Layer dropdown control - any way to customize?

[JamesMaeding]

Someone asked me if they could get non-plot property to show in the layer dropdown which is used in toolbars, ribbon, quick access toolbar...its the same control everywhere.

I said no, its not customizable.

Has anyone seen a replacement control for autodesk's?

I could make a little modeless one (floating dialog), but sure would be nice if there is api access to that adesk layer dropdown.

I'll post as an idea so I can get rejected lol. Seriously, it must not be the easiest thing to tweak for adesk as they must have dealt with this before.

[pendean]

That's what Layer filters do all day long if used/implemented, give that a try.
Or do you mean something else (perhaps a screenshot to confirm we are all talking about the same element might help too).

TIA

[JamesMaeding]

@pendean 

Filters do not change the dropdown. I cannot get the plot icon to show using them.

I know you mean the list of layers, I mean the columns shown in the dropdown.

I'd like to control the columns, and also the width in the toolbar/ribbon/quick acess, its tiny as is.

I do use quikpick to widen once droppped down...

thx

[Ed__Jobe]

Hi @JamesMaeding This is the best resource I was able to find on how to add/create a custom ribbon control.

[JamesMaeding]

@Ed__Jobe 

Interesting. I guess my custom image would be the layer name and property icons, but that would need to be variable. I'll check some more, I bet adesk would have fun answering this too.

[Sea-Haven]

You probably need to make a custom DCL, to suit, it could have a Plot / Noplot button then a list box so picking layers will swap, on to off and off to on. Each time a layer is picked it would update the list box.

Dont hold your breath "I bet adesk would have fun answering this too"

[JamesMaeding]

@Sea-Haven 

What is DCL? lol

I assume you mean the old lisp dcl dialogs.

I switched to opendcl long ago, then .net once that got going.

These embedded menu controls are likley AI technonolgy.

No one really knows how they work 🙂