1.x plugin development

[sub]

When I've got some more time available, I'll post more info for you guys on developing 1.x plugins, some tutorials etc, but in the mean time I wanted to get you some samples to look at.

For those that have developed plugins in the past, 1.x plugin is basically the same in that it implements the old IMenuTask interface, but in addition it also implements the new IUiTask interface. This IUiTask interface has a new method called GetRenderList() which is used to get a list of images and their location on the screen that make up the picture.

There some new base classes and control that really help simplify plugin development. These base classes are used in the first two samples below, and make it easy to do plugins that have buttons + list (for example Video Library, Recordings etc), or buttons + data (for example Weather plugin etc).

See attached

1) simple Hello World plugin, using the BaseButtonListUiTask base to show a list of button on the left, list view on the right, much like the Video Library, Recording screen etc.

2) Weather plugin skeleton. This was a skeleton I supplied to Jeff, gives the basic layout of the weather plugin... a few buttons on the left, data one the right, simple popup.

3) DVD Ripper plugin. This was a fully functioning DVD Ripper plugin using the new GUI.

4) Tile plugin, showing some advanced animation techniques, similar to those seen in Vista MCE.

EDIT: attachments removed, but you can access them here: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Devel...odeSamples

[kendrak24]

Hm. The Hello.zip doesn't contain any source code, just the dll and skin...

[sub]

Ah, right you are. Try downloading the attachment again. It now has the code.

[kendrak24]

Thanks, that was quick! :-)

[kendrak24]

Sub, you don't happen to have some example of button handling in popups (like in recording details)? Is there something like e.g. BaseButtonUiTask but for popups? Or am I stuck with handling everything "manually" as before?

TIA

[sub]

There is a popup base class used in the weather plugin sample (for adding a city). It does the basic popup, but its up to you to add whatever controls you want to show on the popup.

[kendrak24]

Yeah, I looked at that example, but the popup just contain one control... But thanks for the answer. At least I now know that there isn't anything resembling the BaseButtonUiTask or BaseButtonListUiTask for popups. Just wanted to check that before starting...

[sub]

Yeah, I looked at that example, but the popup just contain one control...

Thats all that was required for that example. There was nothing to stop you adding additional controls.

At least I now know that there isn't anything resembling the BaseButtonUiTask or BaseButtonListUiTask for popups. Just wanted to check that before starting...

There probably will be something like that in the future, buts I havnt needed it yet, so just the simple popup base class at this stage.

[Jeff]

I've been testing my plug-ins and I've noticed that my OnKeyDown() handler is not called when the Menu key is pressed. It seems like PVRX2 always consumes these and returns to the main menu.

Jeff

[sub]

To be honest, I cant remember. I'm out of town for a couple of days, so not in front of my development PC to check.