Mapkeys & parameters

[kimndave9]

I created a mapkey to insert a parameter, but the text of the parameter name is not easily readable.

This is a sample:

mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`5505140 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`4718696 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`4784233 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`5439603 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`2097184 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`4784233 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`5439603 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`2097184 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`4259937 ;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Key `relation_dlg` `ParamsPHLay.ParTable`2097184 ;\

Any clues to interpreting this?

Dave S.
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[JeffZemsky]

Dave,

I have not had good luck using the GUI with parameters for mapkeys. I usually use a mapkey to set the UI to the old parameter UI style - do whatever adds, updates, deletes and then switch back to the new parameter UI. This gives you normal readable mapkeys. Here are the mapkeys I use to switch the interface (courtesy of Olaf's OCUS)

! Setup parameters using Old UI via config.pro file
! #advanced added for layout menu
mapkey sui.un @MAPKEY_LABELTurn New Parameter UI Off ;\
mapkey(continued) @MAPKEY_NAMETurn New Parameter UI Off (mapkey sui.un);\
mapkey(continued) ~ Command `ProCmdUtilPref` ;~ Activate `preferences` `Open`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `file_open` `Inputname` `I:\PE EASPDM\cad_std\configs\new_parameter_ui-no.pro`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `file_open` `Open`;~ Activate `preferences` `ok`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `preferences` `Close`;
mapkey sui.uy @MAPKEY_LABELTurn New Parameter UI On ;\
mapkey(continued) @MAPKEY_NAMETurn New Parameter UI On (mapkey sui.uy);%dr;%dr;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Command `ProCmdUtilPref` ;~ Activate `preferences` `Open`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Update `file_open` `Inputname` `I:\PE EASPDM\cad_std\configs\new_parameter_ui-yes.pro`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `file_open` `Open`;~ Activate `preferences` `ok`;\
mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `preferences` `Close`;

Where the two .pro files are either:

new_parameter_ui_no.pro
new_parameter_ui NO

new_parameter_ui_yes.pro
new_parameter_ui YES

Jeff Zemsky

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