ActivatePopup: SSPlus problem

[ACTCMS]

Using this renderlist I don't have any problems...

Code:

2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1] render list contains
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - screensaver-black
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - block-extras-black
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - VeryBig-DateTime
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - Overlay

however when I add an extra element like this...

Code:

2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1] render list contains
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - screensaver-black
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - block-extras-black
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - VeryBig-DateTime
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - Overlay
2012-04-18 16:46:07.139 [DEBUG][1]  - HOverlayH

a strange thing happens... after a number of minutes equal to the the value of screensaver InactivityMinutes, I see this in the log (I'm rendering every 15 seconds)...

Code:

2012-04-18 16:52:03.181 [DEBUG][1] SSPlus NeedsRendering: time to move
2012-04-18 16:52:18.198 [DEBUG][1] SSPlus NeedsRendering: time to move
2012-04-18 16:52:33.229 [DEBUG][1] SSPlus NeedsRendering: time to move
2012-04-18 16:52:48.261 [DEBUG][1] SSPlus NeedsRendering: time to move
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [DEBUG][1] ActivatePopup: SSPlus
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [DEBUG][1] deactivating old popup: SSPlus
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [INFO][1] SSPlus Deactivate ClientID: PC
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [DEBUG][1] Going to dispose popup at end of animation
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [INFO][1] SSPlus Activate: 1

Could it be some characteristic of the extra element...

Code:

<Element name="HOverlayH" location="0,0" size="100,100">
<!--  <Rect location="0.99,0.99" size="99.98,99.98" fillColor="Transparent" borderColor="White" borderWidth="4.7"/> -->
  <Rect location="0,0" size="100,100" fillColor="BlueBackgroundMask" borderColor="Transparent" borderWidth="0"/>
  <Rect location="0,4" size="100,92" fillColor="Popup" borderColor="Transparent" borderWidth="0"/>
  <Text text="DON'T PANIC!!!" location="0,5" size="100,5" font="HugeRedFont" valign="Center" align="Center"/>
  <Image source="Help.jpg" location="1,12" size="99,78" fixedAspectRatio="true"/>
</Element>

I've tried changing the element name, size and location without success. I've also tried adding a text field based on a @variable to the element. It happens when I'm running as a ScreenSaver or a Plugin.

Rather ironic really, since I'm trying to simulate a sort of popup...

[sub]

Sorry, I dont understand the problem. What's happening? Is it activating the screen saver twice or something?

[ACTCMS]

Code:

2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [DEBUG][1] ActivatePopup: SSPlus
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [DEBUG][1] deactivating old popup: SSPlus
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [INFO][1] SSPlus Deactivate ClientID: PC
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [DEBUG][1] Going to dispose popup at end of animation
2012-04-18 16:52:53.542 [INFO][1] SSPlus Activate: 1

In this snippet, I had started SSPlus as a plugin - when this happens my Deactivate method is being called followed by my Activate method - I'm not aware of doing anything to cause this and I certainly don't want it to happen. If I don't have that last Element in my RenderList, the deactivate/activate doesn't happen.

[mvallevand]

What if you change "Don't" to "Don't"

Martin

[ACTCMS]

What if you change "Don't" to "Don't"

Martin

I took "don't" out altogether - but still joy...

Alex

[ACTCMS]

NPVR deactivates and then re-activates my screensaver plugin from time to time - no obvious pattern or cause that I can see...

Code:

2012-04-23 00:35:42.328    [DEBUG][1]    [FONT=Arial Black]ActivatePopup: SSPlus[/FONT]
2012-04-23 00:35:42.328    [DEBUG][1]    [FONT=Arial Black]deactivating old popup: SSPlus[/FONT]  
2012-04-23 00:35:42.328    [INFO][1]    SSPlus Deactivate ClientID: PC
2012-04-23 00:35:42.328    [DEBUG][1]    [FONT=Arial Black]Going to dispose popup at end of animation[/FONT]  
2012-04-23 00:35:42.328    [INFO][1]    SSPlus Activate: 1
...
2012-04-23 00:35:42.593    [DEBUG][1]    [FONT=Arial Black]Calling dispose on old popup(2): SSPlus[/FONT]

Are there a specific (or general) set of circumstances which would cause NPVR to de-activate and re-activate a screensaver, or any other plugin, without any user intervention - keypresses, etc?

Alex

[sub]

I checked the code and the only thing that should deactivate the screensaver should be if someone is calling PluginHelperFactory.GetPluginHelper().ActivatePopup(null), or if you're activating some other popup or screen.

The built in screen savers call this when you press a key, or click or move the mouse.

[ACTCMS]

Thanks for that sub - seems a fairy straightforward set of circumstances. I do call PluginHelperFactory.GetPluginHelper().ActivatePopup(null) when the user wants to exit the plugin/screensaver, but I'm not aware of trying to activate a popup or any other screen.

It looks like I've got a logic problem in my IScreenPlugin.OnKeyDown(...) method - maybe letting a keystroke through by returning false rather than true?

Alex

[sub]

It looks like I've got a logic problem in my IScreenPlugin.OnKeyDown(...) method - maybe letting a keystroke through by returning false rather than true?

Maybe - hard for me to know really.

If you dont make any progress on it, and can reproduce it on a fairly basic skeleton plugin, send it over and I'll take a look at the code for you.

[ACTCMS]

Maybe - hard for me to know really.

If you dont make any progress on it, and can reproduce it on a fairly basic skeleton plugin, send it over and I'll take a look at the code for you.

Thanks for the offer sub - I might have to take you up on that - I do have a few more things to try first though...