Python: GroupWeightsSave() is wrong
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On 12/04/2013 at 07:59, xxxxxxxx wrote:
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Hi,There seems to be a problem with the Python version of GroupWeightsSave().
It only allows one parameter(id). But it must have two params. (id, bc) for it to store the weights into the base container. The C++ version works properly.There's also a lot of mistakes in the Message() part of the sample code in the docs.
Both typos and other errors.Here is an example of a complete working GeDialog plugin using weights on the gizmos.
Except for the Message() method. Which does not save the weights data like it should due to the missing parameter bug:#This is an example of a GeDialog plugin using the weights option on the gizmos #The weights option lets you change the height of each gizmo by dragging them with the mouse #Note: The Message() method does not work. It does not save the weights properly because the docs are wrong and have errors! import c4d,os from c4d import plugins, gui, bitmaps, documents Plugin_ID=1000009 # Testing id ONLY!!!!!!! #enums EDTEXT_1 = 1001 EDTEXT_2 = 1002 EDARROWS = 1003 GRP_MAIN = 2000 GRP_SUB1 = 2001 class MyDialog_Gui(gui.GeDialog) : weights = c4d.BaseContainer() weights_saved = False def CreateLayout(self) : self.GroupBegin(GRP_MAIN, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT|c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT, 0, 0, "Main Group",0) #id, flags, columns, rows, grouptext, groupflags self.GroupBorder(c4d.BORDER_BLACK) self.GroupBorderSpace(5, 5, 5, 5) #Left, top, Right, Bottom self.GroupBegin(GRP_SUB1, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT|c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT, 0, 3, "Sub Group", c4d.BFV_GRIDGROUP_ALLOW_WEIGHTS) self.GroupBorder(c4d.BORDER_BLACK) self.AddEditText(EDTEXT_1,c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT,100,15,0) #id, flags, height, width, password self.AddEditText(EDTEXT_2,c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT,100,15,0) #id, flags, height, width, password self.AddEditNumberArrows(EDARROWS, c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT) if not self.weights_saved: self.weights.SetLong(c4d.GROUPWEIGHTS_PERCENT_H_CNT,3) #number of rows - has to be equal to the given layout self.weights.SetReal(c4d.GROUPWEIGHTS_PERCENT_H_VAL+0, 1.5) #weight for row 1 self.weights.SetReal(c4d.GROUPWEIGHTS_PERCENT_H_VAL+1, 3.0) #weight for row 2 self.weights.SetReal(c4d.GROUPWEIGHTS_PERCENT_H_VAL+2, 1.5) #weight for row 3 self.weights_saved = True self.GroupEnd() #end of sub group self.GroupWeightsLoad(GRP_SUB1, self.weights) self.GroupEnd() #end of main group return True def InitValues(self) : self.SetReal(EDARROWS, 0, 0,100,1) #Sets the gizmo's value to 0... With a range of 0-100... Step=1 return True def Command(self, id, msg) : doc = documents.GetActiveDocument() op = doc.GetActiveObject() if id == EDARROWS: print self.GetReal(EDARROWS) #prints the value of the gizmo c4d.EventAdd() return True def Message(self, msg, result) : #This code will save the changed weights when the user changes the gizmo's elastic borders by hand #This prevents the weights from resetting back to defaults when the GeDialog is closed #The weights will only re-set when C4D is closed #But the example code in the docs have many errors in it! #Even when the errors are fixed..It still doesn't save the weights! if msg.GetId()==c4d.BFM_WEIGHTS_CHANGED: #<--Docs are wrong! if msg.GetLong(c4d.BFM_WEIGHTS_CHANGED)==GRP_SUB1: self.GroupWeightsSave(GRP_SUB1) #<--Docs are wrong! return gui.GeDialog.Message(self, msg, result) #<--Docs are wrong! #--------------------------------------------------------------- # MyDialog_Main --- Where the plugin stuff happens--Don't edit #--------------------------------------------------------------- class myDialog_Main(plugins.CommandData) : dialog = None def Execute(self, doc) : #create the dialog if self.dialog is None: self.dialog = MyDialog_Gui() return self.dialog.Open(dlgtype=c4d.DLG_TYPE_ASYNC, pluginid=Plugin_ID, defaultw=150, defaulth=250, xpos=-1, ypos=-1) def RestoreLayout(self, sec_ref) : #manage nonmodal dialog if self.dialog is None: self.dialog = MyDialog_Gui() return self.dialog.Restore(pluginid=Plugin_ID, secret=sec_ref) if __name__ == "__main__": path, fn = os.path.split(__file__) bmp = bitmaps.BaseBitmap() bmp.InitWith(os.path.join(path, "res/icons/", "None")) plugins.RegisterCommandPlugin(Plugin_ID, "Weights Example",0,None,"", myDialog_Main())-ScottA
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On 13/04/2013 at 00:58, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Scott,
I can confirm the example in the documentation is wrong. But the correct usage is easily derivable
from the rest of the documentation. GroupWeightsSave() returns a BaseContainer instead of
accepting one as parameter.def InitValues(self) : if self.weights: self.GroupWeightsLoad(GRP_SUB1, self.weights) return True def Message(self, msg, result) : if msg.GetId() = =c4d.BFM_WEIGHTS_CHANGED: if msg.GetLong(c4d.BFM_WEIGHTS_CHANGED)==GRP_SUB1: self.weights = self.GroupWeightsSave(GRP_SUB1) return gui.GeDialog.Message(self, msg, result)-Niklas
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On 13/04/2013 at 07:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks Nik.
But this is radically different from what the docs say and show.
They need to be changed.-ScottA
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On 13/04/2013 at 07:54, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Scott,
yes it is, I agree. But it is not always end of the world, because at least the function parameters
and the return-value allowed conclude this solution.Best,
-Niklas -
On 13/04/2013 at 11:18, xxxxxxxx wrote:
I respectfully disagree.
It is a bug in the documentation. Hence....It is very serious.-ScottA