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bhlonewolf
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I'm trying to build my first control center by adding a couple of buttons and some text that describes the current state of some global variables.
I'm not quite sure how to pull this off -- I understand the macros/formulas, etc., just can't figure this out.
Any pointers?
Thanks,
Brian
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BTW -- I got how to change the text using, say, ph_setccobjtext() ... I'm hoping to do 2 things:
1) plug into the initialize or startup of the form to set all the values. For example, if you want a button to change colors (yellow for on and grey for off), how do set the initial state?
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2) this probably isn't possible but poll for changes and update the form?
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Changing Control Center button text is not hard.
You'll need to use...
ph_setccobjtext( tabid, id, text )
Something like...
ph_setccobjtext( "AUDIO", "TB10", "{WINAMP ARTIST} - {WINAMP SONG}")
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You would set the initial state in the CC edit mode, then update. You would then specify a macro to run when the CC opens in Setup, Control Center, Run Macro on Open.
I thought there was an update command. I'll dig more.
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bhlonewolf
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Hi Tony,
Many thanks for the reply again and I should've explained a bit more -- but in fiddling with it this evening I've probably answered my own question.
I figured how to change the buttons color/text ... but my issue was with automating this process -- for example, when the control center form opens, how to reflect the correct state of the buttons.
Then, I kind of realized I'm guessing it's all done via triggers and macros. I created a macro for refreshing the control center status for each device I care about.
I see a startup macro in the event log getting triggered -- is there a way to specify an additional startup macro to execute?
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bhlonewolf
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Ah -- just did a search:
"If you create a macro with an ID of STARTUP, this macro will be executed automatically everytime PowerHome is started."
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Thanks Tony -- looks good! Discovering new stuff in PH all the time :)
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