Save a Skill written Toolbar within a Custom Workspace

Hi Keelan,

Yes there is - in the toolbar right next to the combo box where you choose the workspace there is an icon that let's you "Save workspace" - that brings up a dialog where you are prompted for where you want to save it. Alternatively you can call the SKILL function _deSaveWinConfig()

Max

Hi Max,

Saving the workspace is not an issue. The issue is that for whatever reason, when I launch a layout cellview, I need to change to a different workspace and then back again, for my custom skill toolbar to show in the workspace. Not really sure why this is happening. 

Keelan

This is the test code I am trying to get working.

I want the user to be able to select this toolbar from the toolbar drop down menu to make it active. Then save the workspace so that the toolbar is apart of the workspace. Relaunch Cadence and the toolbar will automatically be positioned into the users saved workspace. 

procedure(customToolbarKeelanSkill(args)
let((
ViewcdsTBKeelan win

);let params

;=======================================================
;Do not delete this line.Needs for toolbar to work
;=======================================================
args
;=======================================================

ViewcdsTBKeelan = hiCreateAction( ?name 'ViewcdsTBKeelan
?callback "view(\"~/.cdsinit\")"
?toolTip "View .cdsinit"
?enabled t
?iconText "cdsinit"
)

;Create the toolbar if doesn't exists
;For debuging(nultiple load in the same session) comment ;unless(boundp('customToolbarKeelanSkill) and ;);unless boundp
unless(boundp('customToolbarKeelanSkill)
customToolbarKeelanSkill = hiCreateToolbar(
?name 'customToolbarKeelanSkill
?title "Keelan Custom Skill Toolbar"
?toolButtonStyle 'iconOnly
?toolTip "Keelan Custom Skill Toolbar"
?invisible nil
?items list(
ViewcdsTBKeelan
)
)
);unless boundp

win=hiGetCurrentWindow()

deManageToolbar( hiGetSessionWindow(win) customToolbarKeelanSkill)

;hiPlaceToolbar(hiGetSessionWindow(win) customToolbarKeelanSkill 'bottom)

;hiHideToolbar(customToolbarKeelanSkill)

);let
);procedure

deRegUserTriggers("maskLayout" nil nil 'customToolbarKeelanSkill)
deRegUserTriggers("maskLayoutXL" nil nil 'customToolbarKeelanSkill)
if(rexMatchp("20.1" nth(3 parseString(getVersion() " "))) != nil then
deRegUserTriggers("maskLayoutEXL" nil nil 'customToolbarKeelanSkill)
)

Hi Keelan,

I tried this code of yours and it works a treat for me - only thing I did was to uncomment the hiPlaceToolBar() function - I guess you accidently placed the semicolon there didn't you. I have two workspaces in my Layout Editor, Classic (the default one...) and Basic. I then saved the custom tool bar being activated (in Windows - Toolbars) in the Classic workspace and the one being deactivated in the Basic workspace. I then restart virtuoso and open a Layout - the VLE starts out with the Classic workspace and the custom toolbar being visible at the bottom of the VLE. Switching to the Basic workspace makes the custom toolbar disappear. So everything's as expected, well for me at least.

Max

Keelan,

Let me make another remark to this - the best way way to achieve what you want is in terms of the Toolbar Manager (CIW - Options - Toolbars) and then save it to whatever work space you want. That way you don't need any SKILL in the first place.

Max