4. Dimming elements of a description

Dimming elements of a description

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    THE POST BELOW IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION MIGHT BE OUTDATED OR DEPRECATED

    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://plugincafe.maxon.net/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

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