Hi!
I got some scripts in MS format and I can only use them by running them.
I had little success in putting them in the toolbar – tried eg opening and then drag/drop and such.
So I was thinking, maybe that would even be a bad idea to drag and drop it to the toolbar (if I would’ve succeeded doing so) because it would create a separate macro script out of it.
Putting a button with a run command would then be better in cases where you need to modify the original script.
Also in cases where you save your UI, and restore it later and just put in the script-package of yours and all the links would work. Compared to the case with duplicate macroscripts, right?
Many questions here, but I’ve been struggling with understanding all this!
Dragging the code to a toolbar is indeed a bit messy but of course you can then easily edit the script by rightclicking the button and picking Edit MacroScript. For some more scripts that are living their happy life in the scripts folder (or anywhere else) simple fileIn in an execute handler should work pretty nicely and you could call all the scripts from one macro, like this:
macroScript theScript1
category:"My Scripts"
buttonText:"The Script 1"
tooltip:"The Script 1"
(
on execute do fileIn "$scripts/script1.ms"
)
macroScript theScript2
category:"My Scripts"
buttonText:"The Script 2"
tooltip:"The Script 2"
(
on execute do fileIn "$scripts/script2.ms"
)
...
Thanks alot!
Regarding the rightlick and editing, you’re right, but you would then only be affecting the duplicate copy of the script inside the %appdata% folder.
Your solution is much more suitable.
I wonder thought. The code you gave me would have to be stored in an MCR file, correct? That MCR file mus then be drag-droped onto max or being run and then I will get the items available under Customize>Toolbars.
Sounds very clean to me.
Btw, what are the shortcuts for changing the location of a toolbar icon? If I want to reorder and do stuff?
Exactly.
I only know about ALT-dragging the icons (works for deleting them as well, if you drag outside the toolbar).
Incredible, never knew you could ALT drag icons. Here I was removing all icons and placing them again. hah. Thanks
Thanks about the last one as well. Worked after I unlocked the UI :rolleyes: