This will get the selected channels in the main channel box and append them
to the list chList:
# ----- Start script ------
import maya.cmds as cmds
import maya.mel as mel
def getChannels (*args):
gChannelBoxName = mel.eval('$temp=$gChannelBoxName')
chList = cmds.channelBox (gChannelBoxName, q=True, sma = True)
if chList:
for channel in chList:
print channel
else:
print 'No channels selected!'
return False
getChannels()
On Sep 3, 2010 2:06pm, mt <[email protected]> wrote:
thanks damon, but I need to be able to 'reproduce' the mmb
functionality based on attributes selected in another tool.
That's why I thought the most reliable way would be to be able to auto-
select attributes in the channelBox.
On Sep 3, 10:01 pm, damon shelton [email protected]> wrote:
> I could suggest looking at HUD sliders instead, Maya's channelBox
doesn't
> have the functionality to select attributes only query selected
attributes
>
> HUDsliders don't do MMB but does give you fast access from the viewport
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:02 PM, mt [email protected]> wrote:
> > yes I'm trying to select attributes in a channelBox, so I can use the
> > mmb slider function.
> > Not only for transforms but for all attributes (the original maya
> > channelBox behaviour)
>
> > Anyone has an idea how to do it?
>
> > On Sep 3, 6:29 pm, John Creson [email protected]> wrote:
> > > You're trying to perform the selection?
> > > Not read the selection?
> > > right?
>
> > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:25 PM, damon shelton
[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > > is this to allow for the usage of the middle mouse virtual slider
> > function?
>
> > > > when in a move mode, by clicking on one of the directional
handles of
> > any
> > > > manipulator allows you to middle mouse drag after that in only
that
> > axis, or
> > > > all three when you are in the transform mode
> > > > if you are trying to do it for attrs other than the default
transforms
> > then
> > > > that is another story.
>
> > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:59 AM, Nicolas Combecave
> > [email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > >> I'd be very interested to hear about this too. We had to find a
> > > >> workaround, which involved selectionLists and dragAttrContext to
> > manipulate
> > > >> channelBoxAttrs, but it was way more complicated than selecting
> > directly the
> > > >> attribute via select -r persp.translateX for example, and being
able
> > to use
> > > >> the virtual slider...
>
> > > >> Nicolas
>
> > > >> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:56 PM, martin tomoya [email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > >>> Does anyone know a way to select attributes in the channelBox
from a
> > > >>> python script?
>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
>
> > > >> --
> > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
>
> > > > --
> > > >http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
>
> > --
> >http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
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