WizTools - 1.x Plugin Development Toolkit

[Ommina]

Not a problem. Like I've said before, I don't get to program at work anymore, so this stuff is fun for me!

I'm glad! I feel less guilty that way!

I actually don't have much code around the button, it is mostly a simple wrapper around sub's UiButton. Does this behavior occur in any of the other plugins that are not using WizTools? (ie, Video, Music, ...)

Nope, I'm not seeing the same behaviour in Video Library or Music Library. In each of those, the button is normally the more narrow version, is wider while highlighted, then has an animated shrink effect when it loses focus that takes it back down to the narrow(er) version.

However -- I note that I'm not using the ButtonList constructor that takes the "Normal" and "Selected" image names, so I'm going to see if including them changes things at all.

(time passes...)

Bleh, no change. And I was sure I was on to something there.

[JavaWiz]

Nope, I'm not seeing the same behaviour in Video Library or Music Library. In each of those, the button is normally the more narrow version, is wider while highlighted, then has an animated shrink effect when it loses focus that takes it back down to the narrow(er) version.

Ok, try this version, found some code I commented out for some reason.

[Ommina]

That did it! Buttons are now working precisely like they do in Video and Music Library. Thankies!

I'm glad the fix was as easy are removing some commenting.

[McBainUK]

Have you done any work on adding different views like grid/slideshow to the list control? My work on this has been v.slow...

[JavaWiz]

Have you done any work on adding different views like grid/slideshow to the list control? My work on this has been v.slow...

Nope, have not looked into that yet.

[pastro]

Ok, try this version, found some code I commented out for some reason.

I'm about to do a release of burndvdx2. Is this version 1.0.17.9 the correct version to release with?

[JavaWiz]

I'm about to do a release of burndvdx2. Is this version 1.0.17.9 the correct version to release with?

Yes, that is the version I have released on the Wiki.

[McBainUK]

Was any progress made on providing an easy way to show the more up/down buttons and/or current list position like sub's lists do?

See top right of this screenshot for an example of what I mean:

[JavaWiz]

Was any progress made on providing an easy way to show the more up/down buttons and/or current list position like sub's lists do?

See top right of this screenshot for an example of what I mean:

Yes, this functionality is included in the new listbox. See SearchWizX2 or MovieWiz blue skins.



In a nutshell:

• Add a placement name derived from your list box in the format: ListBoxNamePositionInfo. For example, in MovieWiz, the ListBox placement VideoList, has a position info name of VideoListPositionInfo. This placement name reflects the location of the list position eyecatcher
  
• Add a composite name of either ListPositionInfo (will work for all lists), or to assign to a specific list ListBoxNameListPositionInfo. This composite image defines the actual image that will be displayed. The @positionText (xx/xxx), @moreUp and @moreDown reflect position within the list, and additional elements above and below current position.
  

For example:

Code:

<Placements>
        <Placement name="VideoList"             loc="45.0,17.0"  size="50.0,4.5"  rows="6" offset="5.0"/>
        <[B]Placement[/B] name="[B]VideoListPositionInfo[/B]" loc="85.0,47.0"/>  
    </Placements>

        <[B]CompositeImage[/B] name="[B]ListPositionInfo[/B]"   size="10,4.5">
   <DrawText  text="@positionText"               loc="0,00"  size="80,100" textStyle="CounterText" align="Right" valign="Center"/>
            <DrawImage filename="..\_CoreImages\up.png"   loc="80,0" size="10.0,100" visible="@moreUp" />
            <DrawImage filename="..\_CoreImages\down.png" loc="90,0" size="10.0,100" visible="@moreDown" />
        </CompositeImage>
or
        <[B]CompositeImage[/B] name="VideoList[B]ListPositionInfo[/B]"   size="10,4.5">
   <DrawText  text="@positionText"               loc="0,00"  size="80,100" textStyle="CounterText" align="Right" valign="Center"/>
            <DrawImage filename="..\_CoreImages\up.png"   loc="80,0" size="10.0,100" visible="@moreUp" />
            <DrawImage filename="..\_CoreImages\down.png" loc="90,0" size="10.0,100" visible="@moreDown" />
        </CompositeImage>

[McBainUK]

Thanks Mr Wiz, I will give that a try.