Connect Layout Configuration for Laptop

RE: Connect Layout Configuration for Laptop

Darren Waschow — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:37:13 GMT

Thanks for responding, Bob, but you missed the point of my question.

RE: Connect Layout Configuration for Laptop

Darren Waschow — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:34:09 GMT

Thanks, John!

Your solution is similar to what I have done in the past. I thought there might be a more integrated solution with Connect. It seems to me Bentley could have worked something into the new configurations that would handle multiple layouts more gracefully, as opposed to having us continue with hacky solutions like batch scripting.

RE: Connect Layout Configuration for Laptop

John Frampton — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:39:42 GMT

Since they are using 1 machine you would need to know when they are in the two different states on that machine. They would need to switch between two upf files based on that state. The only way I can think to do this is with a system variable. They could use a batch file to help them set/switch the variable.

Something like this;

@echo off
color 8E
echo.
set /p docked="Are you docked, Yes or No? "
echo.
echo Docked set to %docked%
echo.
pause

Then you could set your user preference variable to be based on this variable.

MS_USERPREF = $(_USTN_PREFNAMEBASE).%(docked).upf

RE: Connect Layout Configuration for Laptop

Bob Rayner — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:14:57 GMT

As each new version comes in we need more screen space. I've used 2 screens from day1 (Intergraph/MS Computing), Connect could use 3.

Unless there is a real specific reason, I would not use the same interface set-up on your laptop that you use with the desktop.

For space saving, things I've done (to keep from buying another monitor). Common commands/key-ins on function keys. Hide the Ribbon. Use the right click for simple tasks. Dock often used items to the left and right edge of the screen. Avoid the temptation to make the text real small, even if you can read it, your eye muscles pull, and you'll pay for this in years to come, keep stuff large enough to be easily readable.