MessageBox selectors

jfarrow · Feb 24th 2023

When using selectors as a component of a MessageBox the values are displayed in a random order when rendered in the GUI. Is this expected or a bug?

Code

local function attributeTimings()
    local attList ={["Shape"]=8, ["Control"]=7, ["Focus"]=6, ["Beam"]=5, ["Color"]=4, ["Gobo"]=3, ["Pos"]=2, ["Dim"]=1}
    local options = {
        icon = "time",
        backColor = "Global.PartlySelected",
        title = "Attribute Cue Timings",
        message = "Set Attribute Fade / Delay Times for the current cue",
        commands = {{ value = 1, name = "Ok" }, { value = 0, name = "Cancel" } },
        inputs = {{ name = "Fade Time",  value = "" },{ name = "Delay Time", value = "" },},
        selectors = {{ name="Attribute", selectedValue=1, values=attList, type=1}},
    }
    local r = MessageBox(options)

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Luke · Feb 24th 2023

Hi there,

It's difficult to classify this under "expected" or "bug".

However, this is not the intended output, obviously.

We will resolve this at some point

Sorry for not having a better answer at this point.

wburnss · Feb 24th 2023

hi,

I think if you iterate thru childrens of the presetpool, you have good result.

Code

local presets
local states={}
local selectors={}

function presets()
    -- create inputs:

    for k, value in ipairs(DataPool().PresetPools:Children()) do
     
        states[#states + 1] = {name = value.Name, state = false, group = 1}
        selectors[#selectors+1] = {values={[value.name]=1},state=false,type=1}
    end

-- open messagebox:
resultTable =
MessageBox(
    {
        title = "Select presets",
        --message = "This is a message",
        title_align_h = Enums.AlignmentH.Center,
        title_align_v = Enums.AlignmentV.Top,
        commands = {{value = 1, name = "Ok"}, {value = 0, name = "Cancel"}},
        states = states,
        selectors = selectors,
        backColor = "Global.Default",
        -- timeout = 10000, --milliseconds
        -- timeoutResultCancel = false,
        icon = "wizard",
        titleTextColor = "Global.Text",
        messageTextColor = "Global.Text"
    })

    for k, v in pairs(resultTable.selectors) do

        if v then
            presetname = string.format('"%s"', k)
            Printf(presetname)
            --table.insert(mypresets, presetname)
        end
    end
end

    return presets

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hepi · Feb 25th 2023

Luke
When you say "We will resolve this at some point",
Does that mean that you work for MA Lighting?

And it certainly IS a bug IMHO,
The selectors values property should be an array not a table.

jfarrow · Feb 27th 2023

Quote from wburnss

I think if you iterate thru childrens of the presetpool, you have good result.

Thanks wburnss, I wanted to extend my code with this logic, (attributes derived from DataPool), but I had not figured out the correct approach. I really appreciate the insight.

wburnss · Feb 28th 2023

You're welcome,

but as always clues come from Andreas

Luke · Mar 21st 2023

Hi jfarrow

Perhaps you could check this with the next version and let us know what you think

hepi

Quote from hepi

When you say "We will resolve this at some point",
Does that mean that you work for MA Lighting?

Yes

jfarrow · Mar 23rd 2023

Quote from Luke

Hi jfarrow
Perhaps you could check this with the next version and let us know what you think

I look forward to it. Thanks.

jfarrow · Apr 15th 2023

Thanks everyone for their help.

With v1.9 the swipe selector now works as expected.

Feel free to take a look at my code here:

GitHub - jefffarrow/GMA3_attributeTimings: LUA pluging for the GrandMA3 lighting console that creates a popup for attribute timing

LUA pluging for the GrandMA3 lighting console that creates a popup for attribute timing - GitHub - jefffarrow/GMA3_attributeTimings: LUA pluging for the…

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