Toolbox problem

[TomWaltz]

I've seen this a few times in AC9 and it continues in 10. I'm hoping some who's better with the Work Environment might have an answer.

When using a custom Toolbox in Archicad, sometimes the Toolbox goes off the bottom of the monitor, making it impossible to grab the lower-right resize corner. (Apple, obviously).

Is there some other way to grab the corner to make the box shorter? I really don't want a full-height toolbar!

[Dwight]

OR Post-modern and just use shortcuts.
Wait! That would be reversionist.

[Anonymous]

Dwight wrote:
OR Post-modern and just use shortcuts.
Wait! That would be reversionist.

Or minimalist. No palettes at all.

[Dwight]

Yeah. Cool.
Option-Click on stuff to switch tools and transfer parameters.
Hard to believe it can work, but once you have a few walls and othe bits in the scheme, everything builds from there.

[James Murray]

I'm with Dwight, I think. Unless you make use of the divisions (not me), move aside, Toolbox, make way for the Toolbox Tools Toolbar.

You can plant a tree in the reclaimed screen space.

PS, You're both winners. The important thing is to do your best!

[__archiben]

TomWaltz wrote:
Is there some other way to grab the corner to make the box shorter? I really don't want a full-height toolbar!

tom, i've not tried this but what happens if you turn off the static state of the toolbox sections and make them collapsable? does the toolbox size itself collapse with them?

regarding toolbox vs toolbar . . . i'm with matthew: the toolbar ones are a little . . . strange, donchathink? besides, my anally retentive mind can't deal with any 'holes' in an application interface - the toolbox and the info box can be docked at the same width from the top to the bottom of the screen. (yes mr murray, i lose 5 tiles. but the gain to my sanity is worth much much more . . . )

~/archiben

[SeaGeoff]

I was resistant but now I'm diggin' the toolbar. Not only is it smaller, you can reorder the tools and add other things. I added the Measure Tool and Create Independent Detail (mainly because, like Ben, I can't stand holes the perfect tapestry of my work environment).

[Dwight]

Nice layout, sailor.

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