Topic: (SSGET) and 'dynamic input'.

[Crank]

I'm adding the 2006-options to my routines. That means that all commands can be used with 'dynamic input'.
In the past when the user had to select some objects I just put a prompt on the command line what to select before the ssget function.
However, when the command-line is hidden then this prompt should be displayed next to the cursor. Just like with (entsel "\nSelect some objects: ").

Am I missing something, or do you have to make a 'work around' without using (ssget) to make this possible?

This is the problem I ran into:

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(princ "\nSelect viewport: ")
(setq a (ssget "+.:E:s" '((0 . "VIEWPORT,*POLYLINE,CIRCLE,ELLIPSE"))) )

[Jürg Menzi]

Hmmm... works for me

Cheers

[CAB]

What happens if you use (prompt

[Crank]

@  Jürg :
Perhaps my first post wasn't clear enough. I want to be able to display "Select viewport:" (or whatever text) in stead of the common  "Select objects: ". The problem with ssget is that when the commandline is hidden, it's not always clear what to do next.

@ CAB :
PROMPT doesn't make any difference...


It looks like this isn't as easy as I hoped it would be...
Perhaps I should try a different approach: When the commandline is hidden, then display a small pop-up window (If it's possible without the OK button, but with a timer or a trigger that reacts on mouse-movement).

[CAB]

Perhaps you will have to un-hide the command line then re-hide it.

[whdjr]

SSGET doesn't allow for you to change the message like ENTSEL does.

Sorry

[Crank]

Perhaps you will have to un-hide the command line then re-hide it.

To easy....    But now I'll settle with that.