Noobie Here!

[sub]

Code:

// create button strip, but hide it by default
            uiButtonStrip = new UiButtonStrip("ButtonList", new string[] {"Test1", "Test2", Test3"}, this, new Hashtable(), skinHelper);

Override the ButtonStripCallback() callback method, so you can handle the button clicks ("Test1", "Test2", "Test3").

[jrockow]

I've noticed in some of your popup skins "@controlSelected" and "@controlNotSelected".
Can you explain how you use these?

How can I return the value of the "OID" in the selected object?
(previously I issued the "showTimes.Add(item)" command to write it there)

Having a heck of a time getting anything going with your instructions for adding a second buttonlist.

Not sure what you mean by your last thread. Sorry for being such a noobie.
If you could provide any more details I would appreciate it!

[sub]

I've noticed in some of your popup skins "@controlSelected" and "@controlNotSelected".
Can you explain how you use these?

The list control set these depending on if the control is selected or not. ie, so the skin file can specify a slightly different highlighted row look depending on if the control is selected to receive input (vs a list which is on the screen, but not the selected/active control).

How can I return the value of the "OID" in the selected object?
(previously I issued the "showTimes.Add(item)" command to write it there)

You can use myList.GetSelectedObject() to get the currently selected item.

Not sure what you mean by your last thread. Sorry for being such a noobie.
If you could provide any more details I would appreciate it!

Which thread?

[jrockow]

#51

[sub]

It'd pretty much the same as adding a list control.

Create an instance of the UiButton strip when you create your other list controls (usually in Initialise() method)

Code:

// create button strip, but hide it by default
            mySecondButtonStrip = new UiButtonStrip("ButtonList", new string[] {"Test1", "Test2", Test3"}, this, new Hashtable(), skinHelper);

Add it to the render list:

Code:

public List<UiElement> GetRenderList()
        {
            List<UiElement> renderList = new List<UiElement>();
            renderList.AddRange(listShowNames.GetRenderList());
            renderList.AddRange(listShowTimes.GetRenderList());
            renderList.AddRange(mySecondButtonStrip.GetRenderList());
            return renderList;
        }

Get notifications of button presses in the ButtonStripCallback() method.

Code:

public override void ButtonStripCallback(string button)
        {
            if (button == "Test1")
            {
                 ...do something...
            }
            else if (button == "Test2")
            {
                 ...do something else...
            }
            else
            {
                  base.ButtonStripCallback(button);
            |}
        }

[jrockow]

Still no joy with the extra button list.
Now whenever I try to run the plugin nothing happens.
NPVR just stays on the main menu screen.


These are the 2 lines of code I added......(in addition to the ButtonStripCallback sub)

Dim ExtraButtonStrip = New UiButtonStrip("MyExtraButtonList", New String() {"Test1"}, Me, New Hashtable(), skinHelper)
renderList.AddRange(ExtraButtonStrip.GetRenderList())


This is my buttonlist element that I added to the skin file.....

<Element name="MyExtraButtonList" location="0,45" size="15,5" alpha="255">
<RoundedRect visible="@button1Selected" location="2,4" size="18,75.28" fillColor="#444444" borderColor="Transparent" radius="0.52" borderWidth="0.15"/>
<Text text="@button1" name="@button1" location="2,0" size="16,80" font="DefaultReverseSmall" align="Center" valign="Center"/>
</Element>





Also, no progress yet with listShowTimes.GetSelectedObject().

I was testing this statement earlier and couldn't figure out how to get it working.
I'm trying to single out the OID, which is actually hidden in my skin file.
I want to use the OID to get the epg events of the selected show.

<Element name="ShowTimeListItemSelected" location="30,48" size="70,4" alpha="200" alphaFade="true">
<RoundedRect location="2,1" size="96,98" fillColor="White" borderColor="Transparent" radius="1" borderWidth="0"/>
<Text text="@showtime" location="3,0" size="50,100" font="DefaultReverse" align="Left" valign="Center"/>
<Text text="@date" location="55,0" size="75,100" font="DefaultReverse" align="Left" valign="Center"/>
<!-- <Text text="@oid" location="35,0" size="94,100" font="DefaultReverse" align="Left" valign="Center"/> -->
</Element>

[jrockow]

For what it's worth, if I remove the renderlist line I still can't get the plugin to run.
I guess it has to do with the DIM line?

[sub]

You'd probably need to send me your code to try here. I can't guess what you've done wrong.

[jrockow]

I'll keep working on it for a little while longer, but if I send it, you realize it's all in VB?

[sub]

but if I send it, you realize it's all in VB?

Yeah, I'll cringe, but I should be able to follow it.