Alternative to get_element_value method for HtmlDialog

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Do not use UI.messagebox to debug code.

  1. It can fail silently if the evaluation of the string fails.
  2. It is modal and freezes SketchUp’s Ruby, and this causes weird behavior especially in event driven callbacks.

Instead, use puts() to output info to the Ruby Console.