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<blockquote data-quote="ltfearme" data-source="post: 646268" data-attributes="member: 52219">Re: Extensions Plugin for MpeInstaller (Updated on 30-07-2010)Dukus, may I make a suggestion for skinning the info screen. Currently the skinner needs to use the relevant properties e.g. #MPE.Selected.isinstalled to determine if a button should be visible. This ends up with gaps when using a Stack Layout.I think if you just controlled all that from the plugin it would be much better. I suggest in code you change the Enabled state rather than visibility as most skins will probably want to show a gapless list of controls.On the topic of the GUI Buttons, I would suggest making the Install/Uninstall and Enable/Disable as ToggleButtons...So you will have two controls instead of 4, making this change will break skins though.EDIT: after some thought Install/Uninstall would not be good as a toggle button but perhaps a single button which basically changes its label and function based on its state.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ltfearme, post: 646268, member: 52219"] [b]Re: Extensions Plugin for MpeInstaller (Updated on 30-07-2010)[/b] Dukus, may I make a suggestion for skinning the info screen. Currently the skinner needs to use the relevant properties e.g. #MPE.Selected.isinstalled to determine if a button should be visible. This ends up with gaps when using a [B]Stack Layout[/B]. I think if you just controlled all that from the plugin it would be much better. I suggest in code you change the [B]Enabled[/B] state rather than visibility as most skins will probably want to show a gapless list of controls. On the topic of the GUI Buttons, I would suggest making the Install/Uninstall and Enable/Disable as [B]ToggleButtons[/B]...So you will have two controls instead of 4, making this change will break skins though. EDIT: after some thought Install/Uninstall would not be good as a toggle button but perhaps a single button which basically changes its label and function based on its state. [/QUOTE]

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