WizTools - 1.x Plugin Development Toolkit

[JavaWiz]

Well, maybe I should have said 'disabled' instead of 'unavailable'. I'm looking for a visually distinctive list item that indicates the video is unavailable.

It my case, it will represent the name of an episode for which the client does not have a playable file. I can add an icon to the line easily enough, but I would really like to dim the text a little bit. It's fine - in fact preferred - if it is still selectable (so unlike 'disabled' in that respect).

As I type this, I wonder if I could use a @textStyle property, although that would still be taking the colour choices out of the skin and into the plugin, which I find somewhat distasteful. Hmmm.

Here is one way to accomplish what you want.

In your skin, create text styles for list item test, avail and unavail.

Code:

<TextStyles>
    <TextStyle name="ListAvailableTextStyle"   color="White" size="12"/>
    <TextStyle name="ListUnavailableTextStyle" color="Gray"  size="12"/>
</TextStyles>

For you list item composite images, define the textStyle element as a variable.

Code:

<CompositeImage name="ListBoxListNormal" size="20.0,4.5">
     <DrawCommonImage name="ListViewNormalItemBackground"/>
     <DrawText text="@text" loc="0,0" size="100,100" textStyle="@[B]ListItemTextStyle[/B]" align="Left" valign="Center"/>
</CompositeImage>
<CompositeImage name="ListBoxListSelected" size="20.0,4.5">
    <DrawCommonImage name="ListViewSelectedItemBackground"/>
    <DrawText text="@text" loc="0,0" size="100,100" textStyle="@[B]ListItemTextStyle[/B]" align="Left" valign="Center"/>
</CompositeImage>
<CompositeImage name="ListBoxListSelectedInactive" size="20.0,4.5">
    <DrawCommonImage name="ListViewSelectedInactiveItemBackground"/>
    <DrawText text="@text" loc="0,0" size="100,100" textStyle="@[B]ListItemTextStyle[/B]" align="Left" valign="Center"/>
</CompositeImage>

In your code, as you build each item. assign the appropriate textStyle name to each of the items. In this case, any item with a 'c' in it will be marked 'unavailable'.

Code:

[SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af]WizUiList[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2].[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af]WizListItem[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] item = [/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]new[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af]WizUiList[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2].[/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af][SIZE=2][COLOR=#2b91af]WizListItem[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]();[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]item.AddProperty([/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"@text"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2], words[i]);[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]item.AddProperty([/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"@tag"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2], [/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"Word number "[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] + (i + 1) + [/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]" in the paragraph"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]);[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] (words[i].ToLower().IndexOf([/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"c"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]) > -1)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2] item.AddProperty([/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"@[B]ListItemTextStyle[/B]"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2], [/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"[B]ListUnavailableTextStyle[/B]"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]);[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2] item.AddProperty([/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"@[B]ListItemTextStyle[/B]"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2], [/SIZE][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a31515]"[B]ListAvailableTextStyle[/B]"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=2]);[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]itemList.Add(item);[/SIZE]

Attached is a full example of the working code...

[McBainUK]

Javawiz, check your PM inbox

[scb147]

When you are writing logs within the configuration form using WizInfo.LogMessage(), where do they go? I thought they would go to the Config.exe.log, but I can't find anything.

[McBainUK]

If it isn't automatic you might want to take a look at the (from memory) Wizinfo.SetLogFileName() function.

[JavaWiz]

When you are writing logs within the configuration form using WizInfo.LogMessage(), where do they go? I thought they would go to the Config.exe.log, but I can't find anything.

It defaults to the executable that's running. In other words, if you've launched the config.exe program, selected the plugins tab, then your plugin from the list, the output should end up in config.exe.log.

[scb147]

It defaults to the executable that's running. In other words, if you've launched the config.exe program, selected the plugins tab, then your plugin from the list, the output should end up in config.exe.log.

This doesn't seem to be working for me. I launch my plugin config form via the plugin tab of GBPVR config.exe. Then within the constructor of the plugin form, I have:

Code:

WizInfo.LogMessage(getName(), "Weather2ConfigForm", "Constructor ENTER");

Yet, this never appears in the config.exe.log file. Can you confirm this is not working, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

[JavaWiz]

I am travelling at the moment, so do not have access to my development machine. I'll take a look at this when I return (now sometime around 8/17).

[scb147]

I am travelling at the moment, so do not have access to my development machine. I'll take a look at this when I return (now sometime around 8/17).

JW,
Just wanted to bump this so you could take a look at it when you get a chance. I still can't get logs working via the config app.

[JavaWiz]

Ok, I found the problem. Will post a new WizUiHelper.DLL within the next couple days...

[JavaWiz]

New version posted on the wiki (2009-09-04)