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<blockquote data-quote="knutinh" data-source="post: 90374" data-attributes="member: 14776">The lcd-plugin thread is getting really long. Id lik to start a thread on how people are using Joe Daltons plugin for best results.First I am trying to understand the xml tags used:&lt;Message Status=&quot;blabla&quot;&gt;This is the &quot;event&quot; that triggers a given display. possible:&quot;Idle&quot;&quot;Action&quot; -&gt; &lt;Window&gt;&quot;PlayingMusic&quot;&quot;PlayingRadio&quot;&quot;PlayingTV&quot;&quot;PlayingRecording&quot;&quot;Timeshifting&quot;&quot;PlayingDVD&quot;&quot;PlayingVideo&quot;By putting code inside the Message tags, you are connecting functionality to the givencondition: &lt;Message Status=&quot;blabla&quot;&gt;&lt;/Message&gt;Then you simply specify the wanted functionality one line at a time:&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;Line Alignment=&quot;Centered&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Text Value=&quot;Hello World!&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/Line&gt;The alignement can be Centered, Left or Right&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Property Value=&quot;#TV.View.channel&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Parse Value=&quot;: #TV.View.title&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;NotNull Value=&quot;#TV.View.title&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/Parse&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Text Value=&quot;: #736&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;IsNull Value=&quot;#TV.View.title&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/Text&gt;&lt;Window&gt;1&lt;/Window&gt; ?#currentmodule#time#TV.View.channel#TV.View.title#736#TV.View.start;#TV.View.stopsubtract: &quot;-&amp;gt;&quot;TV Programs on ##TV.Guide.Day#highlightedbutton#selecteditem#Play.Current.Title#Play.Current.Artist#Play.Current.Album#currentplaytime#duration(#112) ?#pausedText progressbar:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=71232&amp;highlight=TextProgressBar#post71232" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=71232&amp;highlight=TextProgressBar#post71232</a>example: [#####------][code]&nbsp; &lt;Line Alignment=&quot;Left&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;TextProgressBar StartChar=&quot;[&quot; EndChar=&quot;]&quot; ValueChar=&quot;#&quot; FillChar=&quot;-&quot; Length=&quot;16&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ValueProperty Value=&quot;#currentplaytime&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;TargetProperty Value=&quot;#duration&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/TextProgressBar&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Text Value=&quot; (#112)&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;NotNull Value=&quot;#paused&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/Text&gt;[/code]PerformanceCounter:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=54487&amp;highlight=performancecounter#post54487" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=54487&amp;highlight=performancecounter#post54487</a>[code]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Parse Value=&quot;#time &quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;PerformanceCounter CategoryName=&quot;Processor&quot; CounterName=&quot;% Processor Time&quot; InstanceName=&quot;_Total&quot; Format=&quot;##0&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Text Value=&quot;% CPU&quot;/&gt;[/code]Swap characters (usefull if your lcd does not support all your accented chars:[code]&nbsp; &lt;TranslateFrom&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;string&gt;©&lt;/string&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/TranslateFrom&gt;&nbsp; &lt;TranslateTo&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;string&gt;(c)&lt;/string&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/TranslateTo&gt;[/code]Define custom characters is even better if your display supports it:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=1709&amp;page=69" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=1709&amp;page=69</a>[code]&lt;CustomCharacters&gt;&lt;CustomCharacter&gt;&lt;int&gt;0&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;4&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;0&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;14&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;1&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;15&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;17&lt;/int&gt;&lt;int&gt;15&lt;/int&gt;&lt;/CustomCharacter&gt;&lt;/CustomCharacters&gt;&lt;TranslateFrom&gt;&lt;string&gt;å&lt;/string&gt;&lt;/TranslateFrom&gt;&lt;TranslateTo&gt;&lt;string&gt;&amp;#x0&lt;/string&gt;&lt;/TranslateTo&gt;[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="knutinh, post: 90374, member: 14776"] The lcd-plugin thread is getting really long. Id lik to start a thread on how people are using Joe Daltons plugin for best results. First I am trying to understand the xml tags used: <Message Status="blabla"> This is the "event" that triggers a given display. possible: "Idle" "Action" -> <Window> "PlayingMusic" "PlayingRadio" "PlayingTV" "PlayingRecording" "Timeshifting" "PlayingDVD" "PlayingVideo" By putting code inside the Message tags, you are connecting functionality to the givencondition: <Message Status="blabla"> </Message> Then you simply specify the wanted functionality one line at a time: <Line Alignment="Centered"> <Text Value="Hello World!" /> </Line> The alignement can be Centered, Left or Right <Property Value="#TV.View.channel" /> <Parse Value=": #TV.View.title"> <NotNull Value="#TV.View.title" /> </Parse> <Text Value=": #736"> <IsNull Value="#TV.View.title" /> </Text> <Window>1</Window> ? #currentmodule #time #TV.View.channel #TV.View.title #736 #TV.View.start; #TV.View.stop subtract: "->" TV Programs on ##TV.Guide.Day #highlightedbutton #selecteditem #Play.Current.Title #Play.Current.Artist #Play.Current.Album #currentplaytime #duration (#112) ? #paused Text progressbar: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=71232&highlight=TextProgressBar#post71232[/url] example: [#####------] [code] <Line Alignment="Left"> <TextProgressBar StartChar="[" EndChar="]" ValueChar="#" FillChar="-" Length="16"> <ValueProperty Value="#currentplaytime" /> <TargetProperty Value="#duration" /> </TextProgressBar> <Text Value=" (#112)"> <NotNull Value="#paused" /> </Text> [/code] PerformanceCounter: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=54487&highlight=performancecounter#post54487[/url] [code] <Parse Value="#time " /> <PerformanceCounter CategoryName="Processor" CounterName="% Processor Time" InstanceName="_Total" Format="##0"/> <Text Value="% CPU"/> [/code] Swap characters (usefull if your lcd does not support all your accented chars: [code] <TranslateFrom> <string>©</string> </TranslateFrom> <TranslateTo> <string>(c)</string> </TranslateTo> [/code] Define custom characters is even better if your display supports it: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=1709&page=69[/url] [code] <CustomCharacters> <CustomCharacter> <int>0</int> <int>4</int> <int>0</int> <int>14</int> <int>1</int> <int>15</int> <int>17</int> <int>15</int> </CustomCharacter> </CustomCharacters> <TranslateFrom> <string>å</string> </TranslateFrom> <TranslateTo> <string>&#x0</string> </TranslateTo> [/code] [/QUOTE]

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