Example

====== Select all running shapes ======

^ by: | Gregory Haynes, January 2019 |
^ published: | http://forum.avolites.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5973 |
^ description: | Select all running shapes both from playbacks and in the programmer so the properties can be edited on the wheels. |
^ remarks: |  |

{{tag>select all shapes}}

==== functions ====
  * [[:macros:function:Editor.Shapes.ConnectShapesList]]
  * [[:macros:function:Editor.Shapes.SelectAllShapes]]
  * [[:macros:function:ActionScript.SetProperty.Boolean]]

==== affected properties ====
  * [[:macros:property:Editor.Shapes.ProgrammerShapes.Empty]]
  * [[:macros:property:Editor.Shapes.EditShapesEmpty]]
  * [[:macros:property:Editor.Shapes.EditingPlaybackShapes]]

==== control structures ====
  * conditional steps, see [[macros:control_structures|]]
 
===== Code =====

>The Editor.Shapes.ConnectShapesRunning function is poorly named as the only thing that it does is determine whether there are any running shapes or not.
>
>You need to do something like this (which is equivalent to pressing Connect > Shape > Shape):

<code xml SelectAllShapes.xml>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<avolites.macros xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="Avolites.Menus.xsd">
  
  <macro id="Avolites.Macros.SelectAllShapes" name="Select All Shapes">
    <sequence>
      <step>Editor.Shapes.ConnectShapesList()</step>
      <step condition="!Editor.Shapes.ProgrammerShapes.Empty">Editor.Shapes.SelectAllShapes()</step>
      <step condition="!Editor.Shapes.EditShapesEmpty">
        ActionScript.SetProperty.Boolean("Editor.Shapes.EditingPlaybackShapes", true)
      </step>
    </sequence>
  </macro>
  
</avolites.macros>
</code>


===== Explanation =====

This explains the functional steps within the sequence. For all the other XML details please refer to [[:macros:formats_and_syntax#xml_format|Formats and syntax]]

  * ''Editor.Shapes.ConnectShapesList()'' gets all running shapes
  * ''Editor.Shapes.SelectAllShapes()'' then selects all shapes if there are any
  * ''ActionScript.SetProperty.Boolean("Editor.Shapes.EditingPlaybackShapes", true)'' commands that playback shapes can be edited if there are any

===== How to use it =====

  * [[:macros:deploying|make this macro available]]
  * fire the macro to select all running shapes for editing

~~DISCUSSION~~