Idea about ULP and toolbar

EAGLE has too many ULP, to run ULP need to select from directory or pulldown from submenu every time, maybe add some customizable button on tool bar for user can be more easy for user, and a .ini file can storage the button name and ulp's full path name.

I strongly suggest CADSOFT implement it in future versions...

Richard_H over 15 years ago

Hello,

there are plans to improve the EAGLE text menu to have icons which represent EAGLE comands. So you will be able to use an icon and have it assigned, for example to the command: RUN designlink.ulp

regards,
Richard
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huayuliang over 15 years ago in reply to Richard_H

Great news..

I think the pull-down menu is not good, I need hold press a while, then it show the ulp I run.
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Michael over 15 years ago in reply to huayuliang

Yes, the customized buttons would be better, using the function like "Adding or deleting ULP buttons on the toolbar by users themselves" while some of the often-used ULP buttons are provided along with the software when it is installed. This would make a more flexible and easy-to-use EAGLE for users.
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huayuliang over 15 years ago in reply to Michael

Very good!

this is what we are expect!
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Former Member over 15 years ago

You could use MENU. For example, in the schematic editor you could do the following:

- Execute the MENU command line:
MENU 'BOM : RUN bom.ulp;' 'Find : RUN find.ulp;' 'Statistic : RUN statistic-sch.ulp;'

- Add the command line above to your EAGLE.SCR

- Enable the command texts toolbar
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huayuliang over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

Perhaps you wrong understand what I mean, or I didn't express clearly..sorry for my bad english..

I just think place some shot-cut on toolbar. I think it is very usefull for us.
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Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to huayuliang

The command texts toolbar is a fully customizable toolbar (not visible by default), and the MENU command does exactly what you are looking for: It places are shortcut on that toolbar. I use it that way, together with an ULP assigned to a function key to toggle the visibility state on the fly of the command texts toolbar.

But maybe I still did not get your point...
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Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

It's amazing trick. It help me very much.

Where are u get this things? It's directly from manual or other document?

//edit: i'm really dummy. I found this in help now. But I still thx u for it:D
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Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

I first read about the MENU command in the EAGLE 3.5 user manual (the command texts toolbar was the only toolbar present in the past). But the information is still in the manual, just type "HELP MENU" (without quotation marks). However, having the possibility to toggle the visibility state with a key assignment is new for me. This became possible with the advent of EAGLE 5.9.2.
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Michael over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

I think I understand what you said, and that is good for customizing the software, but we need to be familiar with Script language, we need to know how to compose a script file with right syntax, and this would be a barrier to most of the EAGLE users. Looking at the example of a script file (menu.scr) introduced in the section 10.4 of EAGLE Manual, I don't think most of the user can write a script like that.
So I agree with Huayuliang. He suggested integrating a simple function which might be named "Adding shortcut for ULP" into the Tools menu or whatever. When users use this function, a window would pop up allowing users select an ULP they want and an associated button marked with simple text like "align" or "show" which gives a hint on what this button can do. Integrating this function will facilitate the application of ULPs, eliminating the trouble of first clicking "file" menu, then selecting "RUN", and then selecting the ULP you want at each time when you need to run the same ULP, meanwhile there is need to learn how to compose a script file. We can use the exsiting ULPs quickly and easily.
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