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Hi

I've a new script written. Text-aligned leader. I'll be glad if it is useful to someone.



Thanks to CVH for his helpful advice.

dmitpon wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:49 pm

I'll be glad if it is useful to someone.

If it works I'm sure it'll be very useful for many user - so far I can't get it to work in QCAD 3.27.0.0.

Tested:
1. Select Text -> T2L -> behaves like previous version - nothing has changed.
2. T2L -> Warning: "Select one text Object", Ok, select Text - nothing happens.
3. Searched for tool in Dim Bar - nope, doesn't exist anymore like the previous version ...

May I ask you how 1 can make it work like your video gif?

Hi,
Husky

This is not a new version LeaderFromText (T2L), it is a different tool Text-aligned leader (2T).

Try this: type "2T" -> Click on first vertex position -> Click on text

or this: in command promt type "tal" -> Click on first vertex position -> Click on text
The tool has been placed in the following menus and toolbars PS
I checked the attached files they match with mine in \scripts \Misc\TextAlignedLeader

Hi dmitpon,

dmitpon wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:21 am

This is not a new version LeaderFromText (T2L), it is a different tool Text-aligned leader (2T).

Ok, what I learned now is that there is a tool In Menu called "Leader from Selected Text" (T2L) but that tool is not in the Tool Bar ...
... and a tool In the Tool Bar called "Text-aligned Ieader (2T) which does't exist in the Menu, correct?

And the tool in the Menu requires a prior selection - but isn't selection sensitive - what means if I missed that a warning pops up with the message "Select one text object!" (weird - I'm used to "Select a text object"). It doesn't tells me that I have to do it before I launch the tool what means clicking ok, selecting the text leads to nothing ...

What I personal don't understand is this "Term juggle". It is for me very confusing and I assume I'm not alone.
Example: The original QCAD Leader tool is asking for the "Arrow position". Your tool is asking for the same position but as "First vertex position". I'm sure every user understands "Arrow" regarding to the used tool but not every user knows what "Vertex" means. Why not use the same terms?
Yes - I've a hunch why this and the use of the "third-person" in the warning is in your script ...

Howsoever - this is only my opinion and there is no need to pay too much attentions to it. I think you are already on the right track. Thanks for working on this!

I understand about the terms. Then I'll fix it

I did not understand the script works on your system or does not work?
Are icons appearing in menus and toolbars?

This is what I get out of your script:


Ok, I played around with a fresh QCAD installation. The thing is: T2L is already part of the last QCAD release. Located below misc - not existent in any other menu.

If I put your script below misc the result is what you see in my screenshots and I'm sure you are not less confused by the result!

Small script correction Changelog:

• Command line message "First vertex position:" changed to "Arrow position:"

OK! The icons have been found. Does the script work like in an animated gif?

@ dmitpon
Refer to viewtopic.php?f=107&t=8925&start=15#p35554

Only users that have both the scripts sets installed custom will see both buttons like you intended.
The script sets under 'scripts' supersede those that come with a QCAD release.

It requires a round trip to get everything right.
It gets even weirder when we rename or move a script around in the script structure.
And then I refer to 2D Centroids.

Regards,
CVH

PS: Andrew has just adopted 2T as a replacement for T2L ... under "MiscDrawMenu"

Thank you CVH for your clarification