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Code Red => AutoLISP (Vanilla / Visual) => Topic started by: Jeff H on October 29, 2013, 06:24:11 PM
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Do not know if you AutoLisp guys/gals make it to ADN DevBlog much, and have not looked at link but if interested
AutoLISP Documentation Updates - Windows and Mac (http://hyperpics.blogs.com/beyond_the_ui/2013/10/autolisp-documentation-updates-windows-and-mac.html)
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Thanks Jeff :-)
Lee was kind enough to share news of the updates on Twitter, and I must say, the enhancements certainly improve the navigability of the documentation tremendously.
Lee
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Noticed that on DevBlog .. thought it wouldn't take long to percolate through
Yeah, it looks reasonable.
AutoDesk just need inducement to give us an editor for the 21'st century and I'd be a happy camper.
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Taking a quick look that's just the documentation for Mac??
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Taking a quick look that's just the documentation for Mac??
Although the main heading states: 'AUTODESK AUTOCAD 2014 FOR MAC', I believe the documentation actually contains information pertaining to both Windows & Mac, given the various section headings:
'Programmable Dialog Boxes - DCL (Windows only)'
'Visual LISP Extensions for AutoLISP (Windows only)'
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Taking a quick look that's just the documentation for Mac??
While the documentation went out as part of the Mac release, most recent shipping product, it was designed to cover both platforms (Windows and Mac) instead of having two distinctly different documentation sets. It is a different approach than what we have done in the past. Each topic (concept or reference) denotes which platform it is related to.
I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on this approach, and anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
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I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
Maybe I have overlooked it, but I didn't see an ActiveX Property & Method Reference?
I currently still use the old acadauto.chm compiled help file, and this (http://bit.ly/15WwU3E) online reference from entercad.ru, but it would be nice to have an online reference provided & certified by Autodesk.
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I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
Maybe I have overlooked it, but I didn't see an ActiveX Property & Method Reference?
I currently still use the old acadauto.chm compiled help file, and this (http://bit.ly/15WwU3E) online reference from entercad.ru, but it would be nice to have an online reference provided & certified by Autodesk.
At this time, the ActiveX Property and Method Reference is currently only available as a locally installed CHM file as the content was originally written to be used with VBA. I will note this as something to look into for a future enhancement.
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I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
Maybe I have overlooked it, but I didn't see an ActiveX Property & Method Reference?
I currently still use the old acadauto.chm compiled help file, and this (http://bit.ly/15WwU3E) online reference from entercad.ru, but it would be nice to have an online reference provided & certified by Autodesk.
At this time, the ActiveX Property and Method Reference is currently only available as a locally installed CHM file as the content was originally written to be used with VBA. I will note this as something to look into for a future enhancement.
Thank you Lee :-)
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I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
Maybe I have overlooked it, but I didn't see an ActiveX Property & Method Reference?
I currently still use the old acadauto.chm compiled help file, and this (http://bit.ly/15WwU3E) online reference from entercad.ru, but it would be nice to have an online reference provided & certified by Autodesk.
http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-4CEE5072-8817-4920-8A2D-7060F5E16547.htm (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-4CEE5072-8817-4920-8A2D-7060F5E16547.htm)
Extending AutoLISP with ActiveX (Windows only) Overview
AutoCAD Object Model (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-FC6FC3E3-ED3E-4E4D-9766-8E4D037241A5.htm)
Accessing the AutoCAD Application Object (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-62F07541-9663-4D83-B5EE-24D562351FCE.htm)
Using ActiveX with AutoLISP (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-BA470FE7-6488-4BC9-8FC8-ED93C32D86AA.htm)
Example: Intercept Error Returned by an ActiveX Method (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-9205DA3B-9186-48C7-A477-E4C8FF88E1BB.htm)
ActiveX Related Data Types Safearrays (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-986313E1-0AEB-41DA-BC8B-093437F42B6A.htm)
Variants (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-5AEC3752-6612-4289-89CC-6F9EA6228155.htm)
VLA-objects (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-F6477DD7-7982-4742-95CA-F30BBBBE80B1.htm)
Converting Between AutoLISP and ActiveX Data Types (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-697D55E3-BEED-41BF-A974-E65614B912AE.htm)
Working with Object Methods and Properties Calling an ActiveX Method (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-C22BEEA4-AF7A-4BC9-BAC5-9FD09C1971D3.htm)
Invoking an Object's Method (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-97BB042C-BB33-4C42-8122-8765A9401B6A.htm)
Obtaining and Setting an Object's Property (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-3221619A-85E4-470E-AF2E-34048BB3DED5.htm)
Accessing the Current Document Object (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-A2813E1F-8C79-4341-BF07-F44B8305D7E5.htm)
Listing an Object's Properties and Methods (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-4805C525-0E7F-4407-A473-D83ECAF1A940.htm)
Working with Reactors Creating Reactors (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-396A2538-4C9E-4A12-8174-289A13F6E208.htm)
Attaching Reactors to Drawings (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-49DB4EF4-7386-42CC-9633-5ABCDFA9D5D9.htm)
Using Object Reactors (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-373FCF92-4E98-448A-9C1C-D15A06880C81.htm)
Reactor Guidelines (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-10123DBC-EA95-4300-A441-E028BB441477.htm)
Accessing Other Applications Using ActiveX to Interact with Other Applications (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-7D4E0D6B-5714-4D2F-B124-545FCB3EFD75.htm)
Using ActiveX without Importing a Type Library (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-1A6FB991-09A9-44BD-9B26-058B79CB0674.htm)
Releasing Objects and Freeing Memory (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-4A2C849B-C0E0-4991-905D-A916B2CD3F25.htm)
Oops, I see the final links aren't there. AutoCAD Object Model (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-FC6FC3E3-ED3E-4E4D-9766-8E4D037241A5.htm)
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Taking a quick look that's just the documentation for Mac??
While the documentation went out as part of the Mac release, most recent shipping product, it was designed to cover both platforms (Windows and Mac) instead of having two distinctly different documentation sets. It is a different approach than what we have done in the past. Each topic (concept or reference) denotes which platform it is related to.
I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on this approach, and anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
You guys got to bring back or add Table of Contents.
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Taking a quick look that's just the documentation for Mac??
While the documentation went out as part of the Mac release, most recent shipping product, it was designed to cover both platforms (Windows and Mac) instead of having two distinctly different documentation sets. It is a different approach than what we have done in the past. Each topic (concept or reference) denotes which platform it is related to.
I am curious as to any opinions or comments anyone might have on this approach, and anything else you feel might be missing from the AutoLISP documentation.
You guys got to bring back or add Table of Contents.
The documentation update does include a partial/flat table of contents compared to what was made available with the previous online version.
http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-265AADB3-FB89-4D34-AA9D-6ADF70FF7D4B.htm (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACDMAC/2014/ENU/files/GUID-265AADB3-FB89-4D34-AA9D-6ADF70FF7D4B.htm)