TextureHelper will do this (without the icon) - right-click on face, select "Texture Helper", then click on each face texture you want to rotate - done.

Gai,

Glad you figured that out. I'll have to make some notes for using it and humbly ask the great volunteers who helped with the dialog to help once again with translating the documents.

Thanks,

It should stay in the Tools folder. Any messages in the Ruby Console?

The sketchup.rb file should be in the Tools folder, not the Plugins folder.

No, that was some strange anomaly in the old .zip file, and was unnecessary. You should have the following files in the Plugins folder:

array_to.rb
arraysum.rb
getMaterials.rb
offset.rb
windowizer4.rb
windowizer4stylemanager.rb
windowizer4-en-US.html

The first 4 are "library" files that are used by other scripts. The last 3 are unique to Windowizer4. You should also have a subfolder called "windowizer4languages" in your Plugins folder. The localized .html files go in here, and you can safely delete all but your language's .html file.

Does anything appear in the Ruby Console when you click "Apply"?

Somehow, the windowizer4-en-US.html file was omitted from the .zip download. I've uploaded a new .zip file with the missing file included. Try re-downloading and let me know what you get.

Thanks,

When you unzipped the files, did you retain folder names? All the .html files (except windowizer4-en-US.html) should be in a subfolder called "windowizer4languages".

After verifying that, close the dialog, open the Ruby Console, then select Plugins>Windowizer4 from the menu. If there are any errors in the Ruby Console, please copy & paste them in a message to me (either here or in email).

Windowizer should automatically select the proper dialog language file based on the Sketchup localization. It works in theory (and it works for selecting US English), but I can't test it on other localizations. If you continue to have problems after verifying all the files are located correctly, let me know and I'll see if some international ruby gurus (Didier? TBD?) can help solve the problem.

Windowizer4 is now available! It includes the following features:

1. Full 3D storefront windows (front-only Windowizer3-style windows are optional)
2. Window styles can be saved to the model for easy recall
3. Resulting windows can be grouped or ungrouped
4. Zero-width outer frames are now possible
5. Polygons are now supported
6. Local language support (tied to SketchUp localization, where volunteers have provided localized files)

Planned free updates for this version include:

1. Export and import window styles for use in different models
2. Window editing
3. Window style matching (apply one window's settings to another window)
4. Zero-width mullion support for butt-glazed storefront & curtainwall windows
5. Style Manager dialog for renaming/exporting/importing/deleting window styles

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with localization, and to all users for your patience as I worked to create this.

Windowizer 4 Visual Reference.pdf

Seulement le Todd original Burch auteur est autorisé à modifier le "DashedLines". Veuillez le contacter chez http://www.smustard.com/contact/

Si vous souhaitez employer légalement ce manuscrit, achetez-svp le de Smustard. http://www.smustard.com/script/DashedLines

@bellwells said:

Thanks, Rick. Both startup.rb and smustard-app-observer.rb are in my SU6 Plugins folder. I'll reinstall again. Obviously, I never had it with SU5. Sorry you had to research my silly non-problem; I'm slightly embarrassed.

No problem, really - I just wanted to make sure I hadn't written something I forgot about (it has happened!)

@d.alexnine said:

It is so interesting that President Bush single handedly with his administration changed the way people outside of America see Americans. Sadly Americans also began to see themselves in a dimly lit light because of the mistakes of our administration.

I don't think it was quite single-handedly. Sure, there were some mistakes, but the news media is largely responsible for shaping the perceptions of events. It's also responsible for deciding what events are covered.

For example, it's more than a little suspicious how this was missed by the media: A well-documented trail showing the Bush Administration was concerned about Fannie and Freddie way back in April 2001 - just 3 months into the first term. Any responsible reporter would have dug in and found the facts, and brought them to light, not just run with Dem sound bites.

Anyway, the current economic situation (regardless of ultimate cause) could steal away hope in a lot of ways, but I'll still hope for SU7 in '09.

You may be laughing, but it pales in hilarity to the notion that Obama is the right guy for the job. Nonetheless, the job's his. May he not screw us up too badly...

EDIT: I am concerned that you find the appalling condition of US education a laughing matter.
Besides, since when is serious research all that funny? (The Handbook of Attitudes, Albarracin, Johnson, and Zanna, p.601)

@unknownuser said:

of you could be like me . . .silly all the time.

I try to shoot off a flare when I want to get serious.

Good idea. I know where you could aim some of those flares...

I did some research, and can confirm SelectAtStartup was originally written specifically for SU6. Because observers weren't introduced until SU6, it won't work in SU5.

That said, you need both startup.rb and smustard-app-observer.rb located in your Plugins folder. If that's the case, and it still isn't working in SU6, let me know.

@solo said:

Rick, I actually never clicked on the link, I responded as if indeed there was mention of such an intervention required. So yes my response was a serious one. I will make a note not to assume in future.

I try not to be all serious. I think it catches some people off guard, though. In the future, I'll try to remember to announce (or at least indicate) when diverging into non-serious matters in the midst of serious discussions.

@remus said:

Rick, i was always under the impression that more highly educated people tended to be more liberal in their outlook, which would suggest their isnt an education crisis.

Ah, but the undereducated also lean left (American Government, Landy & Milkis, p 618). Also, the undereducated (less than High School diploma, 33.7M people) outnumber the "overeducated" (Master's Degree or higher, 19.3M people, said tongue-in-cheek), according to the Census data, so does that bring us back to an educational crisis? (Incidentally, those with at least a High School diploma and less than a Master's degree number 169.6M people, and tend to lean right).

Though those at the educational extremes do tend towards the Democratic party, causality is hard to determine. One could speculate that those who already lean left prefer as much time as possible in the left-leaning academic realm (hence advanced degrees) while those who already lean right tend to start working rather than pursue advanced degrees (have between a High School diploma and a Bachelor's degree, inclusive).

One could also reasonably expect that those who receive the benefits of social programs will support the party that advances those programs.

But more than that, I suspect those between 18-29 are either voting against Bush & his policies, or are just more susceptible to Obama's highly polished delivery, having been the recipients of a continually watered-down education generally devoid of critical thinking/reasoning/analysis, or a combination of the two.

@solo said:

RickW wrote:

@unknownuser said:

Now, since we've beat this horse to death, let's move on. Does anyone think Obama will resolve the India-Pakistan standoff, now in its 11,680th day?

Hopefully he can be instrumental in getting them to start a constructive dialogue, but frankly unless it directly effects our security or stands to destabalize our efforts in Afghanistan worse than it has, after 11,680 days or 32 years this is an issue that's not exactly new, kinda like the Isreal/Palistinian issue which IMO can wait for him to first tackle the issues that we voted him as President of our country to deal with first, then once we have our country on the right track then concentrate minds, resources and efforts to help out other countries with the skills we would have acquired (hopefully)during our own transformation and bi-partisan negotiations.

Pete, did you miss that the link was to a parody piece by The Onion? Or is your overly-serious response to a humor piece intended as satire?

@alan fraser said:

@rickw said:

I've never heard audacity used in a positive sense. So, this may be one of those regional differences in language, rather than your false accusation of "spin", so you can stop cringing now.

??? I don't think it's regional, Rick.
This is from the blurb on the Patton Museum site. He was the first person I could think of with obvious audacity.
"The museum will honor the American Soldier, convey the remarkable heritage of Cavalry and Armor, promote Army Values and preserve the name of General George S. Patton, Jr. and his brand of audacious leadership. The museum will go beyond education and inspiration, helping each visitor to find their own brand of audacious leadership."

Okay, I've heard it used in a non-negative way once, now.

I wasn't trying to argue that it may have different connotations for different people (after all, that's the nature of language, and underscores the importance of defining one's terms). Just trying to find a reason why I have a negative connotation of "audacity" while you and chango70 seem to have a positive connotation (the most ready explanation being locale, though it may not be correct). I do see both positive and negative definitions for the word, some of which use "arrogant/arrogance" in the definition or in an example of usage. Clearly, then, "arrogance" and "audacity" can be interchageable, despite chango70's protestation(which I suspect, rather than being an argument about a definition [since the negative sense is clearly defined and valid], is rooted solely in chango70's support for Obama - but I could be wrong about that, too).

Now, since we've beat this horse to death, let's move on. Does anyone think Obama will resolve the India-Pakistan standoff, now in its 11,680th day?

@remus said:

On a slight side note, it seems pretty clear where the youth of america stand.

So it's true - there is an educational crisis in America...