customToolsUI.txt

[grubernd]

Öhm, the "Mirror / Invert" thingie is missing now.


Any way to find it?

Regards,

Joachim

i put it in the "Stuff" section, cause i dont need it.. same with the Color Correction.. before you start asking about that, too, and it gets really embarrassing - helping is one thing, but a little effort on the receiving side like reading and trying to comprehend goes a long way in making you look better.

[TexJoachim]

No must have missed that. Thx for the hint (taken) and info!

Regards,

Joachim

[derouyag]

Without wasting too much of everyones time, I did go through all that I read here and found a newbie info bite missing.

All of the ASP Basic UI files can be found in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Corel\Corel AfterShot Pro\supportfiles\tools" directory. When trying to address UI files in the sub-directories the original author uses the "directory name" + "/" + "UI file."

E.g.

Direct from the Tools directory: Standard, Std, BasicTools.ui
From the Tools\Advanced directory: Color, Clr, Advanced/Curves.ui


Plugins are done directly, but can be found at: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Corel\AfterShot Pro\Plugins. The Plugin portion is case sensitive and can be found in the Info.afpxml file, specifically the indentifier="...."

E.g. Long Tab Name, Short Tab Name, Plugin

Effects, Efts, tin.tin.zBlur


Hope this helps the newbies like me.

[ferdinand-paris]

Does anyone know if it is possible to split out all the "Standard" functions into separate items in other tabs?

No, you can not split up a tool, you can only use the tools as defined (unless you start Qt UI files hacking).

As afx said, it can be done, up to a point. The idea is that you take a copy of the ui file with the tools you want to duplicate, edit it so that it's only got the bits you want (this is the tricky bit), and then you "attach" it to another plugin. These tools will then appear as a separate panel above or below the other plugin. It's not perfect flexibility, but it does provide an alternative to pinning tool panels if you want to avoid tab switching all the time. I can provide instructions and an example if there is interest.

F_P

[Tadjio]

Does anyone know if it is possible to split out all the "Standard" functions into separate items in other tabs?

No, you can not split up a tool, you can only use the tools as defined (unless you start Qt UI files hacking).

As afx said, it can be done, up to a point. The idea is that you take a copy of the ui file with the tools you want to duplicate, edit it so that it's only got the bits you want (this is the tricky bit), and then you "attach" it to another plugin. These tools will then appear as a separate panel above or below the other plugin. It's not perfect flexibility, but it does provide an alternative to pinning tool panels if you want to avoid tab switching all the time. I can provide instructions and an example if there is interest.
F_P

Yes please, I did have a peek before but chickened out. I'm not yet familiar enough with ASP to know what I really want!

[lundbech]

Plugins are done directly, but can be found at: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Corel\AfterShot Pro\Plugins. The Plugin portion is case sensitive and can be found in the Info.afpxml file, specifically the indentifier="...."

E.g. Long Tab Name, Short Tab Name, Plugin

Effects, Efts, tin.tin.zBlur

The identifier for each plugin can also be found in the menus: Help -> System Info

[ferdinand-paris]

Yes please, I did have a peek before but chickened out. I'm not yet familiar enough with ASP to know what I really want!

Well, I can only give so much detail. In what follows I am assuming that you want the Temp, Straighten and Vibrance tools in a tab just above Bez. I also use the customtoolsui.txt file to position to exposure panel just above Bez, so I have a layout like the attached file.

1. Find the BasicTools.ui file in C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel AfterShot Pro\supportfiles\tools (or the equivalent location for your OS).
2. Take a copy and place it in [User Folder Location]\Plugins\Bez.afplugin\ui and rename it BasicTools-bez.ui for the sake of clarity.
3. Edit the file and delete or comment out the bits that you don't want. I suspect this is the bit that you found to be too hard. Truth is, it's a bit complex to describe here - you have to understand the structure of the file in order to do this. Or use Qt Designer. To make it easy, I have put the edited file on my server at http://www.ferdinand-paris.com/bibble/B ... ls-bez.zip which has all the unwanted bits commented out. [Note: if you open this in Qt Designer it will strip all the comments out, so don't do that.]
4. Edit the Info.afpxml file in [User Folder Location]\Plugins\Bez.afplugin and before the line

Code: Select all

            <li>ui/Bez.ui</li>

Include this line:

Code: Select all

           <li>ui/BasicTools-bez.ui</li>

5. Start or restart ASP and you should have what you want.

F_P

[Tadjio]

Yes please, I did have a peek before but chickened out. I'm not yet familiar enough with ASP to know what I really want!

Well, I can only give so much detail...

That worked a treat, thanks very much Ferdinand.
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