BUG: Legacy Layout listings broken

[Aurasphere]

I realise re: deprecation etc that it may not get addressed but Im clearly putting here...not as a feature request or anything but simply to fix what has been broken

calculations no longer seem to be processed any longer and if you run any of the legacy/component listings etc, what use to work a couple of versions ago, no longer does

eg

The new property manager etc has no way to write to files etc

Thats why the legacy is so important and more so, it deserves a revamp and finish the whole package

• WYWSWIG graphic editor for layouts
• Ability to attach multiple components/descriptors directly to elements/objects and allow property objects for common recipes

The legacy feature does so much more for professional office collaboration in eg project builders where bim <> estimating is a crucial link. 

Cheers

[Aurasphere]

Specifically noted here

additionally, even just adding parenthesis in the format command breaks it

[Peter Baksa]

Hi Aurasphere,

Looking at an example in the Archicad Library, it works as expected.

Can you tell more about how to reproduce the issue?

[Aurasphere]

Hi Peter

Sure! Sorry if this is verbose but only way I can think of including the peripherals.

1. Select the standard AC component list as note here

2. After the listing completes, inspect the displayed fields

There are no fields appearing that include any arithmetic expressions.

3. Edit the listing (of course it is built in so it wont save but this is for the purpose of investigation)

4. Create a duplicate of the graphic template and rerun the listing (which will now have a different output but same symptoms

5. Now confirm the issue by editing the current graphic template apply a basic expression to the value of the comp quantity exactly as per the pdf manual

The expression is no longer evaluated but is presented as literal string

I have older templates that were fine a number of years ago but no longer work as well.

Unless I am missing something here.

HTH.

M.