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RE: [ECS] ECS Web Interface Martin Terry Fri, 19 May 2000 08:08:00 -0700

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OK, let's try this.

What I really want to do is generate my own web pages, using ECS's group
pages as examples. Unfortunately, it's sometimes hard for me to follow them
as examples. :)

I'm really playing around trying to establish a set of tools to use with
ECSs new web interface.

Let's say you're a programmer and need a "toolkit" of gadgets to get things
done in a GUI interface. For example you can create windows, buttons, drop
down menus, radio buttons, etc. Dozens of things are available that can get
the same job done, you get to pick the way that you think is best, not
someone else.

With the ECS web group pages that I'm currently studying, you get one tool
for items - an applet that shows the item name, icon, and state. Although I
can size it and move it to different positions I haven't figured out how to
make any other changes to it. There are half a dozen parameters passed to it
- could you explain what each one is?

There is also an applet that provides the message line that appears at the
top of ECS's windows. I can understand now how to add or remove this applet
to generate the message line on a web page.


The SCRIPT.JAVA file included in the last ECS distribution has actually been
very helpful. It includes some examples of how to set the state of an item
directly, without the item being listed in a group window.

This is a tool I really want, I want to be able to get the current state of
any item, whether it's listed in some group or not. I don't want to be able
to change it in this particular case, I just want to know the state.

I also want a tool to set the state, nothing more. The example shows how
that is done.

Eventually we'll work out the various tools needed to fill a complete
"toolkit".


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 5:07 AM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: Re: [ECS] ECS Web Interface


I'm lost.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


Martin Terry wrote:
> 
> Because I'd rather use html to describe the item. I just want ECS to help
> generate the page with the current status. HTML is already much more
> flexible, why reinvent the wheel?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:19 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] ECS Web Interface
> 
> 
> I don't know why you would want to see JUST the
> State, but one of the "STATE" Icons will do it.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> 
> Martin Terry wrote:
> >
> > OK, that can get me an icon only, what if I want to see the state of an
> item
> > and nothing else?

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