ActiveType 0.30

Youtube - Usage Video

* This script was largely inspired by Houdini's intuitive TAB Menu.
* Thanks to Jordan Walsh for the bit regarding .classes!
* Thanks also to Daniel Santana for adding such cool features!

Notes:

• Run the script file, it will create commands inside your "Customize User Interface" dialog called ActiveType and ActiveType Preferences under the category Terabyte
• When running the script for the first time, the preferences window will pop-up. Here are the options:
  
  • Exit Text: If you type this text on ActiveType, it will exit the script. It is recommendable that you use the same character/text for your shortcut and your exit text
  • Box Width: The width of the ActiveType box.
  • Max Items: The maximum number of items that will be displayed.
  • Spaces as Wildcards: Will convert blank spaces (pressing the spacebar) into wildcards (*).
  • (0.30) Windows Start Menu Bar: If you have the start menu always visible, check this option to offset the ui size overflow.
  • Custom Colors: Set the colors for the pop-up UI.
  • (0.29) Open INI File: Opens the activeType.ini file found in your PlugCfg folder.
  • (0.29) Open Commands File: Opens the activeTypeCommands.ini file found in your PlugCfg folder.

• This script is intended to be assigned as a short-cut using non-alphabetic characters. (Right now, it won't work inside the quad menu)
• This will also save counters for each class that you select on the list, enablig the script to populate the list with the most commonly used classes first.
• The script is using some dotNet controls, so it might lag the first time you run it.
• To exit activeType, do one of the following:
  
  • Press Enter (will execute highlighted item)
  • Click on an item in the list (will execute the picked item)
  • Type in the "Exit Text"
  • Click anywhere outside the input box
  • Press the ESC button

0.29 New Features:

• User Commands
  
  • To enter user commands, type "#" as the first character.
  • To add more commands, edit the activeTypeCommands.ini found in the plugcfg folder.
• Object Parameters
  
  • To list the paramters for the active modifier in the stack, type "." as the first character.
  • You can then press the TAB or ENTER key to complete the text. (You can also click the item)
  • Supported paramater classes are Integers, Floats, Strings, & Booleans.
• Script Execution
  
  • To execute a one-liner script, type "=" as the first character.

0.30 New Feature:

• The UI will now automatically expand based on the text width, and list hieght.
• The UI will also reposition itself whenever it detects that the size will overflow off the screen.

History:

[0.30]
2010-01-27
- added auto extend width
- added offset UI on screen edge overflow
- added "windows menu bar" checkbox to control overflow at the bottom

[0.29b]
2010-01-27
- fixed max2010 on japanese win vista list height
- added preferences as a built in command
- fixed TAB error if no text entered
2010-01-26
- fixed TAB key error

[0.29]
2010-01-25
- code clean-up
- fixed parameter list will now work on multiple base objects
- added open INI file button
- added open Commands INI file button
- separate INI file for the commands list
- added enter key on parameter list to complete
- added paramter and command counters/ranking
- added one line script execution using "="
- added ESC key to exit
- added click an item on the parameters list to complete

[0.28]
2009-12
Daniel Santana added a couple of neat features:
- added support for user commands using "#"
- added support for object properties (integer, float, bool and string) using "."
- added tab key on parameter list to complete

[0.27b]
- fixed error with japanese characters inside the script

[0.27]
2009-11-04
- fixed error on max9 with spaces as wildcards on
- I was using the function substituteString which isn't available in max9
- another fix for the dynamic UI height
- fixed for English/Japanese OS inconsistency
- adjusted width of the list for cosmetic reasons

[0.26]
2009-09-13
- fixed dynanic UI width/height
- max 2010 was showing inconsistent list height
- custom colors checkbox

[0.25]
2009-09-11
- disabled mouse checking within the UI
- fixed small UI size discrepancy
2009-09-10
- added custom colors
- added max items
- added spaces as wildcards

[0.24]
2009-08-14
- UI - colors
- UI - max height
- UI - spaces as wildcards
2009-08-12
- added spacewarp modifiers
- fixed preferences bug

[0.23]
2009-08-11
- a quick fix to exit activeType if it looses focus.
- added notes on how to exit the script.

[0.22]
2009-08-10
- removed internal timer
- added preferences

[0.21]
2009-08-10
- converted listbox to dotnet

[0.20]
- added all creatable classes
- switched editText to dotNet for up/down keypress detection
- added up/down keypress
- fixed listbox height calculation

[0.10]
- initial build