SketchUp
UI.show_inspector - Missing Entity Info panel
Something strange...! The EntityInfo panel does not seem to be in the list of instructors.
Currently UI.instructor_names gives the following list (on SU2020):
["Materials", "Components", "Styles", "Scenes", "Shadows", "Layers", "SoftenEdges", "Outliner", "Instructor", "Fog", "MatchPhoto"]
So there is no way to show the Entity Info panel from Ruby with the method UI.show_instructor.
Do I miss something?
Note: there are other ways to invoke the Entity Info panel, but my question is related to UI.show_instructor.
I checked UI.inspector_names back to SU6 and it seems that it was never in that list. (Strange).
I just checked the source and the list is hard-coded. Not a dynamic list. (Fortunately "Layers" still work.)
I wasn't able to find any other means to open Entity Info I'm afraid. We'll have to add it.
on Windows, with SU versions based on the tray GUI, you can use Sketchup.send_action 24300. However, the main drawback is that it acts as a toggle since it shows / hides the Entity Info panel in the tray. In contrast, UI.show_inspector always ensures that the panel is visible in the tray. So, it's not perfect.
On Mac, the command Sketchup.send_action 'entityProperties:' does the job as it would with UI.show_inspector, that is: show the panel when it is not visible, and then toggle between Shrink and Expand.
I know this was logged previously, likely before the public tracker here at GitHub.
I also know the users have been asking for a toolbar button for it forever.
NOTE: The doc is incorrect. This method always returns true regardless of the shown state of an inspector.
This issue is resolved in SketchUp versions SU2023.0, SU2024.0 and SU2025.0.
