scripting onclick & object type » Forum Post by Troy Ruiz

RomanDA

Join Date 12/2003

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im not sure i understand what it is your wanting to change.

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i'll try explane it better:
there's like a main menu on my desktop & several submenu's
instead of cloning the same menu each time, the script looks up in an external file what the behavior of the objects in the submenu must be...

this works fine, but for some objects I would like to control it's onclick behaviour & it's type (object controller or shortcut)

I only found doc on mouseenter mouseleave statechange... didn't saw anything about the for example in VBA known OnClick event

Is this more clear??

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SirSmiley

Join Date 06/2005

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If you mean the Object Type: Shortcut - Folders menu. That can't be scripted.

For onclick look under Object Callbacks.
Function Object_OnLButtonDown(x, y),
Function Object_OnRButtonDown(x, y),
Function Object_OnLButtonUp(x, y, Dragged),
Function Object_OnRButtonUp(x, y, Dragged)

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Tiggz

Join Date 08/2003

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Perhaps create several, invisible template objects, one configured as a shortcut, one a layer, one a URL etc, then use these as templates for cloning.

I don't think you need object controllers as you can do what they do using script.

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Thanks guys!

If like SirSmiley says the Object Type can't be scripted , I'll need Tiggz work-a-round... altough it's less neath... Perhaps something for a next desktopx version??

I'm going to try it all out right now!

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Hi

I think I can see where your headed for.I would use hidden objects to add these variables,Then use on mouse up messages to call whatever variable I wanted to use.

(Button 1) wants to hide (group a) and show (group b)and other objects also wish to also.

So create (hidden object 1)It's set to hide (group a)as an object controller and

create (hidden object 2)It's set to hide (group b)as an object controller then send a

(Mouse up) message from (Buttun 1) to the hidden object or use any other object to

send from.

This way one object can do many things yet each called object does it's own thing.

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Hey again,

I just ran into another problem; might be caused by migh programming skills so it's probably a stupid question...

can we set the Object_OnLeftButtonDown(x,y) function from an object through an external script?

so for example in the script of object1 changing what's in object2 OnLeftButtonDown function...

Thanks again!

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SirSmiley

Join Date 06/2005

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Yes, just tried it. This snippet is being called from an object named "test" and moves the second object Left by 25px every time "test" is clicked. I stick to using Up instead of down in case I have animations, etc.

Code: vbscript
Function Object_OnLButtonUp(x, y, dragged)
	If not dragged then
		DesktopX.Object("test2").Left=DesktopX.Object("test2").Left+25
	End If
End Function

If you want to try something like Tiggz suggested then here's a thread similar to that.
Scripting a Popup Shortcut

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Seems to be that i wasn't clear enough; what you are telking about i allready have in the script...

i would like to go one level deeper into that...

let me explane following your example:

with object "a" "b" & "c" I want to define what will happen when i click on object "test" ex: a moves test2 +25 b -25 and c +100 to the top instead...

I am afraid I am running into the limits of the program, I am used to make web-based stuff on this way with java, DOM and/or php...

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Seems to be that i wasn't clear enough; what you are telking about i allready have in the script...

i would like to go one level deeper into that...

let me explane following your example:

with object "a" "b" & "c" I want to define what will happen when i click on object "test" ex: a moves test2 +25 b -25 and c +100 to the top instead...

I am afraid I am running into the limits of the program, I am used to make web-based stuff on this way with java, DOM and/or php...

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SirSmiley

Join Date 06/2005

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Is this what you mean?

Create four objects named : objMain, objA, objB, objC

I referenced the external script from objMain and all other objects were child objects with parent set as objMain and child status set to No. This is a vbscript but, as long as it is well formed should work as a text file.

This script moves them from their current screen positions:

Code: vbscript
Dim oMain : Set oMain = DesktopX.Object("objMain")
Dim A : Set A = DesktopX.Object("objA")
Dim B : Set B = DesktopX.Object("objB")
Dim C : Set C = DesktopX.Object("objC")
Function Object_OnLButtonUp(x, y, dragged)
If not dragged then
	Call MoveObjects
End If
End Function
Sub MoveObjects
A.Left = A.Left+25
B.Left = B.Left-25
C.Top = C.Top-100	' Moves toward the top
' The Below Code moves the objects to specific screen positions
'A.Left = +25
'B.Left = -25
'C.Top = +100
End Sub

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No ... im afraid it isn't possible; I wanted to centralize all the scripting
So that on loading desktopx all settings would be written to the objects...

Desktopx is to limited for me I think...

Now i am trying to change the parent of en object... doesn't get it working neather...
-> I made multiple buttons and a little text which should show up on mouseover... so one extra object must be enough in theory...

Thanks for trying to understabd me

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SirSmiley

Join Date 06/2005

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You can't write scripts to the objects directly but, you could use an include statement in a base object(for cloning) then create an external script file for each new object.
That could be called by referencing a variable to an ini file or the Object.Comments field.

Scripting can be centralized to one main script all the objects just need to be child objects. Also, you can script parent child relationships.

If you want drop me a download link via pm or email my the object(s) and I'll have a look at it. My email's at my user page.

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