WizTools - 1.x Plugin Development Toolkit

[JavaWiz]

Looks like you don't have @Image defined in your skin.

try changing :

<DrawImage fileName="gamezone.jpg" loc="0,0" size="100,100" />
to
<DrawImage fileName="@Image" loc="0,0" size="100,100" />

[idkpmiller]

Can't believe I did that :o

corrected skin.xml to:

Code:

        <CompositeImage name="selectedemulator" size="75.0,5.0">
            <DrawText text="@text" loc="0,0" size="100,100" textStyle="LabelText" align="Left" />
            <DrawImage fileName="@Image" loc="0,0" size="100,100" /> loc="0,0" size="100,100" />
        </CompositeImage>

Still same error, the line referred to at 1081 is:

Code:

sel_emu_label = New UiStatic(skinHelper, "selectedemulator", args)

Any other obvious errors?

Cheers

[Ommina]

Something that may - or may not - help. In Activate() use

Dim args As New Hashtable()

instead of

Dim args = New Hashtable()

It leaves args as an Object otherwise, which, possibly, could annoy sub's constructor. That's about all I can guess at this point.

[idkpmiller]

Something that may - or may not - help. In Activate() use

Dim args As New Hashtable()

instead of

Dim args = New Hashtable()

It leaves args as an Object otherwise, which, possibly, could annoy sub's constructor. That's about all I can guess at this point.

Afraid that didnt change anything

[Ommina]

Meh, was worried that would be the case.

Hm. Well assuming both selectedEmulator and getEmulatorImage("gamezone") both have non-null values, that really just leaves skinHelper as the remaining item that you're passing to UiStatic.

I guess my next action would be to output each of those three values to the debug window directly before the New UiStatic, to see what exactly is being passed.

[idkpmiller]

I guess my next action would be to output each of those three values to the debug window directly before the New UiStatic, to see what exactly is being passed.

I am trying to debug but I would really like to see how it is working while being run, your comment above suggests I can have some form of debug window open while I run the plugin, is that correct? if so I may need to snoop around and see if MS VB 2005 express allows this and how to set it up

Cheers

[Ommina]

It should be there... look for either the Output Window, or perhaps the Immediate Window. Then you can use Debug.WriteLine("Stuff!") within your code and see the results in the window.

Try Windows | Debug | Immediate. Or maybe Ctrl-G. (Standing, presumably, for "Gosh, it would be Great if this opened a Groovy immediate window".)

Edit! Once you get the Immediate window open, check that

Tools | Options | Debugging | General | Redirect all Output Window text to the Immediate Window

is selected.

[idkpmiller]

It just says a project with an output type of class library cannot be started directly.

[Ommina]

And indeed it can't!

Check the properties for your Project (clicking on MyProject in the solution will also bring it up). Then the Debug tab on the left, and change Start Action to 'start external program'. Put in the path to PVRX2 there.

Er, we seem to have strayed somewhat from the JW's Toolkit discussion. Should probably start a new threat before we derail this one right into the ground. /cough

[idkpmiller]

Apoligies to all (especially JW) for being side tracked, I am still having the same issue after many hours of playing if anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them, in the menatime I will read MS knowledge base on debugging class libraries :-)