How do I add an lpp to the new layer palette?

 Do I get bonus points for answering my own questions?

To add a layer to the new palette do the following and please let me know if you see an easier way.

myPalette = stringToSymbol(strcat("pteLayerPalette" car(last(parseString(sprintf(myString "%L" hiGetSessionWindow( hiGetCurrentWindow())) ":")))))

leSetLayerValid(lpp t)

_pteHiLayerSetActiveLpp(dwindow(myPalette) car(lpp) car(last(lpp)))

To remove the layer from the palette simpley make it not valid.

 leSetLayerValid(lpp nil)

Have fun

Vaughn

How about a bonus point for the setting valid and a bonus point for the creative way of making it the entry layer? Then change your code to do this:

leSetLayerValid(lpp t)
leSetEntryLayer(lpp)

Derek

 Derek,

 That is what I tried the first time. The new palette does not like leSetEntryLayer(lpp). It even corrupted my palette and I had to start cadence over.

Vaughn

 Derek,

 I tried your way again and now it work. 

 Go figure.

 Vaughn

In the code included in this post, lpp is a variable. Typically, lpp stands for "layer, purpose pair". Here are some examples of layer purpose pairs in Virtuoso:

list("metal1" "drawing")
list("metal1" "pin")
list("text" "drawing")

The format of an lpp is a two item list. The first item is the layer name and the second item is the purpose name. To make the code above work, you could do something like this first:

lpp = list("text" "drawing")

Derek