Bending ListView to my will (a variation on a theme)

[sub]

So if I understand this SetVisibleIndex is the first item showing and SetSelectionIndex is the menu selection. To override defaults I expect will be very important to read the number of rows from the skin in case a skin changes things and also plan for changes from icon/list/wall modes.

Yes, you'd probably need to be care. If you're not you could end up with the selected item noting being visible, though it'll probably correct itself when you press up/down/left/right to move to a different element.

[Ommina]

OK - is there anything else that would constrain the value of SetVisibleIndex() ? Regardless of what I send it, it seems to be pretty much ignored. I've trimmed it down to

someValue = GetVisibleIndex();
SetVisibleIndex( someOtherValue );
someThirdValue = GetVisibleIndex();

The value of GetVisibleIndex() isn't changing after the call to Set.

Using the LIST viewmode. (At this point I'm not using the other views at all, not sure if I will.)

Any ideas ?

[sub]

When you set the VisibleIndex, would the SelectedIndex also have been visible? If not, then it probably would have ignored your requested VisibleIndex to ensure the selected item was visible.

[Ommina]

When you set the VisibleIndex, would the SelectedIndex also have been visible? If not, then it probably would have ignored your requested VisibleIndex to ensure the selected item was visible.

Yep, absolutely. It would move the selected index within the visible subsection down a bit, but it would remain within the 14 visible.

[sub]

See if this patch helps.

[Ommina]

Gah, didn't you just get home? It could have waited a bit, really!

But yes, that fixed it up. Thanks for checking into it.

[mvallevand]

Welcome back sub, that worked for a problem I was having too.

Thanks.

Martin

[sub]

Gah, didn't you just get home?

Yep. Havnt slept yet. Currently suffering through jet lag - the room is kind of spinning, and I've got a major headache.

[mvallevand]

I have been playing a bit and if I am in Icon mode, and have a visible index where
(index % rows) != 0 , the first column will be screwed and navigation will be off.

Martin

[sub]

I have been playing a bit and if I am in Icon mode, and have a visible index where
(index % rows) != 0 , the first column will be screwed and navigation will be off.

Ok, I've made a change that should fix this in the next release. Basically it'll adjust the visible row index being set to ensure it's aligned correctly.