AskString

[jbl]

with the following command:

from robofab.interface.all.dialogs import AskString

I get this traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "script.py", line 21, in 
  File "/Applications/Typotools/RoboFont/RoboFont.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/robofab/interface/all/dialogs.py", line 556, in AskString
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py", line 24, in 
ImportError: cannot import name GetNewDialog

what am I doing wrong?

[jbl]

Thank you!

[cj]

@JBL Have you looked at the Dialog Kit examples on the Type Supply site:
http://code.typesupply.com/browser/packages/dialogKit/trunk/examples/EditTextDemo.py

I adapted the example there, calling it AskStringRF, if you would like to use it until the RoboFont update comes out:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17649052/RF/askStringRF_1.5.py.zip

Just paste the code into your script in place of askString and the code will return the variable "s". Good luck!

[jbl]

ah yes, I see. thanks!

[frederik]

no, robofab dialogs requires carbon see https://groups.google.com/group/robofab/browse_thread/thread/ad1eedb2f0716e71?hl=en

A lot happened already and they will work on the next update. (this will not take that long any more, RoboFont 1.1 is already been send to the beta testers)