Global for Favorites Mode

[James Murray]

Is there any way, like GLOB_VIEW_TYPE and GLOB_PREVIEW_MODE, to tell if an object is being shown as a favorite preview? Two reasons this would be useful: 1) Rotating an object to face the preview’s camera. 2) Smart labels often don’t look good when not associated to something.

James M

[Barry Kelly]

Yes it is GLOB_PREVIEW_MODE = 3

Barry.

Versions 6.5 to 22
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Dell Precision M6800 - i7 4700MQ @ 2.40GHz, 16GB RAM, AMD FirePro M6100 (2GB), Windows 7 64bit

[James Murray]

Thank you Barry. That’s what I get for looking at the 21 version of the book.

James M

[Barry Kelly]

James Murray wrote:

That’s what I get for looking at the 21 version of the book.

I still use the book from version 6.5 – as it was the last physical book printed and I find it much more convenient than opening a PDF.
Good job most of the basic stuff is still the same.
I just keep forgetting to look at the new options though.

Barry.

Versions 6.5 to 22
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Dell Precision M6800 - i7 4700MQ @ 2.40GHz, 16GB RAM, AMD FirePro M6100 (2GB), Windows 7 64bit

[James Murray]

Well I finally got around to implementing this. It works for 3D, and for 2D symbols, but it doesn’t seem to work for labels.

This code:

content_ = 'Text'
IF GLOB_PREVIEW_MODE = 3 THEN content_ = 'Fave'

TEXT2 0, 0, content_

…works for a drawing symbol subtype object, but fails when you convert it to a label. (The favorite preview reads ‘Text’.)

James M

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