Update to the creation of DCL's

[BIGAL]

Since Acad first introduced DCL's that is like 40+ years ago, there has been no improvements to DCL's. This may be a big opportunity for Bricscad to add some more features. A few obvious ones.

Text color

Text style

Text size

 

Using other methods like .Net, VBA and maybe Open dcl the latter I don't use, allow for some of the options to be used.

 

Obviously it's a support request, given that Bricscad has added VL functions not in other software, then maybe some new dcl options would be good. A proper forms engine would be good.

 

So before sending a support request any other suggestions ? Hopefully more support requests will follow.

[VicoWang]

Designing UIs on the legacy DCL is basically dancing on a tightrope. It's a shame—even if there are new features, I can't use them in VedaCAD due to the need for cross-platform and full-version compatibility.

 

If we really need a new feature, I think it should be native support for rounded buttons. 

[SLW210]

You could always use VBA, and/ or .NET to make the User Forms and work the LISP.

 

I have a VBA or 2 around that I did, one runs Scripts in AutoCAD, I'll have to see what the others may do as I really haven't used them in a while.

 

The inbuilt one works for me for now, but always could use more options.

 

Autodesk hasn't made meaningful improvements to LISP since 1999 for AutoCAD 2000 and as you stated 0 DCL in 40 years, so don't get your hopes up on BricsCAD picking up the torch.

 

Worth a try I would imagine.

[Steven P]

13 hours ago, BIGAL said:

Since Acad first introduced DCL's that is like 40+ years ago, there has been no improvements to DCL's. This may be a big opportunity for Bricscad to add some more features. A few obvious ones.

Text color

Text style

Text size

 

Using other methods like .Net, VBA and maybe Open dcl the latter I don't use, allow for some of the options to be used.

 

Obviously it's a support request, given that Bricscad has added VL functions not in other software, then maybe some new dcl options would be good. A proper forms engine would be good.

 

So before sending a support request any other suggestions ? Hopefully more support requests will follow.

 

 

Don't know about that....

 

 

 

...not easy but because it was a quiet Christmas week last time...

 

and if we can insert image buttons, we can insert custom button shapes: (just realised I have shamelessly not credited RLX? with the mouse)

 

 

 

Suspect the same as SWL though, I'd be surprised if anything changes. BricsCAD is likely to maintain compatibility with AutoCAD and not go too far away... so 'BricsCAD' DCLs will work as 'AutoCAD' DCLs

 

Colours and fonts would be handy... which is why I made up the first one, though Bold and Italic might be a better first step, and multiline text (I have a few with filepaths displayed where word wrapping would save me a few lines of coding).

 

Not sure what else, but I am sure to think of something over the net week or so to add

Edited August 21 by Steven P

[BIGAL]

@SLW210, yes well aware of using VBA forms rather than DCl a much better way for input dialogs, running VBA is pretty easy load the dvb then run the sub function. The only thing is must have the VBA runtime installed, which is a separate install in Acad.

 

It is interesting though that a few years ago now Autodesk announced they would be discontinuing support for VBA but it is still there, I think the powers to be thought every one would jump onto .NET.

 

@Steven P can you post code would like to try in Bricscad.

 

The idea was based on a forum request to see your different text styles in a dcl.

Edited August 22 by BIGAL

[Steven P]

All image tiles.. nothing too fancy.. the time was spent creating each letter as an image 

 

 

Letter Coordinates.lsp

[BIGAL]

@Steven P It could be as simple as supporting mtext in a dcl. Then color and style would work.

[Paul Li]

I wish Autodesk would add the following features to DCL:
1) Expand and Shrink the size of custom dialog boxes

2) Floating dialog while command line is active

3) Horizontal slide bar to list box

4) Edit box that supports multiple lines of Text

5) Image tile & image button tile to support not only sld but also typical raster file types like jpg, png, bmp, dwg

6) A select file dialog box that supports dwg/txt/jpg/png/bmp file thumbnail previews

7) A multiple file selection, window style looking getfiled dialog box (which currently can be done using PowerShell)