Suppress Text Window During Macro - A2K4

Hello,

We recently upgraded to A2K4 from A2K. We had toolbars in A2K that had macros set up that would change the current dim style like
this- ^C^C_Dim Restore Yourdimstyle E

In A2K4 this macro brings up the text window. I checked the help files and found a different way to do the macro - ^C^C-Dimstyle
Restore Yourdimstyle - but I get the same thing, the text window pops up. I added the "graphscr" command to the end of each, and
that closes the text window, but it still pops up momentarily before closing, causing an irritating "flash" effect.

Is there a way to suppress the text window during this macro?

Thanks,
John

(P.S. - I know about the new dimstyle pull-down in A2K4, but most of my users prefer our toolbar)

 

You could try setting CMDECHO to zero run -dimstyle
and then return CMDECHO to one.

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-Jason
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that would change the current dim style like

different way to do the macro - ^C^C-Dimstyle

"graphscr" command to the end of each, and

 

I'll give that a try, I didn't know that CMDECHO could bring up the text window.

Thanks,
John

 

CMDECHO doesn't bring up the text window. The call
to -dimstyle is what does it.

 

The CMDECHO approach didn't work. I tried several different ways and the text window still pops up. I'm open for any other ideas you
might have.

The funny thing is, I can't think of any reason why the -dimstyle command *should* pop up the text window. Is there some advantage
I'm not seeing?

Thanks for the input,
John

 

John,
This is an "annoyance" that's been around for some time. The strange thing
is, what Jason suggested works when it is a part of a lisp routine but
doesn't (as you found out) when in a macro.
SO, if you take the following lisp, make sure it gets loaded with each
drawing, and make a call to it via your button(s) it will eliminate the
textscreen flash.
Button macro: ^C^C(restore_dim "test")
Replace the "test" with whatever style you want. You can have 100 different
buttons , if you wish, each one calling their own style.

(defun restore_dim (dim / cmd)
(setq cmd (getvar "cmdecho"))
(setvar "cmdecho" 0)
(command "_-dimstyle" "_r" dim)
(setvar "cmdecho" cmd)
(princ)
)

Note, I've tested this with 2002, and I believe it will work in 2004.
HTH,
Jeff

text window still pops up. I'm open for any other ideas you

*should* pop up the text window. Is there some advantage

 

That works great, thank you so much!!

Thanks to all for the help, have a happy holidays.
John