Hi Micheal,
A few questions:
1. Is there a way to activate the "Area" zoom window function via a hotkey?
2. I've been attemoting to add a grid size label to the end of the SidePane. I've
managed to add a textbox to the end using this code:

added to the end of SidePane.htm:

<moi:PaletteHeader id="CommandHeader" style="font-size:14px;">
</moi:PaletteHeader>
<moi:PaletteBody style="padding:2px;">
<moi:Text textid="Grid size label">
<moi:Spacer>
<input class="numericinput" binding0="numericValue = moi.grid.size">
</moi:PaletteBody>

It displays fine on the gui, but the textbox won't display the grid size and when I try to use the "period" key as a hotkey, the focus shifts to the textbox and enters a period. Is there a way to display a textbox or label showing the current grid size without the textbox accepting keyboard input? (I'm trying to set up the zoom function using . and / as hotkeys).

The new beta is looking good , no bugs yet! Thanks!

Paul

Hi Paul,

re: Area zoom on a shortcut key - try this as the command:

script:var v = moi.ui.getActiveViewport(); if ( v ) v.interactiveViewChange('zoomarea');

That should trigger the area zoom on the viewport that the mouse is over.



re: #2 grid size label -

Change the "binding0" there to just "binding" - in the last beta I cleaned up some of the syntax a bit, this was one of the changes. Once you change that, the grid size should show up in there and be editable, but there isn't currently any way to make a numeric text input box like that not get activated when you push the decimal point.

But if all you want is a readout, then that is possible by using a different element to just display the grid size, it has to be set up to have the "binder" on it that handles reflecting properties back and forth, here's a minimal version:

<moi:PaletteHeader>
</moi:PaletteHeader>
<moi:PaletteBody>
Grid size: <span style="behavior:url(#default#PropertyBinder);" binding="innerText < moi.grid.size">
</moi:PaletteBody>


In this case the binding="innerText < moi.grid.size" sets up a one-way binding, where changes in the moi.grid.size property will funnel in and update the span's innerText property.

If I understand you right, this should get you set up!

- Michael

Hi Michael,

Great! That looks like it should do it. You're right, all I wanted was a grid size readout, I'll try your suggestion out tomorrow. Thanks-- Right now it's late, need sleep..........:)

Paul

Hi Paul, time for me to go to sleep too. I just noticed one typo above, that <span> should have a closing </span> after it.

- Michael

Hi Paul, quick note - I had to revert this one syntax change so in the next beta you'll have to switch your little grid readout thing to say binding0="..." instead of binding="..." .

- Michael

Thanks Michael,
I'll change that when I upgrade to the July 25 beta, grid label working just fine.
A note on the scripting problem some people are having - no problems here, running
XP sp2, IE6. Everything working as advertised! Thanks again,
Paul