Control like combo box .....

slinuxgeek · 2012-03-15 07:51

Is there any control which can display pull down menu or combo box , which occupies place of single control like textbox or button, but when you click on the arrow on right side of it , it will display list of choices , you select one choice ,
then list disappears & the selected choice text appears on the control as label & according to selection some action is fired.

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Thank You.

**jmarshall** · 2012-03-15 08:03

No.

Hitcher · 2012-03-15 11:07

But it's possible to make your own.

When you click the button set focus on a list control (which is hidden unless focused) which contains the choices. When a choice is selected set focus back to the button which displays the string you picked.

slinuxgeek · 2012-03-15 14:34

Hi, Hitcher Thanks for Help.
I tried your suggestion , I put one list control (with two choices) just below a button with following condition:
<visible>Control.HasFocus(4) | Control.HasFocus(5) </visible>

where 4 is id of button & 5 is id of the list control. when I move mouse over button the list becomes visible otherwise not visible. This is ok but I want to that list should be visible when I click on the button not just focus,
so what should be the condition in <visible> ?? </visible> of list control ?

And when I click on a choice of the list control the action is performed which I have written in
<onclick> ... </onclick>
but the label of the above button should also be changed as with selected choice label & list should become invisible.
So how can I do that?

Please HELP Thank You.

`Black · 2012-03-15 14:43

Add <visible allowhiddenfocus="true">Control.HasFocus(5)</visible> to the list control. To your button add <onclick>SetFocus(5)</onclick>.

To your list items add <onclick>SetString(choice,label of the item)</onclick>. You can display the string with $INFO[Skin.String(choice)].

slinuxgeek · 2012-03-15 15:08

Oh Thank You `Black its working !! Smile

Ah but it tricked me !!
I move the mouse to the button & click it so it fires : SetFocus(5) means list becomes visible , then I move my mouse pointer to point to the list , in the mid time the button again gains the focus & list becomes invisible.

How can I resolve the issue ?

Thanks for Help .

jmarshall Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 24,523 Joined: Oct 2003 Reputation: 138	2012-03-15 08:03 Post: #2 No. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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Hitcher Skilled Skinner Posts: 9,935 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 67 Location: Eastleigh, UK	2012-03-15 11:07 Post: #3 But it's possible to make your own. When you click the button set focus on a list control (which is hidden unless focused) which contains the choices. When a choice is selected set focus back to the button which displays the string you picked.
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`Black Skilled Skinner Posts: 2,018 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 50 Location: Germany	2012-03-15 14:43 Post: #5 Add <visible allowhiddenfocus="true">Control.HasFocus(5)</visible> to the list control. To your button add <onclick>SetFocus(5)</onclick>. To your list items add <onclick>SetString(choice,label of the item)</onclick>. You can display the string with $INFO[Skin.String(choice)]. (This post was last modified: 2012-03-15 14:45 by `Black.)
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