TabSort
| Function Syntax | TabSort |
| Current Version | 2.2 |
| Download | TabSortV2-2.lsp |
| View HTML Version | TabSortV2-2.html |
Program Description
A program designed with the intention to aid in the organisation of layout tabs in a drawing, the program enables the user to organise each layout tab using intuitively engineered buttons to move selected tabs up/down or to the top/bottom of the tab order.
The program also offers the ability to rename a layout tab by double-clicking on its entry in the list displayed, and furthermore add a prefix and/or suffix to selected/every layout tab.
A facility is also provided to add & delete layout tabs, and also sort the tabs into alphabetical, numerical, or architectural order; or reverse the order currently displayed.
A Find & Replace functionality is also offered to allow the user to quickly replace a text string in multiple layout tabs.
The user may also copy selected layout tabs, or set the selected entry as the current drawing layout.
A Help Dialog may be shown upon pressing H at the Main Dialog interface.
Each item is further detailed in the table below.
| Button | Functionality |
|---|---|
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Move selected Tabs to the top of the list |
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Move selected Tabs up one notch in the list |
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Move selected Tabs down one notch in the list |
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Move selected Tabs to the bottom of the list |
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Opens the Sort Dialog (detailed below) |
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Reverse the Tab order of Selected Tabs |
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Opens the Prefix/Suffix Dialog |
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Adds a new layout Tab |
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Deletes selected Tabs (this action cannot be undone) |
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Copies selected Tabs |
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Makes the selected Tab the Current Drawing Layout |
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Allows the user to perform a Find & Replace operation |
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Finished sorting Tabs, will implement sorting |
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Will reset Tab names and Tab order (will not reset deleted/added Tabs) |
Sorting
This program offers three sorting options: Alphabetical, Numerical & Architectural. Examples of their usage are shown below:
Alphabetical
( "A23" "C22" "B3" "E7" ) ==> ( "A23" "B3" "C22" "E7" )
Numerical
( "A23" "C22" "B3" "E7" ) ==> ( "B3" "E7" "C22" "A23" )
Architectural
( "A-1A" "B-3" "A-10C" "B-1.2" "B-1" ) ==> ( "A-1A" "A-10C" "B-1" "B-1.2" "B-3" )
Dialog Previews
Main Dialog
Prefix/Suffix Dialog
Find & Replace Dialog
Instructions for Running
Please refer to How to Run an AutoLISP Program.