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Question about actionID,buttonid and thumb sticks - BigBellyBilly - 2008-02-27
Can anyone clear up a few points for me;
When using WindowXML or DialogXML and their onAction()
1) against the param 'action', should I be trapping action.getId() or just acting purely upon action.getButtonCode() ?
I ask as the thumb sticks don't seem consotent in their actionID reporting.
eg
left stick gives no actionID (0) AND a buttonCode in (280, 281, 282, 283)
for right thumb stick, actionID in (88, 89, 124, 125) AND a buttonCode in (266, 267, 268, 269)
so, why no actionID for left thumb stick ?
2) When onAction() traps a buttonCode for right thumb stick UP or DOWN and does <my own action> it still causes the volume control to be displayed.
How can I prevent the volume control from receiving an action?
Can it be disabled via a skin builtin ?
3) If you use a thumbstick it calls onAction repeatedly, I have to set a 'ready' flag to ignore following unwanted onAction calls, setting 'ready' ok when processing of the first onAction() is complete.
Is this the correct behaviour ?
These question have come about as I'm updating more of my scripts on be XML based.
Anyone help ?
BBB
- Nuka1195 - 2008-02-27
1. I wouldn't use buttoncode unless you need thumbsticks or triggers, just use action. i learned that i did not have all codes for controllers available to linux. so i switched back to just the action. no need for getId()
2. there was a patch to prevent that i thought, but it may have been taken out. i don't see anything in the manual, so it is expected behavior.
3. look at "Ambient Light Control Pad" in scripting svn on how to use thumbsticks.
- BigBellyBilly - 2008-02-27
yeah. buttonCode just for thumb sticks, seems most reliable and it does seem to be working if i use my own 'ready' flag. bit of a bodge thou.
I looked at your ALCP but you just use left thumbstick.
It is just the up/down on right thumb stick thats giving me the unwanted volume control animation. I'll just have to not use it.
cheers
- Nuka1195 - 2008-02-27
that's what i did, just not use it. Volume is globally mapped.
i'm almost positive there was a patch by asteron to do what you want, but it must have been removed.