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user interface customizations in arcgis 10

RuthEmerick — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:56:54 GMT

I'm looking to deploy a script to multiple users via a custom button on a toolbar in ArcMap, but I'm a bit unsure how to do this seeing as ESRI has dropped support for .mxt templates (see link below). Before, it was easy to replace a user's Normal.mxt file with a custom one that contained special toolbars/buttons. Has anyone found a workaround for this short of adding the custom button in each individual template .mxd and user created .mxd?

http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisdesktop/archive/2010/06/14/What_1920_s-new-for-map-templates-in-ArcGIS-10.aspx

Thanks in advance for any feedback from the community!

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

JoelCalhoun — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:31:10 GMT

At ArcGIS 10 ESRI has implemented add-ins as a replacement to the old .mxt model.

http://blogs.esri.com/dev/blogs/arcgisdesktop/archive/2010/05/05/add_2d00_ins-for-arcgis-desktop-10.aspx

Also, python script tools can now be added as buttons within ArcMap and utilizing the new arcpy site package mapping module extends functionality into map document management and output.

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Geoprocessing_scripts_for_map_document_management_and_output/00s300000032000000/

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

RuthEmerick — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:33:33 GMT

Thanks. The first link was very useful.

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

ScottOatley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:46:17 GMT

Also, python script tools can now be added as buttons within ArcMap and utilizing the new arcpy site package mapping module extends functionality into map document management and output.

Where might I find information on adding an arcpy script as a button?

Thanks,
Scott

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

JoelCalhoun — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:26:43 GMT

To add a geoprocessing tool or a custom python script tool as a button in ArcMap:

1) Open the "Customize" menu.
2) Select "Customize Mode"
3) Select the "Commands" tab
4) Scroll to the bottom of "Categories:" to find [Geoprocessing Tools] and select it.
5) Click the new "Add Tools..." button that appears at the bottom of the menu.
6) In the "Add Tools" popup window, navigate to the appropriate toolbox and select the desired geoprocessing/script tool.
7) In the right pane "Commands:" click hold the new geoprocessing/script tool and then drag it up to the desired toolbar.
😎 To customize the button's symbol right click on the new button in the toolbar and either select "Change Button Image" or "Browse for Image"
9) Click the Close button on the "Customize" menu .

Your geoprocessing/script tool should be ready for use.

Joel

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

ScottOatley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:49:26 GMT

Thanks Joel, steps 1 through 7 worked perfectly and the script runs correctly. However, when I right click on the tool to customize the symbol, it brings up the standard toolbar selection menu.

Scott

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

JoelCalhoun — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:57:02 GMT

Thanks Joel, steps 1 through 7 worked perfectly and the script runs correctly. However, when I right click on the tool to customize the symbol, it brings up the standard toolbar selection menu.

Scott

Scott,

The "Customize" window must be open for the customize options to appear when you right click the tool.

Joel

Re: user interface customizations in arcgis 10

ScottOatley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:19:51 GMT

I see; my bad. Got it to work.

Thank you very much!!

Scott