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achu6393
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 Posted - 11/09/2016 : 07:59:26 AM
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Hello all,
I am trying to create and display a help document for my user defined toolbar. So the idea is to have an help icon in my own toolbar and on clicking it should open a dialog box that shows which icon represents what. Therefore, I would like to display the pictures of the icon in the dialog box along with its function in text. How can I acheive this?
Also, Is it possible to program such a way that the click of the help icon opens an external readme pdf file?
Thanks in advance!
-Akki
Origin Ver. 2016 and Service Release 9.3
Operating System:win 7
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Hideo Fujii
USA
1582 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2016 : 2:28:45 PM
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Hi achu6393,
If I'm correct, there is no way to change the icon image dynamically for the tool button to make
it reflect the internal state.
One possible work-around may be to show any sign (e.g., by loading a predefined graphic image
in a layout window) according to the state.
I mean, for example, like the following snippet:[Main]
Switch(myAppStatus) {
case 0 :
type -b You're in the Initial state;
myAppStatus=1; //Set the status to 1st stage
Break;
case 1:
type -b You're in the Next state;
myAppStatus=""; //Set the status to NIL
Break;
default:
type -b You're in the NIL state;
myAppStatus=0; //Set the status to 1st stage
Break;
}
Once you put this [Main] section in Custom.ogs script file in the User Files Folder; then every time
you press the Custom Routine button, the message changes accordingly.
Hope this hints something.
--Hideo Fujii
OriginLab |
Edited by - Hideo Fujii on 11/09/2016 2:31:29 PM |
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achu6393
India
38 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2016 : 4:09:57 PM
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hello Fujii,
I am sorry for not being so clear with my problem. I donot want the icon to change dynamically but for example if I have a custom toolbar like:
and when I click the 'i' icon I should get another pop up dialog box which contains the icons and its corresponding function:
or another option when clicking the 'i' icon it open a pdf file having the same data.
Thank you.
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Edited by - achu6393 on 11/09/2016 4:11:16 PM |
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Hideo Fujii
USA
1582 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2016 : 2:30:21 PM
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Hi achu6393,
There may be various ways, and the following may be the one - making a graph template (hiding all axes and labels),
and your button opens it):
1) Make a completely empty graph window; Delete every axis, tick label, legend by selecting and pressing DELETE key.
2) Paste the icon images and text labels in this page. (In the sample below, I hid the layer icon
by "View: Show: Layout Icon" menu.)
3) Save this graph page as a graph template ("File: Save template As" menu (in my sample, to creates HelpSample1.otp).
4) Make your own tool button, which runs the following three-line script://///////////////////////////////////////////////////
window -t plot HelpSample1; //Load template
page.label$="Help Information"; //Add long name
page.title=1; //Hide short name
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Hope this approach works for you.
--Hideo Fujii
OriginLab
P.S. In this approach, you can not only show icon images, but also put them as buttons to run a script to do something. |
Edited by - Hideo Fujii on 11/11/2016 5:29:07 PM |
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achu6393
India
38 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2016 : 09:16:51 AM
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Hello fujii,
Thank you! It helped a lot.
However, I have another question. Is it possible to avoid the prompt window which shows up every time I close the graph window?
Also, the externally opening an pdf file is not possible?
-Akki
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Hideo Fujii
USA
1582 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2016 : 4:58:55 PM
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Hi Akki
To close the appeared window, you can make another button which contains the following 1-line script:win -cd %H;
Regarding to open a PDF document, you can also make a button which load the browser with the script:win -aw "file:///%Y<your_pdfFile>.pdf"
Here, %Y indicates the path of your "User Files Folder", and you can put a hardwired path, if you like.
Also, of course, the button doesn't have to be a text label, but can be an image.
Hope this helps.
--Hideo Fujii
OriginLab |
Edited by - Hideo Fujii on 11/16/2016 5:05:15 PM |
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achu6393
India
38 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2016 : 08:29:57 AM
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Hello Fujii,
Thank you for your support.
-Akki
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Dialog box with image