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I was digging through the scripts but will be some time before I do anything significant in scripting I think -why couldn't it have a good old Basic style syntax for those of us scared by C - shudder.

Anyway a suggestion for the box (or if anyone knows of a script that does some of this that would be a good starting place I'll pick at it over the next few weeks).....

Anyway I would like a feature to assign 2 layouts -the usual Moho layout and one where I could maximize the main drawing window and hide all toolbars and the timeline except say the drawing tools. If I could say set the default settings -as we can now- and then set an alternate workspace setup; with certain toolbars and timeline closed and the window maximized and zoomed out and be able to toggle this with a shortcut.

The reason is with my single 17" inch monitor and at 1360x1024 I still feel I need 'more screen' when I am drawing. I could zoom in and out so this is not critical but would be cool to be able to instantly and then go back when I really need the timeline and other things.

Are the menu options like Window/Arrange a script somewhere or is that C code? I guess there might be a clue in there if it is lua but I dug through the folders and no luck.

Thanks.

bupaje wrote:why couldn't it have a good old Basic style syntax for those of us scared by C

Believe me, Lua is much less scary than C. And much better than GW-BASIC. I'll admit some of the more advanced procedural BASICs aren't as bad as GW-BASIC.

bupaje wrote:Are the menu options like Window/Arrange a script somewhere

Unfortunately, that's in the main program code, so it can't be changed by scripting.

bupaje, I'm sure you know this, but for those listening in:
At the moment, you can hold down the Ctrl key, and tap the "[" and "]" keys to hide the timeline and style panels, then maximise the workspace window (in Windows, just double-click on the windows title-bar).
Repeat the sequence to get everything back.

You'll have to hide the toolbar and layers panel manually.

Hurrah for multiple windows and the option to move panels onto a second (cheap, second-hand, small, lower resolution) monitor.

Regards, Myles.

myles wrote:Believe me, Lua is much less scary than C. And much better than GW-BASIC. I'll admit some of the more advanced procedural BASICs aren't as bad as GW-BASIC.

I admit to probably having an unreasonable fear of c-like code. I'm very much a 'visual guy' and for some reason the ability to layout the GUI elements based on how I envisioned the workflow and having much of the elements code and properties -like the buttons- 'visibly' encapsulated helped me break programming tasks up as I tend to go off in all directions unless I have some 'fences' to keep my mind drawing within the lines. I actually have done better in the past with very small scripting languages -like the one built into games like Tropico- for that reason; there were less choices and I actually came up with some innovative twists by having less choices; I look at more complex languages that 'let you do more' but with so many choices it ends up looking like 500 pounds of cooked spaghetti in a washer machine to my brain.

bupaje, I'm sure you know this, but for those listening in:
At the moment, you can hold down the Ctrl key, and tap the "[" and "]" keys to hide the timeline and style panels, then maximise the workspace window (in Windows, just double-click on the windows title-bar). Repeat the sequence to get everything back.

Errr ... of course I know that! You don't think I'd be suggesting features that Moho already has for the fourth time this week without checking first do ya!

Hurrah for multiple windows and the option to move panels onto a second (cheap, second-hand, small, lower resolution) monitor.

Going to have to do that at some point. Right now I have one of those so called 'computer centers' that has all hardware, my cd's, books, peripherals, battery backups etc squashed into a 3'x3' desk so unless I can get a pair of cheap flat screens I can mount somehow I'm stuck for now.

Thanks Myles.