Dimming elements of a description

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On 31/07/2012 at 18:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

How can I deactivate an element from a description of an TagData tag?
I want to be able to, dynamically, activate and deactivate some elements, based on if some checkmarks are on or off.

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On 31/07/2012 at 19:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

The topic was up a short while ago.
https://developers.maxon.net/forum/topic/6478/6965_deschide-and-desceditable

An example:

  
# Testing gray out controllers   
def GetDEnabling(self, node, id, t_data, flags, itemdesc) :   
     if (id[0].id == c4d.PC_SPLINE_MIN ) :   
          return node[c4d.PC_MAKESPLINE] == 1   
                  
     if (id[0].id == c4d.PC_SPLINE_MAX ) :   
          return node[c4d.PC_MAKESPLINE] == 1   
  
     return True

From a user point of view, make sure you're not greying out
parameters that a user may to edit prior to engage.
For example if gigantic calculation is included, it
may be that the user wants to lower a value before engaging it.
Just a thought..

Cheers
Lennart

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On 31/07/2012 at 19:54, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thank you very much, Lennart. It worked great.
However, this method is new in version R13.029
Was this impossible to do in versions prior to 13?

Rui Batista

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On 31/07/2012 at 20:19, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I guess if it was not implemented until 13.029 it's not available for earlier versions.
But the 13.xxx are free updates, so I can't see the problem?

Cheers
Lennart

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On 01/08/2012 at 03:17, xxxxxxxx wrote:

The problem is that people using R12 (that are still a lot) can't use my plugin

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On 01/08/2012 at 06:29, xxxxxxxx wrote:

They can, but the dimming-stuff will not be available to them.

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On 01/08/2012 at 08:31, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I figured I wouldn't make a new topic since it's similar to this. When dealing with a Dialog that's called by a command plugin , is it possible to hide some of the gadgets with something similar to [c4d.DESC_HIDE]? So when you check a box some controls appear or disappear? Is that what GetDEnabling is used for?

Dan

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On 01/08/2012 at 09:16, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You can only disable/enable gadgets in your dialog. For hiding them, you would need to really remove them as gadgets, and add them when you need them again.

GetDEnabling is a function that you can override only for NodeData plugins (i.e. Objects, Tags, ..). It is not available in a CommandData plugin.

-Nik

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On 01/08/2012 at 12:57, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks, Niklas.

So something like:

  
self.LayoutFlushGroup(ControlsToDisable)   
self.LayoutChanged(ControlsToDisable)

to disable a group, and

  
#Some sort of code to add new controls and then  
self.LayoutChanged(ControlsToEnable)

Is there a way to save a a gadget in a variable, so if I disable it I could re-enable it later with the same value and settings?

Dan