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Xgs_Slate v1.4 - custom display callback now available on XSI Net ( w/ source co

Xgs_Slate v1.4 - custom display callback now available on XSI Net ( w/ source co

2004-12-14 - By Alain Laferrière

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Greetings,
I published a new version of Xgs_Slate ( v1.4 ) on XSI Net : http://www
.softimage.com/xsinet/ ( look under "add-ons" or search for "Xgs_Slate" ).
The archive contains version 1.1 which runs with XSI 4.0 and up, and version 1
.4 which runs with XSI 4.2 and up.
The plugin source code is included.
Installation :
* download archive ( 041214_Xgs_Slate_All.zip )
* XSI 4.0 : extract "040626_Xgs_Slate_v1.1_XSI_4.0.xsiaddon", install the Addon
and restart XSI
* XSI 4.2 : extract "041214_Xgs_Slate_v1.4_XSI_4.2.xsiaddon", install the Addon
and restart XSI
* File > Preferences > Custom > Xgs_Slate : allows you to modify the plugin
parameters
Modifications since v1.1 into v1.4 ( compatible with XSI 4.2 only ) :
* new "mask" parameters ( enable / disable, RGBA color and mask apect ratio
inside view ) ; the mask aspect ratio parameter ranges from 1 to 5 and a much
higher value ( e.g. 500 ) can be set manually to create a mask which covers the
whole view
* new "scene name" parameters ( scene name for display, button to reset scene
name field )
* automatic creation of a user preference from a custom property that gets
added under the scene root ; there is also a mechanism to control if the user
preferene should be automtically created or not ( useful to disable duing the
design & implementation phases of plugin custom property ). Xgs_Slate v1.1 was
released with a user preference .preset file, i.e. the path to the default Xgs
_Slate.bmp image was hard-coded for its location in my environment and the image
was not displayed after installing the addon on a different user machine. In v1
.4, a user preference preset is created automatically when the plugin is
executing for the first time.
* new detection of calling context ( standard 3D view, capture, or hardware
rendering ) and adjust mask if doing a capture, since in this case the view is
equal to the viewport
* fixed bug which caused the plugin to fail detecting the view when working
with custom layouts
* restricted effect to perspective views only ; does not appear in User or
Object views
* reduced font size to 21 points
* code cleanup, put all main code in a single file, better comments
* fixed problem which caused the bitmap alpha channel to be ignored after
loading scenes in some cases
* new "Alpha Blending" parameter for the bitmap image
* ability to control location of displayed strings in the view using U and V
location parameters for all visible strings. You can interactively move the
sliders to see the string move on screen, or use the thumbwheel widget ( press
the Left Mouse Button in the value area, then roll the mouse clock-wise or
counter clock-wise around it to increase or decrease, respectively, release the
mouse button to accept the new value ).
* added a pull-down parameter to specify the location of the bitmap ( was hard
-coded to top right corner ) : now it is possible to select : "Top Right", "Top
Left", "Bottom Left", "Bottom Right" and "All View" ( stretched ).
* ability to add commentary text - I've added a multi-line text parameter to
display comments. Xgs_Slate takes care of breaking down the lines properly so
they get displayed on multiple lines in OpenGL.
Big thanks to our friends at Animal Logic who provided the mask implementation
which I reorganized and added to v1.4.
Alain Laferriere
Softimage Japan

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Greetings,

 I published a new version of Xgs_Slate ( v1.4 )
on XSI Net : <A HREF="http://www.softimage.com/xsinet/">http://www.softimage.com/xsinet/</A>
 ( look under "add-ons" or search for &quot
;Xgs_Slate" ).

The archive contains version 1.1 which runs with
XSI 4.0 and up, and version 1.4 which runs with XSI 4.2 and up.

 The plugin source code is included.

 Installation : 
<UL>
<UL>
<LI>download archive ( 041214_Xgs_Slate_All.zip ) </LI>

<LI>XSI 4.0 : extract "040626_Xgs_Slate_v1.1_XSI
_4.0.xsiaddon", install the Addon and restart XSI</LI>

<LI>XSI 4.2 : extract "041214_Xgs_Slate_v1.4_XSI
_4.2.xsiaddon", install the Addon and restart XSI</LI>

<LI>File > Preferences > Custom > Xgs_Slate
: allows you to modify the plugin parameters</LI>
</UL></UL>
Modifications since v1.1 into v1.4 ( compatible
with XSI 4.2 only ) :
<UL>
<UL>
<LI>new "mask" parameters ( enable /
disable, RGBA color and mask apect ratio inside view ) ; the mask aspect ratio
parameter ranges from 1 to 5 and a much higher value ( e.g. 500 ) can be set
manually to create a mask which covers the whole view</LI>

<LI>new "scene name" parameters ( scene
name for display, button to reset scene name field ) </LI>

<LI>automatic creation of a user preference from a
custom property that gets added under the scene root ; there is also a
mechanism to control if the user preferene should be automtically created or
not ( useful to disable duing the design & implementation phases of plugin
custom property ). Xgs_Slate v1.1 was released with a user preference .preset
file, i.e. the path to the default Xgs_Slate.bmp image was hard-coded for its
location in my environment and the image was not displayed after installing the
addon on a different user machine. In v1.4, a user preference preset is created
automatically when the plugin is executing for the first time.</LI>

<LI>new detection of calling context ( standard 3D
view, capture, or hardware rendering ) and adjust mask if doing a capture,
since in this case the view is equal to the viewport </LI>

<LI>fixed bug which caused the plugin to fail
detecting the view when working with custom layouts </LI>

<LI>restricted effect to perspective views only ;
does not appear in User or Object views </LI>

<LI>reduced font size to 21 points </LI>

<LI>code cleanup, put all main code in a single file,
better comments </LI>

<LI>fixed problem which caused the bitmap alpha
channel to be ignored after loading scenes in some cases</LI>

<LI>new "Alpha Blending" parameter for the
bitmap image</LI>

<LI>ability to control location of displayed strings
in the view using U and V location parameters for all visible strings. You can
interactively move the sliders to see the string move on screen, or use the
thumbwheel widget ( press the Left Mouse Button in the value area, then roll
the mouse clock-wise or counter clock-wise around it to increase or decrease,
respectively, release the mouse button to accept the new value ).</LI>

<LI>added a pull-down parameter to specify the
location of the bitmap ( was hard-coded to top right corner ) : now it is
possible to select : "Top Right", "Top Left", "Bottom
Left", "Bottom Right" and "All View" ( stretched ). </LI>

<LI>ability to add commentary text - I've added a
multi-line text parameter to display comments. Xgs_Slate takes care of breaking
down the lines properly so they get displayed on multiple lines in OpenGL. </LI>
</UL></UL>
Big thanks to our friends at Animal Logic who
provided the mask implementation which I reorganized and added to v1.4. 

 Alain Laferriere 
Softimage Japan 


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