Is there a way to specify which 2D the object preview shows?

[jackjackjackjack]

I'm making an object that acts like a stamp. It's our alternative way to using acrobat's pdf stamps. Anyways I've come across an issue where I can preview the object in the object setting since it only works in layout/publisher. 

In the screenshot it only shows what it will look like when the user places the object in 2D plan. The actual object only appears in layout. How do I make the 2D preview show layout instead?

 

The object shows up when the user places it then opens object settings.  

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

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@jackjackjackjack wrote:

The object shows up when the user places it then opens object settings.  

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That is because it does not do what it needs to do until you place it on a layout.

Until then it has no idea what it needs to display.

The best you can do is take a screen image of what it look s like when on a layout, and paste that into the 'Picture Preview' window in the GDL editor.

Then the preview image of the object will at least show what it will look like.

Barry.

[Lingwisyer]

If your object has various ways to display, it might sometimes be a good idea to make an image that shows those variations.

[jackjackjackjack]

Thanks barry,

I was hoping to avoid the picture preview and somehow point 2d preview to layout instead.

I think this has forced my hand

[runxel]

There is a very easy solution. Since you already test for GLOB_VIEW_TYPE (= 8 == Layout), just amend that IF loop with GLOB_PREVIEW_MODE = 1.

Then you'll see the layout stuff in the preview.