help about UI Scriptting

[Suzan_V]

Hi all,

well i decided to write a multi-function code contains many scripts with choices, but i got an issue about layout

this code produces widow layout as shown

box=new Window("dialog", "Test"),
  radio=box.add("panel", undefined, "Group 1"),
  option1=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "111111"),
  option2=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "22222"),
  option3=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "33333");             
    radio.alignChildren="left"; 
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];
   radio=box.add("panel", undefined, "Group 2"),
  option4=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "44444"); 
  option5=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "55555"); 
  option6=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "666666"); 
    radio.alignChildren="left"; 
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];
   radio=box.add("panel", undefined, "Group 3"),
  option7=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "77777"); 
  option8=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "88888"); 
  option9=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "9999"); 
    radio.alignChildren="left"; 
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];
     radio=box.add("panel", undefined, "Group 4"),
  option10=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "000000"); 
  option11=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "0000000000"); 
  option12=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "00000000000000000"); 
    radio.alignChildren="left"; 
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];
  option1.value = true; 
 box.add ("button", undefined, "OK")
if (box.show() == 1){   
  if (option1.value){app.doScript};
  }

i tried to edit orientation to be like rows with this code but i got this line code:

box.orientation="row"

any help to edit my code to make the layout be like

Thanks in advance

Suzan

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

You just need to add two parent groups. One will embed panels 1 & 2. The other groups 3 & 4.

Both parent groups will have a row orientation…

var box = new Window("dialog", "Test");
  g1a2 = box.add("group");
  radio=g1a2.add("panel", undefined, "Group 1"),  
  option1=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "111111"),  
  option2=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "22222"),  
  option3=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "33333");               
    radio.alignChildren="left";   
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];  
   radio=g1a2.add("panel", undefined, "Group 2"),  
  option4=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "44444");   
  option5=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "55555");   
  option6=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "666666");   
    radio.alignChildren="left";   
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];  
  var g3a4 = box.add("group");
   radio=g3a4.add("panel", undefined, "Group 3"),  
  option7=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "77777");   
  option8=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "88888");   
  option9=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "9999");   
    radio.alignChildren="left";   
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];  
     radio=g3a4.add("panel", undefined, "Group 4"),  
  option10=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "000000");   
  option11=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "0000000000");   
  option12=radio.add("radiobutton", undefined, "00000000000000000");   
    radio.alignChildren="left";   
    radio.margins = [10,20,5, 30];  
  option1.value = true;   
 box.add ("button", undefined, "OK")  
  box.alignChildren = ["fill","fill"];
  g1a2.alignChildren = ["fill","fill"];
  g3a4.alignChildren = ["fill","fill"];
if (box.show() == 1){     
  if (option1.value){app.doScript};  
  }

HTH

Loic

http://www.ozalto.com/

[Suzan_V]

Hi Loic,

Thanks a lot for your generous help, works perfect 

now i can do more panels with grouping in row.

cheers

Suzan

[Loic.Aigon]

Don't neglict Peter Kahrel's tremendous book :

ScriptUI for dummies | Peter Kahrel

Anything related to ScriptUI can be found there

Loic

[Suzan_V]

WoW, what a fortune

your help is highly appreciated really

Suzan

[Jump_Over]

Hi Suzan,

Radiobuttons splitted to many groups lead to multichoice in your Dialog

so

maybe a better idea is to use 'dropdownlist'?

(smaller window + easy choice detection)

Jarek

[Suzan_V]

Hi Jarek,

Thanks a lot for your advice and maybe you you are right, but i have to do that because i want to divide those  groups to categories with sub choices and i don't know how to make drop down list with that option

Cheers

Suzan

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

You are able to insert a separator (line) to the list but without description, in fact.

Otherwise, you may need to find a solution to "merge" radiobutton clicks.

Jarek

[Suzan_V]

Hi Jarek,

well maybe that is another solution to do anyway i will  try to find out easier ways on Peter Kahrel's book abut UI.

and do you think is it possible to make multi pages on UI, like "next page" button if i have more groups to insert?

Thanks

Suzan

[Loic.Aigon]

As I said

ScriptUI for dummies | Peter Kahrel​

[Suzan_V]

hahahahahahah i knew that you will say such as that dear  Loic , i'm just asking about the possibility to do that or not

i'm on page 20 now for the book

Thanks again

Cheers

Suzan