Strings not found by WindowXMLDialog

goocreations · 2012-09-24 11:57

I'm relativly new to XBMC, so sorry if this is a stupid question. I have a custom WindowXMLDialog with the following markup:

Code:

<window id="5000" type="dialog">

    <zorder>9999</zorder>

    <coordinates>

        <posx>780</posx>

        <posy>0</posy>

    </coordinates>

    <controls>

        <control type="label" id="5002">

            <description>heading</description>

            <width>550</width>

            <height>20</height>

            <label>$LOCALIZE[30001] :</label>

        </control>

    </controls>

</window>

And my English strings.xml file looks as follows:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>

<strings>

    <string id="30000">Local Path</string>

    <string id="30001">Caching files</string>

</strings>

The problem is that the string is never retirieved. In my GUI only the : is shown on the label. I also tried:

Code:

<label>30001</label>

without success. I checked and my XBMC language is set to English, my strings.xml is in the correct directory (resources/language/English/strings.xml). I'm running XBMC 11.0 on Ubuntu 12.04.

I've managed to use the default XBMC strings, eg:

Code:

<label>154</label>

and it works, but my own IDs don't. Does anyone have an idea why?

**spiff** · 2012-09-24 14:51

use $ADDON[30001] and smile.

goocreations · 2012-09-24 15:25

If I do that, my dialog doesn't even show. And there is nothing in the debug log file that points to an error.

**ronie** · 2012-09-24 15:48

$LOCALIZE[SCRIPT30001]

goocreations · 2012-09-24 15:51

Nope ronie, that also returns an empty string.

**alanwww1** · 2012-09-24 16:24

Are you sure you don't have a strings.po file in the same directory ? In that case xbmc uses the po file not the xml file, therefore your string in the xml file will never show up.

**ronie** · 2012-09-24 16:30

(2012-09-24 15:51)goocreations Wrote: Nope ronie, that also returns an empty string.

it should work, though it could be you can't use certain string id's that way.
give it a shot with $LOCALIZE[SCRIPT650]

goocreations · 2012-09-27 21:29

Somehow I didn't get email notifications on your reply, so sorry for my late response.

No, I don't have any .po files
Yes, $LOCALIZE[SCRIPT650] works. So seems like you can't use any IDs. The development doc stated that one should use IDs 30000 and onwards. So is this not true? Any range I should use without breaking XBMCs strings?

Adding to this, in your settings file, you have something like this:

<setting id="batchmode" type="enum" label="30005" values="Value1|Value2" />

Now then label is replace by the language string. Is there any way the value itself (eg: Value1 and Value2) can be replaced by language strings?

giftie · 2012-09-29 03:05

On my script cdART Manager I use the following in my XML file

Code:

<label>$ADDON[script.cdartmanager 32000]</label>

Never had an issue.

And yes you can use string ids for the values

spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,174 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2012-09-24 14:51 Post: #2 use $ADDON[30001] and smile. 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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goocreations Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: Sep 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-09-24 15:25 Post: #3 If I do that, my dialog doesn't even show. And there is nothing in the debug log file that points to an error.
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ronie Team-XBMC Member Posts: 8,247 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 108	2012-09-24 15:48 Post: #4 $LOCALIZE[SCRIPT30001] Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not PM or 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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goocreations Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: Sep 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-09-24 15:51 Post: #5 Nope ronie, that also returns an empty string.
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