Thanks for the insight Matt, that's all great stuff to know. DAN
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Matt Lind <[email protected]> wrote: > Depends on how you want to attack the problem and how many parameters you > want to hide/unhide in the PPGLayout. > > > > If it’s only one or two parameters, you can call Parameter.Show(), then > follow with PPG.Refresh() to update the PPG. If you have a large number of > parameters, then it might be easier to write your own PPG_DefineLayout () > function and call it explicitly as needed from an _OnChanged() or > _OnClicked() PPG Event, or during _OnInit(). In either case you may run > into display glitches with hiding/unhiding parameters dynamically such as > indenting and other alignments getting screwed up, or PPG’s > growing/shrinking pushing things into undesirable locations – especially if > embedding the logic into something like a relational view. > > > > I generally enable/disable parameters instead using Parameter.Enable() as > it keeps the PPG size constant and better informs the user of the options > available in the tool. Seeing which buttons/parameters activate the > enabled/disabled parameters also helps educate the user of the cause n’ > effect relationship. In many cases enable/disable doesn’t require a call > to PPG.Refresh() making it faster for PPG’s that have a large number of > parameters. We have a few custom properties with 400+ parameters. > Enabling/disabling parameters is significantly faster than hiding/unhiding > parameters in those cases. > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Dan Yargici > *Sent:* Monday, June 02, 2014 9:38 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Hiding an item from a PPG > > > > I'd like my self-installed custom property to hide or show one dropdown > depending on the value set by another, and I'm failing miserably. > > > > Do I need to completely rebuild my PPGLayout just to do this? That seems > wrong to me. > > > > If that is the case, how should I best structure my code in order to > repeatedly rebuild the layout via the triggered OnChanged event? Should I > always build it in my own function or in the "_DefineLayout" section of the > plugin (as made by the SDK Wizard) > > > > As you can tell, I'm new to this. > > > > Thanks, > > > > DAN >
