/// <summary>
/// This method does al the magic of integrating GRBLMachine's UI into CamBam's
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private static bool InstallTab()
{
CamBamUI ui = CamBamUI.MainUI;
// Since CamBam comes with an unconstructed UI, durin 'InitPlugin' there is no UI content yet...
if (ui.SysTabs != null)
{
// get the tabcontrol which hosts CamBam's 'Drawing' and 'System' pages
TabControl tabs = ui.SysTabs.Tabs();
//
// Controversial action #2: Should a plugin tamper with CamBam's UI ??? ;) :P
//
if (Props.EnableVisualStyles == EnabledDisabled.Enabled)
{
// set some properties on SysTabs because it just looks better when VisualStyles ar on.
ui.SysTabs.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;
ui.SysTabs.Padding = new Padding(3, 6, 1, 0);
foreach (TabPage p in tabs.TabPages)
{
p.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
}
}
//
// Just for conveniance: Add a right-click menu to clear the messages
//
ThisApplication.TextLogger.ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();
ThisApplication.TextLogger.ContextMenu.MenuItems.Add(new MenuItem("Clear Messages", (x, y) => { ThisApplication.ClearLogMessages(); }));
// hook up all eventhandlers
ThisApplication.TopWindow.FormClosing += TopWindow_FormClosing;
tabs.SelectedIndexChanged += Tabs_SelectedIndexChanged;
tabs.Selecting += Tabs_Selecting;
State += GRBLMachinePlugin_State;
ConnectionExpander.Connected += ConnectionExpander_Connected;
ConnectionExpander.Disconnected += ConnectionExpander_Disconnected;
// add the GRBL icon to the tabcontrol's imagelist
tabs.ImageList.Images.Add(Resources.Grbl_Logo_150px);
Page.ImageIndex = tabs.ImageList.Images.Count - 1;
// add our UI to the new tabpage
Page.Controls.Add(new GRBLMachinePage());
// finally add the Machine page to the tabcontrol
tabs.TabPages.Add(Page);
// set the various UI states according to what was saved in GRBLMachine.config
(Page.Controls[0] as GRBLMachinePage).DisplayExpander.Expanded = Props.DisplayExpanded;
(Page.Controls[0] as GRBLMachinePage).ProductionExpander.Expanded = Props.ProductionExpanded;
(Page.Controls[0] as GRBLMachinePage).JoggingExpander.Expanded = Props.JoggingExpanded;
(Page.Controls[0] as GRBLMachinePage).ConsoleExpander.Expanded = Props.ConsoleExpanded;
(Page.Controls[0] as GRBLMachinePage).ConnectionExpander.Expanded = Props.ConnectionExpanded;
(Page.Controls[0] as GRBLMachinePage).AboutExpander.Expanded = Props.AboutExpanded;
CamBamUI.MainUI.SysTabs.SelectedTab = Props.SelectedTab;
// greet the user :)
GRBLMachinePlugin.Log("Welcome to GRBL Machine v" + Version + "\n\n");
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
