Covenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?

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Covenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?

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Is there a convenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?
Or do you have to go here?:
Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Draft → DraftAnnotationScale
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Re: Covenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?

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The "Annotation style" widget it's the only (pratical) way that I know.

(and it's a pity that it's not present a similar tool/widget for Techdraw)

Why do you need other way to change scale and style for annotation?
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What you pointed out are actually the only ways.
Anyway it's quite easy to include it in a toolbar for example, of course through scripting. I guess you already spotted where the code is.
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Re: Covenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?

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ragohix769 wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:02 pm Why do you need other way to change scale and style for annotation?
I am in the process of writing this page: Draft_annotation_scale_widget.

The widget is optional, but when disabled the scale that was last entered is still used. I can imagine the DraftAnnotationScale being accessible from the Draft_SetStyle dialog or at least more conveniently in the Preferences_Editor.
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Re: Covenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?

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carlopav wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:34 pm of course through scripting
That would be hard for the average user.

BTW: was it ever considered including it in the Draft_Tray? I feel it might fit there as well.
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Re: Covenient way to change the Draft Annotation Scale without the widget?

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Well, i agree It would be nice to insert It into the preferences (if it's not already there, i dont remember).
I didn't consider inserting into the Draft tray, could also be a good place for It.
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