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Edit Instance Property Window

Hello there,

I have created a pcell with many parameters. When I query it to edit parameters, "Edit Instance Property Window" opens. It opens with a scroll bar. What I need is to increase the size of this window, but I am observing that the size of the window is fixed. I cannot change the size of this window. I tried to search the forum but couldn't find anything that can solve my problem. Other than this the window has 4 options - OK, Cancel, Apply and Help. I want to add default option as well to this window. I want to do it in skill.

If any more information is needed please let me know. Thanks

Virtuoso version - ICADVM20.1-64b.500.23

Thanks

Amar

mbracht over 2 years ago

Hi Amar,

the resizing is controlled through an SKILL env variable:

envSetVal("layout" "propertyEditorAutoResize" 'boolean nil)

regards

Max
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RobMan over 2 years ago in reply to mbracht

Just to add; this needs to be set on startup.
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amaru over 2 years ago in reply to RobMan

Thanks Rob and Max. It worked for me.

How can I add default option also in this menu? To set the pcell to default settings. Or any other workaround for it.

Thanks

Amar
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RobMan over 2 years ago in reply to amaru

Do you mean an option to reset the instance parameters to default values?
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mbracht over 2 years ago in reply to amaru

I don't think there is a way to customize this GUI - as far as I remember it is one of these old Motif GUIs hardcoded in C/C++. And the property editor doesn't have this feature either. So you'd have to rewrite the entire GUI in SKILL which I don't think is worth the stretch.
Alternatively you could write a SKILL function that restores a Pcell's default values, then associate this function with a bindkey so as it is applied to the currently selected instance.

Max
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Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago in reply to mbracht

Max,

It's not a Motif UI - that was replaced some time ago - but it is a native Qt form rather than one implemented in SKILL, so does not have the ability to be customised.

Regards,

Andrew
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amaru over 2 years ago in reply to Andrew Beckett

Thanks Andrew, Max and Rob for your inputs. I will assign a bindkey to set the pcell for default value of parameters.

Amar
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p94todorov over 2 years ago in reply to amaru

Hi Amar,

in addition to what has already been said, I can say that you can also include a button on top of your CDF parameters and reset all other parameters through the callback of that button. I think that if you do something as simple as that:

?callback "foreach(param cdfgData->parameters param->value = param->defValue)"

you can achieve what you are looking for without having to re-do the Qt GUI interface.

Regards,

Petar
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