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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: Peter2 on June 07, 2015, 05:13:50 AM

Title: Merging different Cuix
Post by: Peter2 on June 07, 2015, 05:13:50 AM

I have some small apps for clients, normally with one (old fashioned) toolbar in a Cuix, which is used as partial Cuix.

It is easy when I deliver the cuix the first time, e.g

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MyApps.cuix
    App A
    (App B)
    ....
But if I deliver "App C" later, then I have a problem to merge "App C" into "MyApps.cuix" on the clients PC - fool proof and simple. Of course you can "migrate" (is this the right word in English??) the new toolbars to existing Cuix, but ...

... is there - as said above - a fool-proof, simple, full-automated routine which could make it?

Title: Re: Merging different Cuix
Post by: tombu on June 09, 2015, 10:23:20 AM

Wouldn't it be simpler to just replace their "MyApps.cuix" with a version with "App C" included?

Title: Re: Merging different Cuix
Post by: Peter2 on June 09, 2015, 01:24:05 PM

Quote from: tombu on June 09, 2015, 10:23:20 AM

Wouldn't it be simpler to just replace their "MyApps.cuix" with a version with "App C" included?

Yes - in that single, unique situation.
But I'm looking for a way of merging "everything" flexible: Add C to A / Add B to C / Add H to A, B, C -

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"If 'my cuix-section' does not exist in 'my cuix', then add it"Would be fine, but I'm not hopeful to find a way ...

Title: Re: Merging different Cuix
Post by: Peter2 on June 10, 2015, 01:20:52 PM

I took a look at the Apps from the App-store, where all "Ribbon-groups" are merged together in the "Plugins"-tab. Of course they have different Cuix, but if the "Aliass" of the group shows to the ID of the "Plugins", then it will be displayed there.

I think this will solve the question.

Title: Re: Merging different Cuix
Post by: mjfarrell on June 10, 2015, 02:29:18 PM

why not let them all exists as partial CUI?
then a user could load or unload any portion of your app at will

Title: Re: Merging different Cuix
Post by: Peter2 on June 10, 2015, 05:49:34 PM

Quote from: mjfarrell on June 10, 2015, 02:29:18 PM

why not let them all exists as partial CUI?
then a user could load or unload any portion of your app at will

That's the best way for users who know what they want and how to get it. But I know many users who never used the "Cui" or the "menuload" command. And here begins the challenge ..