to try with different subdivs cause i have a feeling it's somwething to do with the shadows. the tall cube is not touching the ground but about 2cm off the floor..

mainly two ways:

1 - use them instead of (replacing existing icons)
2 - use when you make a menu in a plugin.

usually, but not always, a part of the script that looks like this:
cmd.small_icon = 'icon_16.png'
cmd.large_icon = 'icon_24.png'

@cadfather said:

Sure, and don't call it cadfather! 😉 😆

I will do that eventually and I promise not to call it CadFather! 🤣

that was fast TIG.. that maybe it, thanks

Yep - that's it. i couldn't find in my list, but was there under the fredotools menu.

..fantastic! ..may Fredo be blessed! (and all of you) 😛

result:

spiltzz.jpg

I have run into an issue when I'm working on the same image on two different computers - when exporting the Sketchup image, the Width & Height are locked (when one is edited, the other automatically matches that computer's viewport ratio). I am trying to find a way to export an image with independently filled in Width and Height resolutions. This seems to be the closest Ruby I could find to fixing my issue. Is there any way to modify this to get what I'm looking for? I export so often that I would like to create a button on a new toolbar to keep at the top of the screen, instead of entering the Ruby Console every time. Is there any way to do this?