[solved] Latest iMon + Minidisplay (2 Viewers)

[Kotik]

So,

The problem occurs when MiniDisplay will try to parse the property #highlightedbutton from BasicHome.xml



If u remove this line then 2nd line is not being displayed, i figured this out when trying to find out which property is being used to detect button names.

So like i said some posts above it seems that MiniDisplay expects a valid name for the button to be present in BasicHome.xml and if that value is not there then it will end up displaying wrong info.

Searching deeper i found this thread LINK dated 2009.....

If u read the thread u will also see how to avoid the issue in any skin and it actually requires proper button labels in BasicHome.xml or for that matter in any menu, since MiniDisplay needs that info in order to function properly.

StreamedMP did resolve the issue back in 2009 this is why @Stéphane Lenclud cannot see the issue on his setup. The issue will appear on any display while using the MiniDisplay plugin.

@catavolt What can be done here? Currently DefaultWide has exactly the same issue since its BasicHome.xml is lacking proper button names.

 

[catavolt]

You could try to place this dummy button as first control into basichome.xml:

<control>
    <description>Dummy button for minidisplay</description>
    <type>button</type>
    <posX>2000</posX>
    <posY>0</posY>
    <id>0</id>
    <label>#(string.format('{0}',#highlightedbutton))</label>
    <textureFocus />
    <textureNoFocus />
    <colordiffuse>00000000</colordiffuse>
   </control>

Note that the button is displayed outside the sindow (<posX>2000</posX>)

*** EDIT***
You may also try to put the label string from above into the minidisplay setup (instead of #highlightedbutton)

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

StreamedMP did resolve the issue back in 2009 this is why @Stéphane Lenclud cannot see the issue on his setup.

I did try Titan and could not reproduce the issue there either, though admittedly I did not try very hard.

I does sound like a skin issue. It's actually one part of MiniDisplay I never looked into. I mostly worked at the driver level.
Great investigation work @Kotik , hope you can get the skinners to fix it.

 

[catavolt]

hope you can get the skinners to fix it.

possible solution is above your post

 

[azzuro]

Note that the button is displayed outside the sindow (<posX>2000</posX>)

i tried it, without sucess

 

[catavolt]

i tried it, without sucess

hmmmm, seems minidisplay does not support skin expressions?

 

[Kotik]

1st thanx for the suggestions @catavolt,

I didnt yet tried them out but if u wonder what kind of property values MiniDisplay is able to parse i can post them out.


Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

EDIT:

These are the properties MiniDisplay does support, u can normally see then here--->

But for me property browser doesn't even work... so i extracted them from MessageEditForm.cs on Master branch.

I am not sure if it is possible to add more properties that MiniDisplay could support, maybe @Stéphane Lenclud has some info about it and also some info as to why Property Browser doesnt work?


this.windowsList.Add("ALL WINDOWS");
this.propertyList.Clear();
this.propertyList.Add("#date");
this.propertyList.Add("#time");
this.propertyList.Add("#Day");
this.propertyList.Add("#SDOW");
this.propertyList.Add("#DOW");
this.propertyList.Add("#Month");
this.propertyList.Add("#SMOY");
this.propertyList.Add("#MOY");
this.propertyList.Add("#SY");
this.propertyList.Add("#Year");
this.propertyList.Add("#highlightedbutton");
this.propertyList.Add("#itemcount");
this.propertyList.Add("#selecteditem");
this.propertyList.Add("#selecteditem2");
this.propertyList.Add("#selectedthumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#homedate");
this.propertyList.Add("#title");
this.propertyList.Add("#paused");
this.propertyList.Add("#artist");
this.propertyList.Add("#album");
this.propertyList.Add("#track");
this.propertyList.Add("#year");
this.propertyList.Add("#comment");
this.propertyList.Add("#director");
this.propertyList.Add("#genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#cast");
this.propertyList.Add("#dvdlabel");
this.propertyList.Add("#imdbnumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#file");
this.propertyList.Add("#plot");
this.propertyList.Add("#plotoutline");
this.propertyList.Add("#rating");
this.propertyList.Add("#tagline");
this.propertyList.Add("#votes");
this.propertyList.Add("#credits");
this.propertyList.Add("#mpaarating");
this.propertyList.Add("#runtime");
this.propertyList.Add("#iswatched");
this.propertyList.Add("#thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#currentplaytime");
this.propertyList.Add("#currentremaining");
this.propertyList.Add("#shortcurrentremaining");
this.propertyList.Add("#shortcurrentplaytime");
this.propertyList.Add("#duration");
this.propertyList.Add("#shortduration");
this.propertyList.Add("#playlogo");
this.propertyList.Add("#playspeed");
this.propertyList.Add("#percentage");
this.propertyList.Add("#currentmodule");
this.propertyList.Add("#currentmoduleid");
this.propertyList.Add("#currentmodulefullscreenstate");
this.propertyList.Add("#channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.start");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.stop");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.current");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.start");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.stop");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.percent1");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.percent2");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.percent3");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.current");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Record.duration");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.start");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.stop");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.remaining");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.compositetitle");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.View.Percentage");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Next.start");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Next.stop");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Next.genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Next.title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Next.compositetitle");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Next.description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Day");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.SubTitle");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.CompositeTitle");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Time");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Duration");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.TimeFromNow");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.EpisodeName");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.SeriesNumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.EpisodeNumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.EpisodePart");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.EpisodeDetail");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Date");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.StarRating");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Classification");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Guide.Group");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Day");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Time");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Duration");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.TimeFromNow");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Description");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.EpisodeName");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.SeriesNumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.EpisodeNumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.EpisodePart");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.EpisodeDetail");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Date");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.StarRating");
this.propertyList.Add("#Radio.Guide.Classification");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.RecordedTV.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.RecordedTV.Time");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.RecordedTV.Description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.RecordedTV.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.RecordedTV.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Signal.Quality");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Scheduled.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Scheduled.Time");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Scheduled.Description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Scheduled.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Scheduled.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Scheduled.Channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Search.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Search.Time");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Search.Description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Search.thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Search.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#view");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Transcoding.Percentage");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Transcoding.File");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Transcoding.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Transcoding.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Transcoding.Description");
this.propertyList.Add("#TV.Transcoding.Channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.File");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Comment");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Artist");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Director");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Album");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Track");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Year");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Duration");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Plot");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.PlotOutline");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Cast");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.DVDLabel");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.IMDBNumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Rating");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.TagLine");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Votes");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Credits");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Runtime");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.MPAARating");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.IsWatched");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.ArtistThumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Lastfm.TrackTags");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Lastfm.SimilarArtists");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Lastfm.ArtistInfo");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Current.Lastfm.CurrentStream");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Thumb");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.File");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Title");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.CompositeTitle");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Genre");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Comment");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Artist");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Director");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Album");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Track");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Year");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Duration");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Plot");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.PlotOutline");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Channel");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Cast");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.DVDLabel");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.IMDBNumber");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Rating");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.TagLine");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Votes");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Credits");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.Runtime");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.MPAARating");
this.propertyList.Add("#Play.Next.IsWatched");
this.propertyList.Add("#Lastfm.Rating.AlbumTrack1");
this.propertyList.Add("#Lastfm.Rating.AlbumTrack2");
this.propertyList.Add("#Lastfm.Rating.AlbumTrack3");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.time");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.name1");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.name2");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.name3");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.name4");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.name5");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.score1");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.score2");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.score3");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.score4");
this.propertyList.Add("#numberplace.score5");
this.propertyList.Add("#facadeview.viewmode");
this.propertyList.Add("#cur2rentmodule");
this.propertyList.Add("#currentsleeptime");
this.propertyList.Add("#burner_title");
this.propertyList.Add("#burner_perc");
this.propertyList.Add("#burner_size");
this.propertyList.Add("#burner_info");
this.propertyList.Add("#convert_info");
this.propertyList.Add("#curheader");
this.propertyList.Add("#trackduration");
this.propertyList.Add("#fps");
this.propertyList.Add("#WizardCountry");
this.propertyList.Add("#WizardCountryCode");
this.propertyList.Add("#WizardCity");
this.propertyList.Add("#WizardCityUrl");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.Analog.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.ATSC.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.DVBC.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.DVBS.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.DVBT.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.EPG.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.Remote.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#Wizard.General.Done");
this.propertyList.Add("#InternetAccess");
this.propertyList.Add("#tetris_score");
this.propertyList.Add("#tetris_lines");
this.propertyList.Add("#tetris_level");
this.propertyList.Add("#tetris_highscore");
this.propertyList.Add("#Actor.Name");
this.propertyList.Add("#Actor.DateOfBirth");
this.propertyList.Add("#Actor.PlaceOfBirth");
this.propertyList.Add("#Actor.Biography");
this.propertyList.Add("#Actor.Movies");

 

[catavolt]

THX, @Kotik
Let me explain a bit:
#highlightedbutton is a kind of internal MP property and is always available with the correct value, whether it is explicitly set in a label or not.
I use it e.g. to determine the latest media shown on the BasicHome: string.contains(#highlightedbutton,VIDEO2).
In this case VIDEO2 is TVSeries.
So the label string <label>#(string.format('{0}',#highlightedbutton))</label> results in "TVSeries".
If minidisplay doesn´t show it correct, then there must something be done within that plugin.
You may test that the above string works correct, when you use this code in BasicHome:

<control>
    <description>Dummy button for minidisplay</description>
    <type>button</type>
    <posX>800</posX>
    <posY>20</posY>
    <id>0</id>
    <label>#(string.format('{0}',#highlightedbutton))</label>
    <textureFocus />
    <textureNoFocus />
    <colordiffuse>ffffffff</colordiffuse>
   </control>

Then the label of the actual focussed button is shown at the top in the middle of BasicHome screen

 

[Kotik]

So had some time to test out ur suggestion @catavolt and indeed it works within MP, i do get the item name at the top of the MP screen but in MiniDisplay Debug i am getting this ---->#hedit.main.use.4

Below u will see the logic MiniDisplay is using in order to provide info.



By using this logic it will display #currentmodule in Line 1 (VFDs got 2 lines) and this one works fine, so it will display HOME.

In the 2nd Line it should display the #highlightedbutton but apparently it doesn't, although looking now at the code it has a 2nd parameter #selecteditem.

Any ideas?

 

[catavolt]

Could you pls. try this at the top of BasicHome.xml:

<define>#selecteditem:#(string.format('{0}',#highlightedbutton))</define>
  <!--rememberLastFocusedControl>yes</rememberLastFocusedControl-->
<controls>
  <control>
    <description>Dummy button for minidisplay</description>
    <type>button</type>
    <posX>2000</posX>
    <posY>0</posY>
    <id>2</id>
    <label>#selecteditem</label>
    <textureFocus />
    <textureNoFocus />
    <colordiffuse>00000000</colordiffuse>
   </control>

With that extra define above the <controls> property I try to assign the value of #(string.format('{0}',#highlightedbutton)) to #selecteditem, and then in the 1st control below <controls> I try to set #selecteditem as label