chook drafting note - help

[Girus]

Hi,

 

In trying to enter a note via chooks. I want to enter a note and I know that using v8_note is the way to do it, but I don't know how to do this.

 

code:

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typedef struct              /* structure for notes */

{

byte type; /* 0=witness, 1=leader, 2=label, 3=note */

p_3d ref_pt; /* reference point (text in view) (Z=depth) */

short view; /* view number that note was created in */

real scale; /* internal scale for detail view */

font_attr params; /* font attributes */

ulong mtid; /* memory table index (allocated string) */

v8_wit_ldr ldr; /* leader/witness associated with entity */

eptr_type xptr; /* conversion pointer: note (always null_eptr) */

boolean assoc; /* this entity uses associativity */

p_3d txtpos; /* incremental position used to regenerate note */

short ldr_count; /* number of leaders */

byte pad[2]; /* pad to 8 bytes "none" */

} v8_note;

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I am getting stuck when I run into this "ulong mtid; memory table index ", what is a mtid and how do I get one. I also found a bunch of memory table functions "mTable..." in "M_DRAFT.H", but there is no intuative way of using these.

 

Does someone know how to make use of all this. I just want to enter a note in my draft.

 

Girus.

[bryan314]

Here's a simple note routine I use

 

Bryan

 

code:

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/**********************************************************************/

/* MAKE NOTE */

/**********************************************************************/

void make_note(

short view, // I: view to create in (view must be >= 1)

p_3d ref_pt, // I: base point relative to view (and alignment) (z = depth)

byte color,

byte level,

char *text) // I: text for note

{

//note def

ent entity;

db_ptr_type d_ptr;

boolean succf;

 

//initialize note entity

InitNOTE (&entity);

calc_note(&entity, view, ref_pt, text);

store_ent (&entity, &d_ptr, 0, color, level , main_attrib, &succf);

 

}

/**********************************************************************/

/* END MAKE NOTE */

/**********************************************************************/

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[Bullines]

I'm with Bryan. I avoid that v8_note sturcture. Storing the note with InitNOTE() (look in m_draft.h) as an entity is much tidier.

[Girus]

Bryan,

 

I am getting this now.

 

error C2664: 'unsigned char (ent *,short,double [],unsigned char *)' : cannot convert parameter 4 from 'char *' to 'unsigned char *'

 

 

on the char*text

 

have you ran into this?

 

Girus.

[Girus]

Bryan,

 

code:

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calc_note(&entity, view, ref_pt, (byte*)text);

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Fixed with (byte*) cast??

 

Thanks alot this works great.

 

Girus

[Girus]

How do I change the font size?

[Bullines]

This is uses drafting globals (found in Screen | Configure | CAD Settings).

[Girus]

Bryan and Bullines,

 

Thanks so much. This worked great!

 

Girus.

[bryan314]

Girus,

Look in M_DRAFT.H at DraftGlobalsSave, DraftGlobalsRestore, and the other DraftGlobals functions. They might be of some use to you. You can backup your globals, change font size and stuff, initialize/create your note, and then restore them back to normal.

 

or just modify the values in entity.u.n.params before calling store_ent. Params is a font_attr struct defined in M_VARS.H.

 

for example:

entity.u.n.params.height = 0.25;

entity.u.n.params.chr_exp =0.50;

 

Bryan

[Ajit]

Hi Friends,

 

How to set Font Style while creating Note.

If I want to Set Font Name = Arial then How to set this Name?

 

I Try to set using

entity.u.n.params.font

but it required font name in byte.

 

Thanks in advance

Ajit

[bryan314]

Not entirely sure but try the function get_ttfont_number in M_DB.H.

 

Bryan

 

code:

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 /* ________ get_truetype_font_number _______

*

* Given a true type name, italic & weight, search list and find a font

* number. If the font is not found, create a new font and add to the

* ttfontlist array.

*/

EXTERN int (*_get_ttfont_number) (// return: Font number or -1 if error

char *fontname, // I: Font name

unsigned short italic, // I: Italic

unsigned short weight); // I: Weight of font

#define get_ttfont_number (*_get_ttfont_number)

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[Bullines]

Hopefully he doesn't have like 300 fonts or that byte will, umm, bite

[bryan314]

lol. I assume the function just adds the one font to the list, not the entire font folder.

 

Bryan

[Ajit]

Hi Bryan,

 

Thank you very much,

 

It wotk prefectly.

 

bye

 

Ajit Patil

[bryan314]

 

Bryan