Chris D Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Hidden away in preferences, you can of course change (at least) two major display toggles: - Zoom Line Thickness - Display Black and White only I switch between these frequently, but can't assign keyboard shortcuts to them. A Display Toggles pop-up could allow quick switching. It would also be useful if both of these settings could be saved in 'Saved Sheets'. Quote Link to comment
0 Ray Libby Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Plug-ins for both are here. http://www.vectordepot.com/PlugIns1.shtml Quote Link to comment
0 Chris D Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 Thanks, looks useful. Quote Link to comment
0 P Retondo Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Set up a keyboard shortcut for Zoom Line Thickness script - works great! Quote Link to comment
0 matto Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 i have them set up as plugin tools with icons (i know not recommended by VW but i'm a visual person) the one that seems most useful. "view other objects while in groups" Quote Link to comment
0 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Andrew Bell@NV Posted November 28, 2003 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted November 28, 2003 quote: Originally posted by Chris D: Where did you find the 'show objects while in groups' plug-in? I couldn't find it at Vector Depot. I've got the others installed, which are fantastic. I've got them in a 'Display Toggles' sub-menu on the right-click of my mouse. Copy the Zoom Line Thickness plug-in file, renaming it to your desired name. Then use the "Create Plug-in.." menu item to edit it. Select "Script..." to edit the script, changing index 9 (Zoom line thickess) to 14 (Show other objects in groups). Quote Link to comment
0 Chris D Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 Where did you find the 'show objects while in groups' plug-in? I couldn't find it at Vector Depot. I've got the others installed, which are fantastic. I've got them in a 'Display Toggles' sub-menu on the right-click of my mouse. Quote Link to comment
0 Chris D Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 Thanks. All very easy...even for a novice. I've now go this added as a further display toggle on my right-click. Quote Link to comment
0 Chris D Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 Thanks. All very easy...even for a novice. I've now got this added as a further display toggle on my right-click. Quote Link to comment
0 matto Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 well andrew beat me to explaining that. btw you can find all those index numbers in the vectorscript manual, so you might have a look see if there are any more useful toogles for you. Quote Link to comment
0 Chris D Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 Since my initial enthusiasm, the plug-in I made for 'show other objects while in groups' has developed a tendency to crash VW more often than not when I use it, especially if I toggle it while already in group edit mode. Any common errors to look for in the script? I'm on OS X (not Panther), VW10.5 on an eMac Quote Link to comment
0 krw Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 vectorbits also has a great preferences button you can add to your workspace and switch quickly between preferences. it cost $20 I think. Considering how much I use it I think it's worth it. Quote Link to comment
0 matto Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Here's the script i use, (on VW9.5.3, macx.2) serveral times a days even while inside groups and with no problems as far as i know. have other people using the script on VW10(mac and win) and no ones said anything. PROCEDURE toogle; VAR bef, aft: BOOLEAN; BEGIN bef:=GetPref(14); aft:= NOT bef; SetPref(14, aft); END; Run (toogle); Quote Link to comment
0 Chris D Posted December 12, 2003 Author Share Posted December 12, 2003 Forgot to say thanks to iboymatt for the above script. Works without a hitch - thanks. Quote Link to comment
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Chris D
Hidden away in preferences, you can of course change (at least) two major display toggles:
- Zoom Line Thickness
- Display Black and White only
I switch between these frequently, but can't assign keyboard shortcuts to them.
A Display Toggles pop-up could allow quick switching.
It would also be useful if both of these settings could be saved in 'Saved Sheets'.
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