Plugin: Ask for user input

MrFinn · 2010-10-01 00:34

I can't find it in the forum or the wiki, is there a way to ask for a user to input some text in a plugin?

Basically I want to ask a user for a string, then search a website based on that string.

Thanks.

**jmarshall** · 2010-10-01 00:46

Various plugins do this - basically you pop up the virtual keyboard to grab the string.

Take a nosy through the youtube plugin as an example perhaps? A simple example where this is done that we can add to the docs would be useful.

Cheers,
Jonathan

linuxluemmel · 2010-10-01 00:59

MrFinn Wrote:I can't find it in the forum or the wiki, is there a way to ask for a user to input some text in a plugin?

Basically I want to ask a user for a string, then search a website based on that string.

Thanks.

Here is a sample

Code:

#########################################################

# Function  : GUIEditExportName                         #

#########################################################

# Parameter :                                           #

#                                                       #

# name        sugested name for export                  #

#                                                       # 

# Returns   :                                           #

#                                                       #

# name        name of export excluding any extension    #

#                                                       #

#########################################################

def GUIEditExportName(name):

    exit = True 

    while (exit):

          kb = xbmc.Keyboard('default', 'heading', True)

          kb.setDefault(name)

          kb.setHeading(__language__(33223))

          kb.setHiddenInput(False)

          kb.doModal()

          if (kb.isConfirmed()):

              name_confirmed  = kb.getText()

              name_correct = name_confirmed.count(' ')

              if (name_correct):

                 GUIInfo(2,__language__(33224)) 

              else: 

                   name = name_confirmed

                   exit = False

          else:

              GUIInfo(2,__language__(33225)) 

    return(name)

#########################################################

MrFinn · 2010-10-01 22:20

Nice, that worked great. Thanks.

MrFinn Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-10-01 00:34 Post: #1 I can't find it in the forum or the wiki, is there a way to ask for a user to input some text in a plugin? Basically I want to ask a user for a string, then search a website based on that string. Thanks.
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MrFinn Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-10-01 22:20 Post: #4 Nice, that worked great. Thanks.
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