Ditto on the keyboard command for group preview/hide. It just leaves preview on until another component's preview is changed. I don't have the MRU folder, either (WindowsXP Pro), and the recent files pull down is not working.
Hope I didn't stir the pot too much, here. Compared to the overall smooth flow of Grasshopper, these are very minor glitches. On Jan 25, 9:57 am, visose <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got the same issue on both computers i run grasshopper (one > running xp and another vista). There's no MRU folder under settings. > I'm also missing the 5.0 folder under Rhinoceros, but I guess that is > expected :P > > On Jan 25, 3:24 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Settings should be stored in the registry at this key: > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\McNeel\Rhinoceros\4.0\Scheme: Default\Plug- > > ins\b45a29b1-4343-4035-989e-044e8580d9cf > > > There's a path in there called "settings" and inside settings there's > > a path called "MRU" (Most Recently Used). > > > If settings do not survive a Rhino/grasshopper restart, can you please > > check to see if these paths exists and if they contain a bunch of > > values? > > I posted a screenshot of these settings > > here:http://groups.google.com/group/grasshopper3d/web/GrasshopperRegistryS... > > > -- > > David Rutten > > [email protected] > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > On Jan 25, 12:44 pm, klint <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > About the Preview Selected On/Off, it behaves exactly the way Frank > > > says on my computer too. > > > > Also the recently opened files only shows definitions opened this > > > session, but I haven't tried switching of the OpenGL sprites yet. > > > Didn't understand from your explanation David if it would affect > > > anything else. > > > > /Lars > > > > On 25 Jan, 11:49, frankS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > hi david, > > > > > couple of things just come to my mind, speaking of preview and font > > > > sizes: > > > > > i have to check and reproduce this, but on my system i still have > > > > trouble with shortcut preview on/off: > > > > if i select more than one object the shortcut (crtl+shift+Q) will have > > > > no visible effect until i manually switch one of them on/off. then all > > > > the others will react. (i think we had this bug before) > > > > > i will also check the recently opened file: i never had any setting > > > > survive a session... > > > > > in the edit dialog of a post-it panel, the font size changes. > > > > maybe it would be better to have this size set to a constant size. if > > > > i remember correctly, it was hard to write anything smaller 7pt... > > > > > will check and verify these issues later. > > > > > best, frank > > > > > On Jan 25, 10:56 am, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > > > when Grasshopper starts it collects all the existing settings from the > > > > > registry. If there aren't any settings there yet, it will revert to > > > > > default. Then, when it successfully closes, it will write all its > > > > > settings into the registry. If this fails, it will revert back to > > > > > defaults the next time you run it. Apart from being annoying, it > > > > > doesn't limit the functionality. > > > > > > The location inside the registry I picked ought to be always > > > > > writeable, but if you switch users, then those settings are out of > > > > > reach and you'll get defaults once again. If it doesn't work, I'd love > > > > > to know why. > > > > > > Regarding the font picker... that's my mistake. The next version will > > > > > no longer have size limits. > > > > > > -- > > > > > David Rutten > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > > > On Jan 25, 1:19 am, rob <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > -keyboard commands to group preview, of course, thanks. i don't > > > > > > look > > > > > > in pulldown menus anymore... > > > > > > -turned off the openGL sprites, restarted and it worked. i have the > > > > > > recent file queue, now. will this cause any other problems, though? > > > > > > -i'll take custom post-it colors, as long as it uses your cool 3d > > > > > > color selector. but maybe we could have font sizes beyond 20, > > > > > > too... > > > > > > > thanks. > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 6:27 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > > > > > - For multi preview toggles, select all the components you want to > > > > > > > toggle and press Ctrl+Q (preview on) or Ctrl+Shift+Q (preview > > > > > > > off). > > > > > > > These are also in the Solution menu. > > > > > > > - The recent files ought to store all definitions which have been > > > > > > > opened/saved. Not just the current session. If it *is* only > > > > > > > storing > > > > > > > the current session, it means there is a problem with persistent > > > > > > > settings. Can you please test this by switching off the OpenGL > > > > > > > sprites > > > > > > > (View menu), closing down Grasshopper and Rhino, restarting Rhino > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > Grasshopper and see if it's still off? > > > > > > > - I'm planning custom colour background for Post-It panels, will > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > work? Or do you also want to be able to adjust the rotation of the > > > > > > > panels, like you could with real post-its? :) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > David Rutten > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:46 pm, rob <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey David > > > > > > > > > Admittedly, I didn't get your angle at first. It seems like > > > > > > > > you're > > > > > > > > trying to streamline the creation of definitions, limit the > > > > > > > > number of > > > > > > > > components used. That could be fine, but that amount of > > > > > > > > streamlining > > > > > > > > may stifle some people (make it too easy...). Much of the > > > > > > > > parametric > > > > > > > > creativity comes in the more explicit connections. Centroids, > > > > > > > > though, > > > > > > > > are always helpful and bounding box seems like the logical > > > > > > > > place to > > > > > > > > put it for connecting, positioning and general organization. > > > > > > > > > While I'm here, I thought I could give a little wish list: > > > > > > > > --Right now I'm working with surfaces boxes in designing > > > > > > > > facades, and > > > > > > > > would eventually like to get dimensions for the adjusted > > > > > > > > modules for > > > > > > > > fabrication (length of brep edges, volume, area, etc.) > > > > > > > > Perhaps that's more than just a wish list item... ;-) > > > > > > > > --multi preview toggle, so we don't have to go to each > > > > > > > > component. > > > > > > > > --Previously opened definitions aren't queued in the "recent > > > > > > > > files" > > > > > > > > pull down menu; only what has been opened in a current session. > > > > > > > > That > > > > > > > > would be cool to have. > > > > > > > > --Something like labels or titles to label sections of a > > > > > > > > definition. > > > > > > > > Like completely dumb stickies with a couple different colors. > > > > > > > > Great > > > > > > > > for organization, explanation and sharing of info. > > > > > > > > > That's all for now. Thanks again. > > > > > > > > > rob > > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 11:13 am, Rchitekt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > > > You beat me to it :) > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 8:09 am, Rchitekt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Bas, > > > > > > > > > > I think David was after something slightly different. I'm > > > > > > > > > > pretty sure > > > > > > > > > > he was asking about specific translation conversions. > > > > > > > > > > Meaning, if a > > > > > > > > > > component wants a Brep for the input and you give it a > > > > > > > > > > surface, the > > > > > > > > > > surface will be converted into a Brep on the fly. The same > > > > > > > > > > is true > > > > > > > > > > for a Curve and a Number. If the component you are working > > > > > > > > > > with wants > > > > > > > > > > a Number input, and you happen to give it a curve, it will > > > > > > > > > > automatically translate that and output the Curve length as > > > > > > > > > > a number. > > > > > > > > > > There are lots of autoconversions going on, and I think > > > > > > > > > > he's asking > > > > > > > > > > whether or not we have a preference for some of the new > > > > > > > > > > conversion > > > > > > > > > > structures. > > > > > > > > > > And you should be able to get the length, breadth, and > > > > > > > > > > height of a > > > > > > > > > > bounding box through using the Box Components > > > > > > > > > > (Surface/Analysis/Box > > > > > > > > > > Components). > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 5:35 am, bas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi David, > > > > > > > > > > > > I would appriciate such basic functions. Midpoint of a > > > > > > > > > > > line or curve > > > > > > > > > > > would be a function I will often use. The Volume centre > > > > > > > > > > > is now > > > > > > > > > > > possible via Volume, but this is slowing down the script > > > > > > > > > > > due to the > > > > > > > > > > > volume calculation. I would like to add: length, breadth > > > > > > > > > > > and hight of > > > > > > > > > > > a bounding box. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > Bas > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 7:33 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does it make sense to anyone to have default > > > > > > > > > > > > conversions for: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Curve -> Point (start point? mid point? end > > > > > > > > > > > > point? centre of > > > > > > > > > > > > bounding box?) > > > > > > > > > > > > Surface -> Point (centre of bounding box? centre of > > > > > > > > > > > > UV domain?) > > > > > > > > > > > > Brep -> Point (bounding box centre? Volume/Area > > > > > > > > > > > > centroid?) > > > > > > > > > > > > Mesh -> point (?) > > > > > > > > > > > > Box -> Point (... etc. etc.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Twisted Box -> Point > > > > > > > > > > > > Generic Geometry -> Point > > > > > > > > > > > > > And, if so, how would you expect it to work? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > David Rutten > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert McNeel & Associates
