How to make "Tip of the Day" with DCL?

[sharpooth]

Hello to all,

How I can put a multi line text i small window with DCL? My purpose is to do "Tip of the Day" when autocad is starting,

Thanks

[alanjt]

Just use (alert "Hello World")

[sharpooth]

Thank you Alanjt!

May be (alert "Hello world") is good if you have a few words.

The window must be small, and the text containig a few paragraphs.

 

[BlackBox]

If you're wanting to develop something simple, that gives a lot more 'pop' then DCL, perhaps consider using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

[alanjt]

Thank you Alanjt!

May be (alert "Hello world") is good if you have a few words.

The window must be small, and the text containig a few paragraphs.

 

Any smaller than the text within an alert box and it'd practically illegible.

[BlackBox]

Any smaller than the text within an alert box and it'd practically illegible.

 

 

Example:

[Lee Mac]

Yay for Wikipedia

 

I'm sad enough to confess that I put that factorial example on there....

[BlackBox]

Yay for Wikipedia

 

I'm sad enough to confess that I put that factorial example on there....

 

 

Get the fudge out of here! lmfao ... Did you really!?

 

Here's the page I got when i did a quick search for "wikipedia autocad lisp alert":

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoLISP

[Lee Mac]

Get the fudge out of here! lmfao ... Did you really!?

 

Yeah, just so I could say 'I've editied Wikipedia'

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09XQLmBNrCo

[sharpooth]

Thank you RenderMan!

Yes, this example is good , but it is needing from a big resolution of display.

The display resolution is 1024x768.

This is the reason that I want a small text box with vertical slider (scroll)

[BlackBox]

Yeah, just so I could say 'I've editied Wikipedia'

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09XQLmBNrCo

 

 

YouTube Error: "This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is not available in your country."

[BlackBox]

Thank you RenderMan!

Yes, this example is good , but it is needing from a big resolution of display.

The display resolution is 1024x768.

This is the reason that I want a small text box with vertical slider (scroll)

 

 

You're welcome.

 

I am not adept at writing/modifying DCL code, but the screen shot I provided you was from my monitors at work (3360x1050 Resolution).

 

Edit: ... Which should be more than sufficient.

 

If you want scrollbars in your dialog window, *I believe* you'll need to step up into VB.NET / Visual Studio.

(Correct me where I am wrong guys?)

[sharpooth]

what have in this video clip. I can not see. ?!

[Lee Mac]

If you want scrollbars in your dialog window, *I believe* you'll need to step up into VB.NET / Visual Studio.

(Correct me where I am wrong guys?)

 

You could use OpenDCL, or maybe a list_box in standard DCL (won't look as good though).

[Lee Mac]

YouTube Error: "This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is not available in your country."

 

Ahh that's a shame - 'twas the White & Nerdy vid by Weird Al Yankovic

[BlackBox]

Ahh that's a shame - 'twas the White & Nerdy vid by Weird Al Yankovic

 

 

Oh yeah! I forgot your brother was in 'Show Business'!

[sharpooth]

Ooo this is a huge - Resolution 3360x1050 !

Thank you Lee Mac!

 

I can use list_box in DCL but this is not good solution, because in this list We are adding variables, not a strings!

Right?

[Lee Mac]

Ooo this is a huge - Resolution 3360x1050 !

I can use list_box in DCL but this is not good solution, because in this list We are adding variables, not a strings!

Right?

 

Not sure I understand you with the list_box comment, all the solutions will be strings. The downside of the list_box is that the lines must be added in a list fashion, so there's more legwork.

[sharpooth]

Thank you Lee Mac!

Yes, all lines in list_box are strings. May be I have to do more legwork, and to divide the text of equal parts.

Right?

[Lee Mac]

Thank you Lee Mac!

Yes, all lines in list_box are strings. May be I have to do more legwork, and to divide the text of equal parts.

Right?

 

Correct, then populate the list with the strings - but, really, the list_box is meant for user selection, not message display...