tv_GetActiveTool introduces parameter Error in String Topic is solved

[Svengali]

When using the GEORGE command tv_GetActiveTool to store all of the current Brush tool parameters into a single string, it seems that it may change a value for the SHIFT parameter...

If the Brush Tool's original SHIFT parameter value is set to 0.000000 when saved to a string, the string returns a DIFFERENT SHIFT parameter value set to 0.010000.
This BUG in the tv_GetActiveTool will cause a before/after comparison of the parameter string to fail and, in some situations can result in unexpected and hard-to-find problems.

Can the tv_GetActiveTool GEORGE command be fixed?

Sven

[Thierry]

-> Added in our to-do list.

[Xavier]

When using the GEORGE command tv_GetActiveTool to store all of the current Brush tool parameters into a single string, it seems that it may change a value for the SHIFT parameter...

If the Brush Tool's original SHIFT parameter value is set to 0.000000 when saved to a string, the string returns a DIFFERENT SHIFT parameter value set to 0.010000.
This BUG in the tv_GetActiveTool will cause a before/after comparison of the parameter string to fail and, in some situations can result in unexpected and hard-to-find problems.

Can the tv_GetActiveTool GEORGE command be fixed?

Sven

Hi Sven, sorry for the delay : does this issue remain ?
If so, could you pinpoint on which tool it is ? so far I found no tool or shape with a SHIFT parameter.
Thanks

[Svengali]

Xavier,
It has been a while since I last focused on this anomaly. Let me find my notes on this and I will post back to you. Thanks for your attention to the issue.

sven

[Svengali]

After testing in my release for 11.0.10-64 bits, the returned string problem seems to have been resolved.

The SHIFT parameter is specifically for the Custom Brush Tool and is used to add a "smear" factor to the brush. When a Custom Brush Tool is loaded you'll notice the adjustable parameters list includes SIZE, SHIFT, JITTER, OPACITY, ANGLE and STEP. These are part of the parsed parameters returned in the RESULT STRING if you use the tv_GetActiveTool command.

The tv_BrushRestore command lets you change any individual setting for one of these parameters (and lets you retrieve what the setting was before the change).

Bottom line, I think this requested fix for the SHIFT anomaly was taken care of soon after the request was made in 2018.

thanks again, sven

[Xavier]

After testing in my release for 11.0.10-64 bits, the returned string problem seems to have been resolved.

The SHIFT parameter is specifically for the Custom Brush Tool and is used to add a "smear" factor to the brush. When a Custom Brush Tool is loaded you'll notice the adjustable parameters list includes SIZE, SHIFT, JITTER, OPACITY, ANGLE and STEP. These are part of the parsed parameters returned in the RESULT STRING if you use the tv_GetActiveTool command.

The tv_BrushRestore command lets you change any individual setting for one of these parameters (and lets you retrieve what the setting was before the change).

Bottom line, I think this requested fix for the SHIFT anomaly was taken care of soon after the request was made in 2018.

thanks again, sven

Ok, thanks for your quick feedback. I'll mark the task as resolved.