A smarter Smart Option Display

[WhoCanDo]

Hi,

 

My wish would be to add to the Smart Option Display, a selection of last used commands/macros.

 

Maybe the last 5 macros I used, so I can use them again repetitively for a while.

[Pat Stanford]

You know you can do this with tools already right?

 

[WhoCanDo]

Thanks Pat,

 

Got that one, but I was really referring to commands like Move or Save or more importantly - the macro commands I make myself.

[Pat Stanford]

And in VW2022 there is a Repeat Last Command menu item (and also a Recent Commands menu item).  

 

These are in the Edit Menu by default in the Designer workspace with no keyboard shortcuts. 

 

If you are using a custom workspace try adding them and giving them a shortcut instead of using the Smart Options Display.

 

If you convert your macros (scripts) to Plug-In Menu Commands (basically just copy the script into a Command Type PIO Script block in the PIO Manager, then you can add them to your workspace and they will work with Repeat Last Command.

 

If you leave them as scripts then they won't be seen by Repeat Last Command.

 

HTH

[Peter Vandewalle]

The Repeat Last Command and Recent Commands are also under the right click menu, BTW.

[WhoCanDo]

Hi Peter,

 

Am I missing something here? I don't have Last Command and Recent Commands under right click. I even looked in Workspace Edit to see if was there.

 

Can you expand your suggestion please?

 

Wow, a search on the web for "Repeat Last Command" goes back to before this new platform. All asking the same thing as below.

 

Below left is what I currently have thanks to Pat ( Previous Tools ), however, on the right is what I want. An example list of commands/macros that I frequently use. 5 to 10 would be good.

 

[Peter Vandewalle]

@WhoCanDo Are you in 2022 or in 2021? I see the repeat last command isn't in 2021.

[WhoCanDo]

Hi Peter,

 

I am not using 2022 until the bugs are fixed. The above is a picture of 2021. However, I don't see any difference in 2022 when I compare them.

 

Where is Repeat Last Command?

[Peter Vandewalle]

@WhoCanDo Did you migrate your workspace from 2021 to 2022?

[WhoCanDo]

Hi Peter,

 

Yes, I did migrated it across.

 

Your question prompted me to look at the standard workspace and I have found it.

 

However, it doesn't work when I add it to my migrated workspace. All other right click options have disappeared and only the Recent Commands is visible. Clicking on it crashes VW.

 

 

 

Edited January 31, 2022 by WhoCanDo
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