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Agenda

Overview: Files involved into HM startup

Search path

Detailed characteristics of the files

Examples

macro

hmcustom.tcl:

Keyboard shortcuts

Path settings

Q & A


hmmenu.set

hm.cfg

hmexec

Command file using startup option "-c"

hmsettings.tcl

hmcustom.tcl

Tcl Script using startup option "-tcl"

(userpage.mac)

(User Profile)

feconfig.cfg

Unix/Linux - variations are added wrapped in .

Overview: Files involved into HM startup


Several files are looked up in a certain search order.

The search order is:

1) Current directory

2) %USERPROFILE% (overruled by %HOME% if exists)

3) "My Documents" (both overruled by %HW_CONFIG_PATH%)

4) "Bin"- directory in the installation tree

Search path


Format: Binary

Start: Read from /bin and from search path

End: Written to current directory

Typical content: Panel modification, user profile, default settings

Version dependant: Yes

Future prospects: to be discontinued (long term)

hmmenu.set


Format: *()

Start: Read once from search path

End: ---

Typical content: Post settings (legend, registered readers), graphic settings,

*batchmodeskipcommand()

Version dependant: No

Future prospects : to be discontinued (short term)

hm.cfg


Format: Command file

Start: Read all files from search path (reverse order)

End: ---

Typical content: User defined

Version dependant: No

Future prospects : Due to expire (11.0)

hmexec


Format: TCL

Start: Read once from "My Documents"

(overruled by %HM_SETTINGS_DIR%)

End: Written to location it has been read from.

Typical content: GUI definitions (like visible browsers, toolbars), last selected files

Version dependant: No (ideal case)

Future prospects : main file for "session settings"

hmsettings.tcl


Format: TCL

Start: Read all files from search path (reverse order)

End: ---

Typical content: Customized defaults, keyboard shortcuts,

library functions for general usage in scripts

Version dependant: User dependant

Future prospects : "head quarter" of customization

hmcustom.tcl


Format: Macro file

Start: Read if included in current macro file () following search path

everytime a new maco file (or User profile) is loaded.

End: ---

Typical content: Buttons & macros on "USER" and additional pages

Version dependant: User dependant

Future prospects : to be discontinued (long term, probably legacy support)

It's not AUTOMATICALLY performed, but due to an *includemacrofile(), which occupies the

search path if it's called with relative file path.

Every User profile related macro file contains

*includemacrofile(userpage.mac)

userpage.mac


- These two options cannot be used in conjuncion.

- In general, using TCL is more flexible.

- "-c" might be discontinued

Startup options "-c" versus "-tcl "


Each macro is a pair of a button and a performed piece of command file.

*createbutton(,macroName)

*beginmacro(macroName)

*endmacro()

Example: Show numbers around a selection

- Select one or more elements (or nodes)

- show ids of attached nodes (or elements) and loads

Example userpage.mac


*createbutton(page, label, row, column, width, color, toolTip, macroName[, params])

*createbutton(5,"IDsByElem",0 , 0 , 10, BLUE, "whatever", "idsOn")

*beginmacro("idsOn")

*createmarkpanel(elements,1,"Select elements")

*marktousermark(elements,1)

*numbersmark(elements,1,1)

*createmark(elements,1) retrieve

*findmark(elements,1,1,1,nodes,1,2)

*createmark(elements,1) retrieve

*findmark(elements,1,1,1,loads,1,2)

*setdisplayattributes(0,0)

*endmacro()



*createbutton(page, label, row, column, width, color, toolTip, macroName[, params])

*createbutton(5,"IDsByElem",0 , 0 , 10, BLUE, "whatever", "idsOn",elements,nodes)

*createbutton(5,"IDsByNode",0, 0 , 10, BLUE, "whatever", "idsOn",nodes,elements)

*beginmacro("idsOn")

*createmarkpanel($1,1,"Select $1")

*marktousermark($1,1)

*numbersmark($1,1,1)

*createmark($1,1) retrieve

*findmark($1,1,1,1,$2,1,2)

*createmark($1,1) retrieve

*findmark($1,1,1,1,loads,1,2)

*setdisplayattributes(0,0)

*endmacro()



- Start explorer in current directory:

command:

exec explorer . &

- Reload macro file (and jump to USER page)

command:

*setmacrofile [hm_info macrofilename]; *setactivepage 5

- Convert the example macro to a TCL routine called by keyboard shortcutcommand (call for proc with entity as parameter):

::showIDs elements

file:

TCL file containing a proc

Example keyboard shortcut


Saving multiple views

Though the Panel allows only five views,

the TCL command accepts any name for a view:

foreach m {1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0} {

set ::HM_Framework::Settings::Keys::p_normal_key_file($m) {}

set ::HM_Framework::Settings::Keys::p_normal_key_proc($m) [list *saveviewmask customView_$m]

set ::HM_Framework::Settings::Keys::p_control_key_file($m) {}

set ::HM_Framework::Settings::Keys::p_control_key_proc($m) [list *restoreviewmask customView_$m]

}

Example hmcustom.tcl


Setting default paths

All file selection GUIs store the last selected path.

Resetting this to a default directory (or even "."):

Finding the involved setting, e.g. File -> Save as

- Save a file to a unique path

- Close HM

- Lookup the path in the hmsettings.tcl

- Save the adapted setting to hmcustom.tcl

Example hmcustom.tcl


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