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Hi
I'm continuing to work on a project that allows viewers to clone graphic objects, drag and drop them into a diagram, and needs to reproduce these in their dropped location upon the viewer's re-opening of the publication (so they can edit/change them).

I've figured out, with Opus Support's help, a way to save and reproduce the objects, the latter using a master copy. However, the viewer also has the option to change the cloned graphic objects by hiding color quadrants. The subsequent use of a master only re-inserts un-customized clones.

Is there a way to script an action that can read/save whether one or more quadrants (can be considered separate objects, if necessary) are hidden and then use this information to hide or show that quadrant when a master copy is cloned for re-insertion into the re-opened publication? The alternative work-a-round would be a way to read/save the color of each clone's quadrant and then use this to re-insert a customized copy with the correct color (s) showing.

In looking at the OpusScript, I'm unable to find a "get" whether hidden or not, or a "get" color for an object other than a button.

Thanks for any ideas to solve this challenge.

Kind Regards,
Stephen
swartel@nycap.rr.com

what are these color quadrants? example will help...
Is the image edit performed in Opus?

Hi

I've figured out how to create a frame, comprised of 4 vectors, and set up a right click trigger so that the viewer can clone the frame and its 4 constituent vectors. I've alse set up a trigger of double left click to hide a vector, so that the viewer can tailor the appearance of the items.

The problem is that, not knowing if or how many cloned versions the viewer will create, I have no object names to use for other scripting actions for these cloned objects. Sinec at the time I am creating the publication, these future cloned items are not yet created, they do not appear in the publication and therefor don't have identifying names.

For example, cloneable object "A" comprised of FrameA and Vectors A1, A2, A3 and A4 exists in the publication and scripting of these can be done (like FrameA.GetPosition and A1.SetPosition). However, if the viewer chooses to clone these 5 times, there are no labels for FrameA Clone1, FrameA Clone 2...etc. So, you can't write a script
FrameAClone1.SetPosition or FrameAVA3ClonedObject.GetPosition.

I wonder if there is a way to have names/labels for each cloned object.

Thanks for any assistance with this.

Kind Regards,
Stephen

Since the cloned items will only be available at run time, I assume an info store will be required on the users session to capture items that have been created during the run and which should be new "original" items next time the user runs the publication.

Please check this two script functions

GetName()
GetUniqueObjectID() (for the cloned item....)

sample....


this_char = this.GetName()
unique = this.GetUniqueObjectID()

Store references to the clones in an array and you can as easily access to them as the original. Eg

Thank you for these suggestions. I've never worked with arrays, so I have some learning to do first. Then, I can try these ideas.

Kind Regards,
Stephen

Might find this useful to start with....

Have included some further array functions contributed by Chris Jones that you might find useful.....

To: eomc40, Paul G, and anyone who downloaded "Logo.zip"

The Array.prototype functions included in that template were created
by Paul G. Unfortunately, eomc40 has given me credit by mistake.
While I would love to have created this very exceptional bit of script,
the work is not mine, and the credit belongs to Paul G.

Cheers
Chris

Chris,
Will update my resource items with Paul's name...Thanks