Gap Dcl in Block list

[sachindkini]

Hi Sir,

how to gap betwwen main block and nested block in dcl 

  ;-----------------------------------------------


  (cond 
    ((null (setq lst (vl-sort lst '<)))
     (princ "\nNo blocks found in drawing.")
    )

    ((null 
       (and 
         (setq tmp (vl-filename-mktemp nil nil ".dcl"))
         (setq des (open tmp "w"))
         (foreach line 
           (list 
             (strcat "blockpreview : dialog { label = \"" datetitle "\";") ;; Title with date-time
             "  spacer;"
             "  : row {"
             "    : boxed_column { label = \"Block List\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
             "      : list_box { key = \"lst\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; }"
             "    }"
             "    spacer;"
             "    : boxed_column { label = \"Preview\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
             "      : image { key = \"img\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; }"
             "    }"
             "  }"
             "  spacer;"
             "  : image { color = 30; width = 50; height = 0.5; alignment = centered; }" ;; Orange line
             "  spacer;"
             "  : boxed_column { label = \"Block Tools\";" ;; Single box around ALL buttons
             "    : row {"
             "      : button { key = \"cbp_btn\"; label = \"Change Base Point\"; }"
             "      : button { key = \"cbpr_btn\"; label = \"Change Base Point (Ref)\"; }"
             "    }"
             "    spacer;"
             "    : row {"
             "      : button { key = \"rename_btn\"; label = \"Rename\"; is_default = true; }"
             "      : button { key = \"select_btn\"; label = \"Select Block\"; }"
             "      : button { key = \"cancel\"; label = \"Cancel\"; is_cancel = true; }"
             "      : button { key = \"about\"; label = \"About\"; }"
             "    }"
             "  }"
             "  spacer;"
             "  : text { label = \"Author: XYZ | https://abcd.com/\"; alignment = centered; }"
             "}"
           )
           (write-line line des)
         )
         (not (setq des (close des)))
         (< 0 (setq dcl (load_dialog tmp)))
         (new_dialog "blockpreview" dcl)
       )
     )
     (princ "\nUnable to load dialog.")
    )

    ;------------------------------------------------

 

[Steven P]

One way, might be the easiest is to change the list that populates 'Block List', adding spaces to the nested block

 

 

So you might have a line like this in your LISP:

 

(start_list "lst" 3)(mapcar 'add_list BlockList)(end_list)

 

Where BlockList is your list of block, might be

 

(setq BlockList (list "BLOCK-1" "BLK-1" "BLK-2"... "BLOCK-2"))

 

Which you could change to be

 

(setq BlockList (list "BLOCK-1" "   BLK-1" "   BLK-2"... "BLOCK-2"))

 

 

 

I don't think you can do the indenting with DCL, has to be done before then.

 

[Lee Mac]

Use the DCL tabs attribute and prefix the list items with a tab character ("\t").

[Steven P]

I didn't know you could do that!

 

 

Still need to add the tabs \t to the base list, but you'd get a better result I think

 

[Lee Mac]

4 hours ago, Steven P said:

I didn't know you could do that!

 

 

Still need to add the tabs \t to the base list, but you'd get a better result I think

 

 

I use the technique frequently to achieve list box columns - for example, as used by the Content Builder dialog displayed by my Incremental Numbering Suite.

[sachindkini]

Sir 

 

\t not working 

 

  ;; Collect block names
  (setq lst nil)
  (while (setq def (tblnext "BLOCK" (null def))) 
    (if 
      (and 
        (= 0 (logand 125 (cdr (assoc 70 def))))
        (not (wcmatch (cdr (assoc 2 def)) "`_*,`**,*|*"))
      )
      (setq lst (cons (cdr (assoc 2 def)) lst))
    )
  )

  ;-----------------------------------------------DCL


  (cond 
    ((null (setq lst (vl-sort lst '<)))
     (princ "\nNo blocks found in drawing.")
    )

    ((null 
       (and 
         (setq tmp (vl-filename-mktemp nil nil ".dcl"))
         (setq des (open tmp "w"))
         (foreach line 
           (list 
             (strcat "blockpreview : dialog { label = \"" datetitle "\";") ;; Title with date-time
             "  spacer;"
             "  : row {"
             "    : boxed_column { label = \"Block List\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
             "      : list_box { key = \"lst\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; }"
             "    }"
             "    spacer;"
             "    : boxed_column { label = \"Preview\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
             "      : image { key = \"img\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; }"
             "    }"
             "  }"
             "  spacer;"
             "  : image { color = 30; width = 50; height = 0.5; alignment = centered; }" ;; Orange line
             "  spacer;"
             "  : boxed_column { label = \"Block Tools\";" ;; Single box around ALL buttons
             "    : row {"
             "      : button { key = \"cbp_btn\"; label = \"Change Base Point\"; }"
             "      : button { key = \"cbpr_btn\"; label = \"Change Base Point (Ref)\"; }"
             "    }"
             "    spacer;"
             "    : row {"
             "      : button { key = \"rename_btn\"; label = \"Rename\"; is_default = true; }"
             "      : button { key = \"select_btn\"; label = \"Select Block\"; }"
             "      : button { key = \"cancel\"; label = \"Cancel\"; is_cancel = true; }"
             "      : button { key = \"about\"; label = \"About\"; }"
             "    }"
             "  }"
             "  spacer;"
             "  : text { label = \"Author: XYZ | https://abcd.com/\"; alignment = centered; }"
             "}"
           )
           (write-line line des)
         )
         (not (setq des (close des)))
         (< 0 (setq dcl (load_dialog tmp)))
         (new_dialog "blockpreview" dcl)
       )
     )
     (princ "\nUnable to load dialog.")
    )

    ;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (t
     (start_list "lst")
     (foreach x lst (add_list x))
     (end_list)

     (set_tile "lst" "0")
     (setq blkname (car lst))
     (_blockpreview blkname)

     (action_tile 
       "lst"
       "(setq blkname (nth (atoi $value) lst)) (_blockpreview blkname)"
     )
     (action_tile "rename_btn" "(done_dialog 2)")
     (action_tile "select_btn" "(done_dialog 3)")
     (action_tile "cbp_btn" "(done_dialog 4)")
     (action_tile "cbpr_btn" "(done_dialog 5)")
     (action_tile "cancel" "(done_dialog 0)")
     (action_tile "about" "(startapp \"explorer\" \"https://ABCD.COM/\")")

     (setq response (start_dialog))

     (cond 
       ((= response 2) (RENB blkname))
       ((= response 3)
        (princ "\nSelect a block reference in the drawing.")
        (if (and (setq ent (car (entsel))) (= "INSERT" (cdr (assoc 0 (entget ent))))) 
          (progn (setq blkname (cdr (assoc 2 (entget ent)))) (RENB blkname))
          (princ "\nInvalid selection.")
        )
       )
       ((= response 4) (LM:changeblockbasepoint nil))
       ((= response 5) (LM:changeblockbasepoint t))
     )
    )
  )

  (*error* nil)
  (princ)
)

 

[Lee Mac]

Where have you added the tab character "\t"?

Where did you add the tabs attribute?

[Steven P]

This might help the OP... my 2nd favourite LISP website... also use Lees example above (from my 1st favourite LISP website)

 

https://www.afralisp.net/archive/lispa/lisp49af.htm

 

 

 

[sachindkini]

sorry wrongly code posted 

  (cond 
    ((null (setq lst (vl-sort lst '(lambda (a b) (< (car a) (car b))))))
     (princ "\nNo blocks found in drawing.")
    )

    ((null (and
      (setq tmp (vl-filename-mktemp nil nil ".dcl"))
      (setq des (open tmp "w"))
      (foreach line 
        (list 
          (strcat "blockpreview : dialog { label = \"" datetitle "\";")
          "  spacer;"
          "  : row {"
          "    : boxed_column { label = \"Block List\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
          "      : list_box { key = \"lst\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; tabs = \"20 8\"; }"
          "    }"
          "    spacer;"
          "    : boxed_column { label = \"Preview\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
          "      : image { key = \"img\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; }"
          "    }"
          "  }"
          "  spacer;"
          "  : image { color = 30; width = 50; height = 0.5; alignment = centered; }"
          "  spacer;"
          "  : boxed_column { label = \"Block Tools\";"
          "    : row {"
          "      : button { key = \"cbp_btn\"; label = \"Change Base Point\"; }"
          "      : button { key = \"cbpr_btn\"; label = \"Change Base Point (Ref)\"; }"
          "    }"
          "    spacer;"
          "    : row {"
          "      : button { key = \"rename_btn\"; label = \"Rename\"; is_default = true; }"
          "      : button { key = \"select_btn\"; label = \"Select Block\"; }"
          "      : button { key = \"cancel\"; label = \"Cancel\"; is_cancel = true; }"
          "      : button { key = \"about\"; label = \"About\"; }"
          "    }"
          "  }"
          "  spacer;"
          "  : text { label = \"Author: xyz | https://abcd.com/\"; alignment = centered; }"
          "}"  ;; 
        )
        (write-line line des))
      (not (setq des (close des)))
      (< 0 (setq dcl (load_dialog tmp)))
      (new_dialog "blockpreview" dcl)
    ))
     (princ "\nUnable to load dialog.")
    )

    (t
     (start_list "lst")
     (foreach x lst 
       (add_list (strcat (car x) "\t" (cadr x))) ; Tab-separated entry
     )
     (end_list)

     (set_tile "lst" "0")
     (setq blkname (caar lst))
     (_blockpreview blkname)

 

.....

     "    : boxed_column { label = \"Block List\"; width = 35; fixed_width = true;"
          "      : list_box { key = \"lst\"; height = 15; fixed_height = true; tabs = \"20 8\"; }"
          "    }"

;----------------------------------------------------------------
(t
     (start_list "lst")
     (foreach x lst 
       (add_list (strcat (car x) "\t" (cadr x))) ; Tab-separated entry
     )
     (end_list)

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by sachindkini