Multiple lists like in Search Screen

[cncb]

How does one create and use multiple parallel lists in the same screen like in the Search screen? What strings do you pass in for the constructor 'elements' to specify one of the multiple lists (usually "View" and "Item" when there is just one list)?

[sub]

Here is the construction of the lists from Search screen:

Code:

// first letter
            listFirstLetter = new UiList(this, "FirstLetter", "View", "Item", new Hashtable(), skinHelper, UiList.ViewMode.LIST);

            // show names
            listShowNames = new UiList(this, "ShowName", "View", "Item", new Hashtable(), skinHelper, UiList.ViewMode.LIST);

            // show times
            listShowTimes = new UiList(this, "ShowTime", "View", "Item", new Hashtable(), skinHelper, UiList.ViewMode.LIST);

If you take a look at C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Skin\Default\Search\Search.xml, you'll see a section for each list. The name element is the most important. It's appending "ListView" "ListItemNormal" "ListItemSelected" to find the element definitions it needs.

Hopefully that answers the question?

[cncb]

Yes it does. Thanks!

[cncb]

Is it possible to have multiple/different list view modes? That is, have one ViewMode.LIST and one ViewMode.HORIZONTAL_ICON? I can't seem to get this to work (both lists appear to take the 'LIST' mode).

[sub]

Is it possible to have multiple/different list view modes? That is, have one ViewMode.LIST and one ViewMode.HORIZONTAL_ICON? I can't seem to get this to work (both lists appear to take the 'LIST' mode).

I didn't have anyway to test this in a hurry, but looking at the code, I cant see any reason why you couldn't have the different lists using different view modes. It should work.

[cncb]

I can't get this to work. Could you please take a look at my test plugin (attached)? The popup has 2 lists: the first is a normal list and the second is supposed to be a "horizontal icon" list. The second is always a "normal" list even though I set the appropriate view mode in the constructor. If I set the view mode again after I add items, then the second list disappears altogether. I apologize in advance if I'm making a silly mistake. Thanks.

[sub]

I was able to get your plugin to go.

You'd need to have nodes in your skin file called "IconView" and "IconItem". This style of list doesn't prefix the list name onto the elements. I couldn't remember this until I tried it though. It should be fine if you have no more than one icon view list.

[cncb]

This works for me - thanks.