Re: Setting large numbers of parameters in a Dialog box?

Posted by Michael Schmid on Mar 26, 2010; 8:05pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Setting-large-numbers-of-parameters-in-a-Dialog-box-tp3688773p3688774.html

Hi Alan,

if you want to stay within the macro language (no plugin), you could use
the isKeyDown function in the options macro.
Right-click without a key pressed could give a dialog with the main
parameters, maybe with an extra message 'Shift-Right-Click the ... Tool
for more options".

Michael
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On Fri, March 26, 2010 17:17, Alan Hewat wrote:

> I have a Tool button that when left-clicked executes an "action" and
> when right-clicked brings up a dialog to set parameters for that
> action. The problem is that I have so many parameters that the box
> becomes larger than the screen :-) since apparently I need a new line
> for each parameter ? (or is there a way to add several strings and
> checkboxes on one line?)
>
> Since some of the parameters will change frequently and some only
> rarely, I thought to list only the frequent parameters in my dialog
> but have some means (a button?) to bring up if required a second
> dialog to change the rare parameters.
>
> I don't want dialog boxes popping up whenever the user left-clicks the
> action tool, and I don't really want to create a second tool button to
> set the various parameters. Yes, I could test if the parameters had
> been set when the action is performed, and if not, popup different
> dialogs, but then how would I allow the user to reset parameters once
> they were set (without popping up dialogs every time?)
>
> To summarise, how do I construct dialogs to allow resetting many
> parameters, but only when required, and in an unobtrusive way ?
>
> Alan.
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