[CONNECT MDL] Reuse Dialog Box Item

It is an unpublished item id. Its number is -4225. I don't know if it can be directly used in our own dialog.

Yongan.Fu said:

It is an unpublished item id. Its number is -4225

Thanks!  Can the header file that contains that definition be made public?  Is there any reason why it is not public?

It's not hard to write the equivalent resource — but why should we since it already exists?

#define OPTIONBUTTONID_LocateInteriors 1

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|   Option Button Interior Locator  Refer to LOCATE_SURFACES_ defines 	|
|                                                                       |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
DItem_OptionButtonRsc  OPTIONBUTTONID_LocateInteriors =
    {
    NOSYNONYM, NOHELP, LHELPCMD, NOHOOK, NOARG,
    TXT_LocateInteriorsPrompt,
    "userPrefsP->smartGeomFlags.locateSurfaces",
    {
    {NOTYPE, NOICON, NOCMD, MCMD, LocateSurfacesPref::Never,	NOMASK, ON, TXT_oBtnNever },
    {NOTYPE, NOICON, NOCMD, MCMD, LocateSurfacesPref::ByView,	NOMASK, ON, TXT_oBtnByView },
    {NOTYPE, NOICON, NOCMD, MCMD, LocateSurfacesPref::Always,	NOMASK, ON, TXT_oBtnAlways },
    }
    };

Yongan.Fu said:

It is an unpublished item id. Its number is -4225

Thanks!  Can the header file that contains that definition be made public?  Is there any reason why it is not public?

It's not hard to write the equivalent resource — but why should we since it already exists?

#define OPTIONBUTTONID_LocateInteriors 1

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
|   Option Button Interior Locator  Refer to LOCATE_SURFACES_ defines 	|
|                                                                       |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
DItem_OptionButtonRsc  OPTIONBUTTONID_LocateInteriors =
    {
    NOSYNONYM, NOHELP, LHELPCMD, NOHOOK, NOARG,
    TXT_LocateInteriorsPrompt,
    "userPrefsP->smartGeomFlags.locateSurfaces",
    {
    {NOTYPE, NOICON, NOCMD, MCMD, LocateSurfacesPref::Never,	NOMASK, ON, TXT_oBtnNever },
    {NOTYPE, NOICON, NOCMD, MCMD, LocateSurfacesPref::ByView,	NOMASK, ON, TXT_oBtnByView },
    {NOTYPE, NOICON, NOCMD, MCMD, LocateSurfacesPref::Always,	NOMASK, ON, TXT_oBtnAlways },
    }
    };

Jon Summers said:

It's not hard to write the equivalent resource — but why should we since it already exists?

This internal item doesn't use userPrefsP->smartGeomFlags.locateSurfaces as its accessing string, instead, it uses its own access string. Maybe this is the reason.

Yongan.Fu said:

This internal item doesn't use userPrefsP->smartGeomFlags.locateSurfaces as its accessing string

Well, that is a surprise!  The behaviour of my option button does exactly what the user wants, so are those variables linked internally somehow?

Happy New Year!

Hi Jon Summers (and Yongan.Fu),

FYI and FWIW...

It is common to provide a public CExpression Access string (like: userPrefsP->...) for dialog items that often use an application specific SynonymID to synchronize internal access strings with their public CExpressions.

One other MicroStation CONNECT GUI/UI note/consideration while moving forward would be...

Prefer using .ICO icons vs. .R icon definitions in your applications (especially mono and/or gray scale) since they will be easier to modify and tune appearances for use with MicroStation's recent (TechPreview in MSCE U15) Dark Theme Mode.

HTH and Happy New Year,
Bob

Robert Hook said:

One other MicroStation CONNECT GUI/UI note/consideration while moving forward would be...

Prefer using .ICO icons vs. .R icon definitions in your applications (especially mono and/or gray scale) since they will be easier to modify and tune appearances for use with MicroStation's recent (TechPreview in MSCE U15) Dark Theme Mode.

A great hint but I think it deserves its own topic or even wiki article.

Happy New Year!