buzz,
great work my friend! lets work together on this and make is amazing!
i have an idea about automatically updating the current status of devices...
i've been looking at triggering events via python.
if we have the script automatically trigger the homeseer event that runs your update script, it will always have the latest update upon each refresh.
we can actually get more fancy and request status directly from hs (i do this on my asp pages) for each device, no need to a script and reading a text file. we can tackle that later. i do think auto-triggering the current status file update is a must do in the short term.
another thought i had is to create an ini file (i already have much of the format outlined) that the python reads and then will allow for total customization of the screen. i already have tons of transparent gifs i created and use on my asp that will work fine in xbmc (see screenshot, plus i have much more!
i have a few reasons for this...
a) i have several events i want buttons on the screen for.
b) i want 'status only' information on the screen.
- when my hs events run, they set text infomation (strings in hs speak) on some 'status only' devices. i want to display this information on the screen... tells the status of the security system, lighting on the aquarium, etc...
c) i don't want all my devices on the screen, only my most used.
my goal is to mimic my asp screens in functionality...