Tool: Stacking Order/Raise Shape, Lower Shape (SOLVED)

thehunter08 · Post by **thehunter08** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:48 pm

I was wondering if there is a script for Anime Studio Pro 7 to add a Raise/Lower Shape button for the Fill Tools Section. I know you can just go to the Draw Pad and select Raise/Lower Shape, but I want to function the same way when I was using Anime Studio Pro 5.

(I'm new here, I don't know if this topic is appropriate for this section)

Mozbo · Post by **Mozbo** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:19 pm

If you check the User Manual, there's a keyboard shortcut for it ~ Click on a shape with the Select Shape tool, and then use the up/down arrow keys to move the shape forward or back. Hold down the Shift key while pressing the up/down arrow keys to move the shape to the top or bottom of a stack. (Pg 33-34)

thehunter08 · Post by **thehunter08** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:13 pm

That did help a little, but that didn't answer my question. I meant if there was a script to add a Raise/Lower Shape Button for the Tools tab/window or even if it's possible.

PARKER · Post by **PARKER** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:39 pm

thehunter08 wrote:That did help a little, but that didn't answer my question. I meant if there was a script to add a Raise/Lower Shape Button for the Tools tab/window or even if it's possible.

I think this thread is ok here but you could have done it on the How Do I...? section as well, either section is ok, dont worry.

Of course its possible, there are several scripters here on the forum that are willing to help but i honestly think that what you suggest its not really nesessary.
I wonder why you want a button like that, i strongly suggest you to use shorcuts as Mozbo said.
Welcome to the forum

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Rudiger · Post by **Rudiger** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:19 pm

Yes it's possible and quite straight-forward. Just bear in mind that the buttons will take up 2 spots on what you will come to view as valuable tool window real-estate. If you create the icons for the buttons I can create the lua files.

thehunter08 · Post by **thehunter08** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:41 pm

That's not too difficult. I'll just take the two Icons from ASP5 and create resized ones. Thanks.

Rudiger · Post by **Rudiger** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:28 pm

That's cool. I'll probably just take the AS5 button scripts and just change the format of the localize function call

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Rudiger · Post by **Rudiger** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:37 am

OK, here you go

http://users.on.net/~alexical/Anime%20S ... uttons.zip

thehunter08 · Post by **thehunter08** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:17 pm

Well, the buttons show up with no lua errors, but it's not functioning. I press the button and the keyboard button that I assigned but nothing happened.

Rudiger · Post by **Rudiger** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:33 pm

thehunter08 wrote:Well, the buttons show up with no lua errors, but it's not functioning. I press the button and the keyboard button that I assigned but nothing happened.

That's odd. I tried it in AS6 and it worked at my end. Are you definitely setting them to button in the _tool_list.txt file?

thehunter08 · Post by **thehunter08** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:35 pm

Sorry... forgot to set the "tool" for button. Other than that, everything is working properly now. Thanks for the script, this will save me from a lot of headaches, I really appreciate this.

Rudiger · Post by **Rudiger** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:46 pm

No problem. 'Tis the season, after all

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funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:03 pm

Rudiger - sorry i've not been in touch - i'm insanely busy... but still lurking!

Have a Jolly Holiday Season.

p.s. i still dont get why it's easier to use buttons than the arrow keys!

Rudiger · Post by **Rudiger** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:14 am

funksmaname wrote:Rudiger - sorry i've not been in touch - i'm insanely busy... but still lurking!

Have a Jolly Holiday Season.

p.s. i still dont get why it's easier to use buttons than the arrow keys!

Yeah, I've been very busy too. I'm getting a couple of weeks off for Christmas, so hopefully will have the chance to try out some of the ideas I've had to shelve due to lack of time! One was an omni-bake button which can bake any arbitrary layer script to keys to get around the multi-core bug for AS7. I really want to play with AS7, but bugs like that, as well as no backward compatibility, with previous versions have kept me away from it.

Merry Christmas to you and everyone else on the forum!