DISABLE "SAVE" and SAVE AS" on unix

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• ejprinz

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Ciao Luciano:
  
  Can you clarify your question? Do you *want* the buttons disabled, or for some reason they are disabled and you don't want them disabled?
  
  Best regards, Erwin
• 71lucky

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Ciao,
  
  Ok, I want the buttons disabled
  
  Thanks
  
  Luciano
• StefanL

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Hi 71lucky,
  have a look at the thread
  https://www.klayout.de/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=700
  
  klayout_vo_app.exe should do what you are looking for.
  
  regards
  Stefan
• 71lucky

  January 2018 edited November -1

  thanks Stefan.
  
  On unix I used version 0.23.11 (the last one that I can use)
  How can I use the script
  
  mw = RBA::Application::instance.main_window
  menu = mw.menu
  menu.action("file_menu.save").visible = false
  menu.action("file_menu.save_all").visible = false
  menu.action("file_menu.save_as").visible = false
  menu.action("@hcp_context_menu.save_cell_as").visible = false
  
  on unix?
  
  Many thanks in advance
  
  Ciao
  
  Luciano
• Matthias

  January 2018 edited January 2018

  Hi all,

  yes, that's the way I'd do it too .. please note that skilled users could still do that in the macro IDE or potentially in other places. You'd not achieve total safety unless you disable these features too.

  Some features that can potentially used to save layout:

  • DRC
  • Shapes to markers (save marker DB)
  • The net tracer (export nets)

  If you include images:

  • Print
  • Save screenshot

  And I'd bet a criminal mind could come up with many more options :-)

  Matthias
• 71lucky

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Clear Matthias, thannks
  
  But how can run the script on unix?
  
  Many thanks in advance
  
  Luciano
• 71lucky

  January 2018 edited November -1

  I have copied the script in a file myscript.rbm and run it on this way
  
  klayout -r myscript.rbm
  
  but doesn't work
  
  Please, can You help me?
  
  Luciano
• 71lucky

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Solved.
  
  I have created file as myscript.rb and run it on this way
  
  klayout -r myscript.rb
  
  using this command "Save" and "Save As" are removed on menu "File"
  
  Thanks to all.
  
  Luciano
• 71lucky

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Sorry to all, one more question.
  
  It's possible run the script automatically, inserting the name on klayoutrc file?
  
  Thanks for the help in advance
  
  Ciao
  
  Luciano
• Matthias

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Hi Luciano,

  you can turn the script into a "generic macro" (*.lym file) and put it into ".klayout/macros". Such scripts can be configured to auto-run on start.

  This file can be created using "Macros/Macro Development", "New Macro" ("+" button) and chose "Generic KLayout Macro" for the template. Rename the macro, paste your script text and in the macro properties (second tool button from the right above the macro text), enable "Run on startup".

  Matthias
• StefanL

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Hi Luciano,
  sorry, didn't read the KLayout forum during the last days.
  Another way to make the script autorun is to place it as *.rbm in the program folder to make it active for all users running klayout from that folder,
  or in your own KLayout folder, on Linux this should be ~/.klayout
  
  regards
  Stefan
• Matthias

  January 2018 edited November -1

  Hi Stefan,

  that's right, but *.rbm is deprecated in favour of the autorun .lym version. The effect is the same, but there are more options with .lym (for example, you can use Python).

  Matthias