Maya is it possible to repeat last command from a custom toolbox window by pressing G?

malcolm

Hi there, so I've created a mel custom toolbox with some buttons on it, but when I press the button in the mel GUI and then press G on the keyboard to repeat last command it launches the window again instead of repeating last command. Is there some way to trick it so it repeats the last command? This only seems to work when you make a shelf button, but I need it to work with a floating toolbox I've created.

Pac_187

Check out IconTextButton, it has a commandRepeatable flag

https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2018/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Commands/iconTextButton.html

malcolm

That works, thanks a lot!

malcolm

Do you know how the print command works with these types of buttons, I'd like to display a message after the button is pressed, but I can't figure out the syntax.

malcolm

Nevermind, I forgot to declar a global variable for the button. Thanks.

sprunghunt

malcolm said:

Nevermind, I forgot to declar a global variable for the button. Thanks.

if you give the button a name you don't need to declare global variables for each interface element

for example:

button -label "mybutton" -cc "mybuttonPressed()" mybutton;<br><br>button -e -label "changed label" mybutton;&nbsp;

global proc mybuttonPressed(){
    print "mybutton was pressed" ;

}

the above code will change the label on the button called 'mybutton' but then will print a message when the button is pressed.