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Lee Mac

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #45 on: October 18, 2009, 07:55:55 AM »
Had some free time, so have updated the code to Version 1.3, now with Rotation Options!  ;-)

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #46 on: October 18, 2009, 05:20:51 PM »
Great program Lee, the options keep on coming!

Andrea

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #47 on: October 19, 2009, 12:58:09 PM »
Nice Lee.. !

We have something similar here..  ;-)
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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #48 on: October 19, 2009, 04:19:59 PM »
Nice LEE! 

My only minor comment/suggestion/tweak would be to allow it to use polar mode instead of ortho mode?
Very far from a deal breaker.

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Lee Mac

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #49 on: October 20, 2009, 07:14:39 AM »
Nice Lee.. !

We have something similar here..  ;-)

Thanks Andrea... you always have something similar...  :wink:

Nice LEE! 

My only minor comment/suggestion/tweak would be to allow it to use polar mode instead of ortho mode?
Very far from a deal breaker.

Thanks.

I never really use the Polar mode too much, but I shall investigate and see what can be done  :wink:

Thanks for the comments guys  :-)

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #50 on: October 20, 2009, 07:22:09 AM »
I have updated the first post with Version 1.4, to include the Object Alignment Utility  ;-)


Enjoy!  :-)

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #51 on: October 25, 2009, 09:00:58 AM »
Just adding finishing touches to the routine... the user can now alter the Justification of the Text that is being aligned, by pressing 'J'.

Code in first post updated to Version 1.5

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #52 on: October 29, 2009, 08:21:20 AM »
One final update - Version 1.6 will allow the user to select a Text Object to use as an alignment point...  8-)

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #53 on: April 05, 2014, 09:08:20 AM »
Dynamic Text Alignment TXALIGN from 2009:



'New' TEXTALIGN command in AutoCAD 2015:



Not sure whether to be flattered or annoyed by the imitation...  :|

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #54 on: April 05, 2014, 09:56:19 AM »
Looks like yours works better, maintains proper vertical spacing when selected..

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #55 on: April 05, 2014, 12:38:29 PM »
Be amused you did it first, did it better, and did it in LISP. Sh!tcan any other responses, they don't benefit you in any way. 
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Lee Mac

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #56 on: April 05, 2014, 05:14:05 PM »
Thanks guys.

@MP, there was the initial frustration that the idea behind my program had been taken and touted as a new command, but you are right - its pointless for me to dwell on it, and so I should simply take comfort in the knowledge that my peers can see through the imitation.

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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #57 on: April 05, 2014, 10:39:36 PM »
I hear you Lee. Generally speaking, more bad than good tends to happen when one takes direct exception and makes a huge fuss over someone copying ideas, code or style. I've seen many people react in a spectrum of ways, and even though they're fully entitled to feelings of outrage for plagiarism et al a big portion of the animosity and general ill will tends to taint and stick to the victim. I am not saying it's fair. Hardly. The solution is not to let bastards skate free, no, but objective community members with no vested interest should call foul when they see it. Unfortunately it does not happen near the frequency it should. But that could improve, and quickly, because one action begets another. In your case the best approach would be to merely identify the blatant idea lift sans any attitude and then let others supply the criticism. Tongues will wag given the slightest in.

tl;dr: Peer support, how the good [expletive du jour] does it really work?

PS: Do I need to add "this is just my opinion"? Squirrel.
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Re: Dynamic Text Alignment
« Reply #58 on: April 07, 2014, 11:00:28 AM »
One final update - Version 1.6 will allow the user to select a Text Object to use as an alignment point...  8)
Lee, I have tried in 2013 but:
Comando: TXALIGN

Error: funzione errata: ACET-SYS-SHIFT-DOWN

;;  Notes:-                                                                      ;;
;;  ---------                                                                    ;;
;;  Shift Functionality requires the user to have Express Tools installed.       ;;

I do not have ET... but I did not used Shift Functionality...
Thanks for all.